Crete village house for sale. ID 35-103

Maronia 723 00, Greece

€95,000

Description

Crete village house for sale. Ground floor home with separate guest room (total area of 64,78m²) within a restored traditional village property for sale, at the outer skirts of a small traditional village overlooking a large vineyard and views of hectares of olive groves... Originally the building dating back to 1897 was the village's "kafenio" (coffee shop) and has now been divided into two separate properties. This property for sale has two living rooms (29,73m²) separated by an old-style arch, large windows, and a kitchen (5,92m²) at a slightly raised floor level. There is one bedroom (11,40m²) with one bathroom (4,67m²) on this floor. Two tree branches cross the bedroom's ceiling and the bed's head-rest is designed on the wall with stones. The guesthouse (13,06m²) is a separate bedroom with WC to which there is external access, offering privacy to the occupant. What makes this property unique is its exceptional design. Originally, there was a spring of water going through the house that was used as a means of maintaining watermelons at a low temperature. This whole structure has been reserved and shaped into a fountain covered with glass at the interior of the house. The materials used in this house, such as the wooden flooring, ivory painted walls and stone in addition to the large number of windows, make the property very luminous while at the same time maintaining its original traditional character, as all traditional elements of stonemasonry have been reserved. The village is on the main road Sitia-Ierapetra, approx. 12 km from Sitia. It is already mentioned in the 1583 census of the Venetians as Marunea with 120 inhabitants. It is the birth-place of Captain Sifis Dermitzakis (1821-1866) who was renowned as a fighter for the cause of the revolution in Crete. There are two old churches in the village and also a Minioan settlement has been located near the village. Approx. driving time to Sitia Port is 10min, Sitia Airport 15min, Ierapetra Port 45min, Agios Nikolaos 60min, Iraklio airport 140min, and to Iraklio Port 150min.