Agios Nikolaos, Crete 72100

Large building plot of 11, 087 m2 covering the top of a hill at the coast of the Mirabello Bay, just above the famous Luxury Resort Diaos Cove in the area of Vathi between Agios Nikolaos and Istro / Kalo Chorio.From its elevated position, the land offers amazing panoramic views of the Mirabello Bay, the Sitia mountains on the opposite side of the gulf and the Lasithi mountains to the West.It has the planning permission (allowance) for a house or houses of 320 m2, built on one or two floors, plus basement.Planning has already be completed for two modern 2-storey villas (155 m2 & 170 m2) with pools and everything is ready to apply for a building license.The land has road access and electricity is available right on the spot whereas water and phone lines with broadband internet are very close and easy to connect to.The best sandy beaches of North-East Crete, the beaches of Istro / Kalo Chorio, Ammoudara beach and Almiros beach are only a few minutes drive from the land.Agios Nikolaos, the beautiful capital of the prefecture of Lasithi is only a 5-7 minutes drive from Vathi.The international airport of Heraklion is a 50 minutes drive from here.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.