Agios Nikolaos, Thessaly - Central Greece 72100

Reference: MEAB-T8602. Located in Agios Nikolaos. Rural building land of 5199 m2, nicely positioned on the slope of hill above the valley of Lakonia, west of Agios Nikolaos, Crete. From its elevated position 270m above sea level, the plot enjoys unobstructed views of the valley, the hills, the mountains and a little bit of distant sea views. It has planning permission (allowance) for a large house or several houses of up to 224 m2, built on one or two floors, plus basement. Plenty of space would be left to make swimming pool(s), open or covered terraces, pergolas, parking space, garden, etc. It facesa quiet rural agricultural road and electricity, water supply and telephone lines with broadband internet are fairly close and easy to connect to. The tourist town Agios Nikolaos as well as the nearest organized sandy beaches are about a 12-minute drive away from the plot. The international airport of Heraklion is about a 50-minute drive away. Lakonia is a big agricultural valley with 11 traditional Cretan villages in total. This beautiful, tranquil area offers lots of nice and easy routes for hiking and cycling. Agios Nikolaos is the capital of the county Lasithi and is located at the Mirabello Bay, north-east Crete, only 40 mins away from the international airport of Heraklion. Geographically the town is well protected from strong winds allowing sea sports and swimming nearly all year round. Although Agios Nikolaos has a population of less than 20, 000 it has several banks, supermarkets, shops of every kind, doctors, a modern hospital of high standard, public swimming pool and tennis courts, yacht marina, harbour, cinema, theatre, gyms, a 9-hole golf course, schools ranging from nurseries to 6-level high school and generally all the amenities you would expect to find in a modern European town. The microclimate is one of the best in Greece and the moderate temperatures rarely exceed 30c in summer or fall below 15c in wintertime. This wonderful dry climate together with the natural beauty of the area has attracted most of the high class hotels of Greece to operate here.