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Beachfront Land for Sale in Crete, Platanias.
ID 03-3430
€840.000
Description
Beachfront Land for Sale in Crete, Platanias. A truly rare beachfront plot located literally on the sand, featuring 19.66 meters of direct sea frontage and a total land area of 1,289.68 sqm. This belongs to one of the rarest categories of real estate in Crete, where value is defined not by square meters, but by location itself — something impossible to reproduce or replace.
The property offers building capacity of 480 sqm for residences or an apartment complex, as well as 773 sqm for a hotel development, with direct beach access and open views across the Cretan Sea. This dual development potential gives investors the flexibility to choose between a boutique residential project or a fully developed beachfront hotel concept, depending on their investment strategy.
The property offers building capacity of 480 sqm for residences or an apartment complex, as well as 773 sqm for a hotel development, with direct beach access and open views across the Cretan Sea. This dual development potential gives investors the flexibility to choose between a boutique residential project or a fully developed beachfront hotel concept, depending on their investment strategy.
Beachfront Land for Sale in Crete, Platanias. A truly rare beachfront plot located literally on the sand, featuring 19.66 meters of direct sea frontage and a total land area of 1,289.68 sqm. This belongs to one of the rarest categories of real estate in Crete, where value is defined not by square meters, but by location itself — something impossible to reproduce or replace.
The property offers building capacity of 480 sqm for residences or an apartment complex, as well as 773 sqm for a hotel development, with direct beach access and open views across the Cretan Sea. This dual development potential gives investors the flexibility to choose between a boutique residential project or a fully developed beachfront hotel concept, depending on their investment strategy.
What truly differentiates this property is its direct relationship with the sea. This is not a plot with sea views or a property located near the beach. It is a plot positioned directly on the sand, with frontage that places every future construction on the absolute first line of the coastline. Properties of this nature have almost disappeared from the available market in Crete.
From an investment perspective, a 773 sqm hotel development in such a location falls directly into the premium beachfront hospitality category, offering strong potential for high occupancy rates and exceptional daily returns during the summer season. Likewise, a luxury apartment development could achieve top-tier selling prices per square meter, driven by the uniqueness of the location and the increasing international demand for authentic beachfront real estate in Crete.
Beachfront Land for Sale in Crete, Platanias. Location Information:
Platanias is one of the most popular tourist resorts in Crete and is so close to Agia Marina that they have essentially merged into a single large resort.
Of course, we are talking about the Platanias in Chania, not the Platanias in Rethymno. The two places are many kilometres distant but you might be confused by the same name.
Platanias and Agia Marina may seem two noisy, bustling places and everything is much more intense, especially if you’ve just come from a less touristy part of Crete. You certainly won’t be bored here!
A busy nightlife, bars, restaurants, a large sandy beach and countless hotels along the seafront are the basic features of Platanias, the main tourist resort of Chania Prefecture.
Platanias and Agia Marina are near Chania, making it easy to get to if you’re on holidays in west Crete – it’s close to Chania Airport, and you can visit beautiful Chania whenever you feel like it.
Platanias lies at the mouth of the River Platanias, which was called the Iardanos in Homer’s time. Nowadays the river is known as the Platanias or Keritis. The banks were once lined with plane trees (platania in Greek), whence the name of the area.
Ano Platanias (Upper Platanias) is the old village on top of the hill overlooking the area. The view from the Acropolis, as the locals call it, is most impressive, as the following mantinada (Cretan rhyming couplet) indicates.
Kato Platanias (Lower Platanias) is the new seaside resort which has arisen due to local tourist development.
Platanias is ideal for people who want a seaside holiday. One of the largest beaches in Crete, 7 kilometres long, stretches east and west of Platanias.
Platanias is the ideal destination for young people in search of wild fun, but you’ll also see many families with babies and young children enjoying their holidays, as the place has amenities to suit every taste, including numerous family-friendly hotels.
The property offers building capacity of 480 sqm for residences or an apartment complex, as well as 773 sqm for a hotel development, with direct beach access and open views across the Cretan Sea. This dual development potential gives investors the flexibility to choose between a boutique residential project or a fully developed beachfront hotel concept, depending on their investment strategy.
What truly differentiates this property is its direct relationship with the sea. This is not a plot with sea views or a property located near the beach. It is a plot positioned directly on the sand, with frontage that places every future construction on the absolute first line of the coastline. Properties of this nature have almost disappeared from the available market in Crete.
From an investment perspective, a 773 sqm hotel development in such a location falls directly into the premium beachfront hospitality category, offering strong potential for high occupancy rates and exceptional daily returns during the summer season. Likewise, a luxury apartment development could achieve top-tier selling prices per square meter, driven by the uniqueness of the location and the increasing international demand for authentic beachfront real estate in Crete.
Beachfront Land for Sale in Crete, Platanias. Location Information:
Platanias is one of the most popular tourist resorts in Crete and is so close to Agia Marina that they have essentially merged into a single large resort.
Of course, we are talking about the Platanias in Chania, not the Platanias in Rethymno. The two places are many kilometres distant but you might be confused by the same name.
Platanias and Agia Marina may seem two noisy, bustling places and everything is much more intense, especially if you’ve just come from a less touristy part of Crete. You certainly won’t be bored here!
A busy nightlife, bars, restaurants, a large sandy beach and countless hotels along the seafront are the basic features of Platanias, the main tourist resort of Chania Prefecture.
Platanias and Agia Marina are near Chania, making it easy to get to if you’re on holidays in west Crete – it’s close to Chania Airport, and you can visit beautiful Chania whenever you feel like it.
Platanias lies at the mouth of the River Platanias, which was called the Iardanos in Homer’s time. Nowadays the river is known as the Platanias or Keritis. The banks were once lined with plane trees (platania in Greek), whence the name of the area.
Ano Platanias (Upper Platanias) is the old village on top of the hill overlooking the area. The view from the Acropolis, as the locals call it, is most impressive, as the following mantinada (Cretan rhyming couplet) indicates.
Kato Platanias (Lower Platanias) is the new seaside resort which has arisen due to local tourist development.
Platanias is ideal for people who want a seaside holiday. One of the largest beaches in Crete, 7 kilometres long, stretches east and west of Platanias.
Platanias is the ideal destination for young people in search of wild fun, but you’ll also see many families with babies and young children enjoying their holidays, as the place has amenities to suit every taste, including numerous family-friendly hotels.
Features
- Sea view
- seafront
Location
The property is situated at Chania, Platanias, Platanias.
Contact Agent
Ktimatoemporiki Real Estate
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