Traditional Stone Home for Sale in Crete

Traditional Stone Home for Sale in Crete. In a traditional village of Apokoronas district in Chania,, Kokkino Chorio, an old traditional house of 78m² with unobstructed sea views, in need of renovation has all it takes to be turned into a comfortable and beautiful home, just minutes away from the beach! The house is situated in a 400m² plot, a space which can be transformed into a small paradise, with flowers and trees offering you their comforting cooling shade during the hot summer days. This is an opportunity to experience life in an authentic cretan village and watch all your troubles drift away, it is never late to start fresh and make a new beggining! Leave your imagination run free and picture you and your family living a more relaxing and more "greek" way of life! Make this property yours now! Location: Kokkino Chorio (or "Red Village") is a small village situated in Apokoronas in Chania regional unit of Crete, Greece. Kokkino Chorio, or Red Village, sits on the Drapano Cape overlooking the magnificent Souda Bay. It got the name Red Village after the Ottoman Army massacred 150 women and children here in 1821. It is a very traditional Cretan village with three churches, the main church being St Haralambos that is always in use and the churches of St George and St Catherine which are used on the Saints Days. If you think this beautiful village looks familiar that¢s because it¢s a film star! Kokkino Chorio was the setting for Zorba the Greek, the classic 1964 film (starring Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas and many locals.) that laid the foundations for the tourist wave that swept onto Cretes sun-soaked beaches.