Sea View House for Sale in Chania Old Town

An internal staircase leads to the upper floor, which measures 32.12 sqm. This level accommodates the kitchen and dining area, designed as a bright and functional space with attractive traditional details and excellent natural light. From here, a small private balcony enjoys sea views and provides an intimate outdoor setting with space for a table for two, ideal for breakfast or morning coffee above the historic streets of Chania.

The second double bedroom is also located on the upper floor and benefits from its own private en-suite bathroom with shower. The arrangement of two bedrooms, each with a private bathroom, makes the property particularly well suited to couples, families, visiting guests or holiday rental use.

A further staircase provides access to the private rooftop terrace, one of the property’s most impressive features. Elevated above the surrounding Old Town buildings, the terrace enjoys open views towards the sea, the Venetian fortifications and the historic rooftops of Chania. The generous outdoor area offers ample space for dining, sunbathing and relaxation, while an exterior preparation and kitchen area creates an ideal setting for entertaining, BBQ evenings and outdoor meals throughout Crete’s long Mediterranean season.

The property is equipped with air conditioning, a solar water-heating system and fully functional living spaces. Its carefully preserved stone elements, traditional flooring and renovated interiors create a distinctive blend of historic character and contemporary comfort.

The location is particularly desirable. Situated on Theotokopoulou Street in Chania Old Town, the house is within easy walking distance of the Venetian Harbour, the seafront promenade, restaurants, cafés, boutique shops, museums and many of the city’s most important landmarks. The waterfront is only a short walk away, while the elevated position of the upper floor and rooftop terrace allows direct sea views from the property.

Chania Old Town remains one of the most desirable real estate locations in Crete, attracting international buyers seeking authentic properties with architectural character, walkability and strong holiday-home appeal. Properties combining private outdoor space, sea views and two en-suite bedrooms are particularly limited within the historic centre.

With its 68.68 sqm internal area, two en-suite bedrooms, private rooftop terrace, sea views and authentic Old Town architecture, this property represents an attractive opportunity as a permanent residence, a holiday home in Crete or an investment property in the historic centre of Chania.

Sea View House for Sale in Chania Old Town. Location Information:

The harbour comes into its own at night, when the lights from bars and restaurants reflect in the water and the animated crowds – locals as much as tourists – parade in a ritualistic volta of apparently perpetual motion.

There are stalls set up on the waterside, and buskers serenading the passers-by.

Walk straight on from Platia Sindrivani, and you chance upon the curious, domed profile of the Mosque of the Janissaries.

Built in 1645, the year Hania fell to the Turks and thus the oldest Ottoman building on the island, it has been well restored – apart from the jarring concrete dome – and was used to house the EOT office until further repairs meant they had to move to less-convenient Kriari street.

The buildings on the height above the mosque occupy the site of Kastelli the oldest part of me city.

Favoured from earliest times for its defensive qualities, this little hill takes its name from a fortress which originally dated from the Byzantine era.

Later it was the centre of me Venetian and of the Turkish towns, but very little survived a heavy bombardment during World War II.

Walking up Kanevaro street from the harbour square you’ll pass various remains, including – at the corner of Lithinon – the fenced-off site where a Minoan house is being excavated.

Further up Lithinon, towards the top of the rise, are various Venetian doorways and inscriptions and, at the end of the street, a fine old arch-way. On me next corner, with Kandanoleon, is a larger area of excavation identified simply as “Minoan Kydonia”.

Neither of these digs is open to the public, though you can see a fair amount through me fence. Swedish archeologists excavating here have traced (he outline of a building engulfed by a violent fire about 1450BC, similar to mat which destroyed Knossos.

It was later rebuilt and. given its proximity to the mainland, may wen have been me focus of Mycenaean power on the island. Among pottery finds here were some dating back to the Neolithic era, but the greatest prize uncovered was an archive of clay tablets bearing Minoan Linear A script , the first to be found so far west in Crete.

Back at the bottom of the hill me waterfront curis round to the right along Akti Tombazi, into the inner harbour, where pleasure boats, private yachts and small fishing vessels are moored. Much ot it, including file sixteenth-century.Venetian arsenals and various traces of the ancient defensive bastions, has recently been refurbished, and in the evenings this is now a fashionable part of town.

Just on the corner past the Mosque of the Janissaries is the local handicraft cooperative (Mon-Sat 9.30am-10.30pm), with a permanent exhibition of goods for sale, though not everything is of particularly high qualify. In the line of old buildings facing the water beyond this, by the port police, are a couple of dancing bars.

Beyond all this are the Venetian arsenals, a cluster of restaurants and bars, and the modem Porto Veneziana hotel From here you can follow the sea wall round as far as the minaret-style lighthouse, where there’s a bar and an excellent view back over the city.

In the other direction from Platia Sindrivani is the outer harbour, with its broad promenade fronted by pavement restaurants and bars.

The hefty bastion at me far end houses Crete’s Naval Museum (Tues-Sun 10am-2pm), which is of Uttle interest unless you’re heavily into naval warfare or seashells (one small room is full of them) – It consists mainly of poorly labelled models and pictures of ships, diagrams of naval battles, and assorted memorabilia going back to the times of Classical Greek triremes.

Go through the main gate, however, into the compound of what is apparently a small naval garrison (open museum hours, but no need to pay me admission fee) and you can climb onto the seaward fortifications of the Firkas, as this part of the city defences is known.

Here the modem Greek flag was first raised on Crete – in 1913 – and there are more fine views.Carrying on round the outside of the Firkas, which has been well restored, you can peer through loopholes at the great vaulted chambers within.

On the far side is the Hotel Xenia, itself raised up on part of the fortifications, and beyond this you can cut inland alongside the best-preserved stretch of the city walls. House for sale in Chania Old Town.