2 Bed House/Villa for sale
Alikianos, Chania, Crete, Greece
Full Description
THE HOUSE:
The main entrance on the lower level (57m2) opens up into the kitchen area and further into a spacious open plan living/dining area. The kitchen is fully equipped and fitted with wooden cupboards, an electric oven, a ceramic hob with 4 rings, a free standing fridge/freezer and an extra freezer. There are work tops on both sides of the kitchen.
The living/dining room area is very spacious and bright and has high pine beamed ceilings keeping the entire floor cooler during the summer and giving it a traditional feel. A corner fireplace houses the new wood burning stove, enough to warm up the house during the winter months. Two French doors open up onto a covered balcony area overlooking the garden, hills and village.
There is also a shower room on this floor equipped with a sink, a toilet, a shower cabin and a fitted storage cupboard.
Tiled steps lead to the upper floor (44m2) where one will find two double bedrooms and a full bathroom. The entire level has wooden floors (except the bathroom which is tiled) and high beamed ceilings.
Both bedrooms are equipped with large floor to ceiling free standing wardrobes and each have French doors opening onto a covered balcony which enjoys views of the countryside, the mountains and the villages beyond.
There are reversible air conditioning units in both bedrooms as well as the living room and the property is piped for future installation of central heating.
EXTERIOR:
The main plot is 778m2 and there is an extra bit of 66m2 of land just across the road which is used as a parking area.
A gate opens from the road onto the land and a path surrounded by flower boarders, roses, fruit trees and shrubs, leads to the main entrance of the house as well as the pool area.
The swimming pool is 9m X 3m with a depth of about 1.60m and is surrounded by beautiful outdoor pebble tiles which fit in perfectly with the environment.
To the side and rear of the house there are vegetable growing areas as well as a wooden shed with a tiled roof and a covered firewood storage space attached to the shed.
Stone steps blending into the landscape lead into the rest of the land which is planted with a variety of fruit trees including: 13 oranges, 2 lemons, 3 grapefruit, 2 mandarins, 2 apples, 2 plums, 2 peaches, 2 apricots, 2 pear, 1 lotus, 5 figs, 5 olives, 2 avocados and 1 loquat.
The entire plot is walled and fenced and is watered by an irrigation system connected to agriculture water supply.
THE AREA:
The village square of Skines is within 900m of the property and offer several types of amenities such as a baker, a butcher, a garage with tools/hardware/plumbing/fertilizers & agricultural supplies, a doctor's surgery and 4 tavernas of which 2 offer evening meals all year round.
The nearby larger village of Alikianos has many more amenities to offer such as banks, post office, chemist, super market, shops and many more and is only 3km away.
The historical city center of Chania is a 20 minute drive and the closest beach is the famous beach resort of Platanias which is also a 20 minute drive via the hills.
A fully equipped and ready to move into property for lovers of a quiet and green environment.
GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY!
Features:
• Solar panel
• 3 X reversible air conditioning units
• Fully equipped kitchen
• White goods
• Floor to ceiling wardrobes
• Parking space
• Piped for future installation of central heating
• Wooden shed for storage
• Log burner & fireplace
• OTE Telephone/Internet connection
• Wooden doors/frames & shutters
• Protective pergolas over windows & doors
• Double glazed windows
• High beamed ceilings
• Immersion heater
• Fully furnished
• Irrigation system
• Landscaped garden planted with 40 fruit trees and 5 olive trees
• 27m2 private swimming pool
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