Sunny Day Villa

A single-storey new-build home on a 335 sqm fenced plot in Asomatos, a small village in southern Rethymno between the Kourtaliotiko gorge and the Libyan Sea Coast.

The 67 sqm interior is laid out on one level: an open-plan living room with kitchen, 2 bedrooms and a bathroom with shower. The kitchen includes hot plates, an oven, a fridge, an extractor hood, a dishwasher and a water filter. Double-glazed windows with shutters and mosquito nets throughout. Air conditioning provides heating and cooling, and a solar water heater provides hot water. The Energy Class is A. The villa is sold unfurnished, but furnishing is available upon request for 10,000 Euros, excluding personal effects, letting the buyers decide whether they want the villa ready to use or furnished to their own taste.

The fenced plot is arranged on garden levels, a private pool, with an outdoor kitchen and an outdoor shower close by. There is also a garden alongside the house, with additional outdoor space behind the property. There is potential to create a rooftop terrace.

From the pool, the view runs across the valley and the surrounding mountains to the Libyan Sea.

A private open-air parking space completes the plot. With no immediate neighbours, the house enjoys an exceptional sense of privacy.

With 2 bedrooms, a private pool and the south-coast beaches a short drive away, the villa suits a couple or small family looking for an easy, low-maintenance holiday home in Crete. Everything is on one level, the outdoor spaces carry most of daily life from spring to autumn, and the house takes little effort to open up and close down between visits.

Rental potential

The Plakias area has a long holiday season, drawing walkers and gorge hikers in spring and autumn and beach visitors through the summer. Compact villas with a private pool suit short-stay rentals well, and many reputable management companies can handle the formalities and day-to-day operation of the villa as a rental.

Location - distances

Asomatos is a traditional village in the municipality of Agios Vasileios with a small permanent Greek community, a couple of kafenia, a pottery workshop and a seasonal taverna. It sits at the southern end of the Kourtaliotiko gorge, on the road from Rethymno to the south coast, which keeps the village quiet and residential while the beaches around Plakias, Damnoni and Preveli remain close. Everyday shopping is in Plakias, with the full range of services in Rethymno on the north coast. A car is needed for daily life here.

• Asomatos: 500 m

• Kourtaliotiko Gorge: 2.5 km

• Plakias (Village and Beach): 7 km

• Damnoni Beach: 6 km

• Preveli Beach: 6.5 km

• Rethymno: 26.5 km

• Chania (City Centre): 81 km

• Chania International Airport: 89.5 km

• Heraklion International Airport: 107 km