Kritsá, Crete

Reference: MEAB-T7386. Located in . This is a very well preserved old stone house in the village of Kritsa, Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete. The House stands on two floors and is within a short walk to the center of the village and the shops, restaurants and cafes Kritsa has to offer. The top floor comprises two rooms the one has concrete floor whilst the other has a wooden floor both with windows with very nice views over the village on to the valley. The room with the wooden floor provides access to the ground floor where there are two more large rooms which would need slightly more work . It would be possible to make a comfortable two bedroom house in this property. Water, electricity and phone lines are easily accessible in the area. Kritsa is one of the oldest, largest and most picturesque villages in Crete. Its built on a hill and surrounded by olive trees and beautiful countryside. The village of Kritsa is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos, 10 km away, and has about 2300 inhabitants including a few residents from Britain and other European countries. Kritsa is a bustling village with a great sense of tradition and a warm welcome for all visitors and foreign residents. Most amenities are on hand in the village including supermarkets, post office, newsagents etc. Keeping livestock and farming plots of land and olive groves is still the way of life for most of the residents. Agios Nikolaos is the capital of the county Lasithi and is located at the Mirabello Bay, north-east Crete, only 50mins away from the international airport of Heraklion. Although Agios Nikolaos has a population of less than 20, 000 it has a several banks, supermarkets, shops of every kind, doctors, a modern hospital of high standard, public swimming pool and tennis courts, yacht marina, harbor, 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 large modern European town.