Aptera House, Aptera, Crete

€450 pcm - Minimum rental period 12 months

The Location
This property is located in the village of Aptera, a none touristy village with approx 300 inhabitants. The nearest beach is Kalami 1,5km, Kalyves 3km. The venetian old town of Hania (Chania) is approximately 12km and Souda port 3km and the Chania airport 25km.

The village has a mini market which operates all year, Monday - Saturday 9 am till 9 pm. There are also 3 taverns and one kafenio. An old well preserved Turkish castle stand close by, overlooking the sea and guarding the entrance into Souda Bay.

The Property
This two-storey house was built in 2009 in is part of a complex of 5 other houses and a shared communal swimming pool. Plot is 150m2 and the detached house is 83m2.

On the ground floor there is an open kitchen with dining/living area, table with 4 chairs in the kitchen/dining area, a wc and a small cloakroom/storage space. Access to the front covered terrace with a small garden area and on the back side to a covered little yard. The kitchen has fitted cupboards, dish washer, cooker, fridge/freezer, washing machine. The living area there is a three seat settee converts into a double bed, a two seat settee that converts into a single bed, coffee table and fully functional log burner.

On the 1st floor are two bedrooms and one bathroom with bathtub. Each of the bedrooms has fitted wardrobes and access to balconies. The master bedroom has a balcony with wonderful views across Souda Bay and the sea beyond. Solar panel for warm water, air condition warm/cold. The main bedroom has a 4 poster bed with a dressing table, double glazed windows with shutters. The property is to be sold fully furnished all curtains for upstairs and downstairs included in the price.

The property has ideal potential as a long term rental property being close to the cosmopolitan town with all its history, university, businesses and other amenities.

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More information about the area and the archaeology:
Above the entrance to the great harbour of Souda, where Paleokastro stands today near the village of Megala Chorafia, the extensive ruins of the ancient city of Aptera (also referred to as Apteria, Apterea, or Aptaria) can be found. The name Aptera, according to one tradition, derives from Apteron, king of Crete, son of Kydon and father of Lappios, who is said to have lived in the time of Moses around 1800 BC. The legend of Apteron lends itself to the suggestion that the city was once a colonial settlement governed by the Dorian Apteros or Aptaros who took part in the occupation of Crete towards the end of the Minoan era.