A modern, luxurious, but minimalistic architecture, one-level  villa of 274 m², built on a plot of some 3,670 m², cuddled amongst the olive groves of Choumeri village (pronounced Khumeri). The villa offers a superb open plan fully equipped modern kitchen, dining and living space, with direct access to the patio area and it is offering five (5) bedrooms’ sleeping accommodation, as well as, an integral garage of 44 m². The villa, on its present configuration offers a very large family bathroom, with a full-length Jacuzzi bathtub and a built-in shower and a separate smaller shower room, but additional bathroom facilities could be added, easily, since the building is laid all on ground level, subject to Planning consent. The long hallway, running to the full length of the villa, is lined with floor-to-ceiling fitted wardrobes, ensuring ample wardrobe and storage. There is direct access to the garage, which features a charming wooden sloped ceiling. There is some basement storage, containing  an auxiliary water tank, as well as, extra storage space.

The villa offers also a stupendous roof-terrace space with outstanding views. The rooftop terrace is featuring a spacious lounging area, under a partially covered pergola, space for roof gardening, a storage room for garden furniture and it includes a Pre-installed cabling and setup for a photovoltaic solar system, to be installed by the new owners.

The equally impressive patio area, partly sheltered with trellised roofs and partitions, includes a large, salt water swimming pool, a BBQ area, as well as, a sauna! The ample garden space, offers opportunity to enrich it, planting a few trees, bushes and flowers. The villa is located just a few minutes’ walk away from Choumeri  one of the Mylopotamos municipality’s villages, some 17 kl distance from the renown Geropotamos Beach.

Choumeri – the name derived from the Greek word “χούμος (pronounced khoomos)  meaning fertile soil, reflecting the richness of the land in the area – is a contemporary, but traditional historical village in Crete, having been an important settlement, since ancient and Byzantine times, its oldest Byzantine church built in the 10^th century, sometimes with old frescos covering their walls,  the village thriving since the 1200s, under  the Venetian rule of Crete.

You could, of course, rent your new Home In The Sun, just for a few months each year – Crete having a 10-month season – as an AirBnB type rental, earning income to repay your mortgage (if you would like to have one), quite effortlessly, with your property gaining value every year passing.

Mortgage of up to 65% of the value of this property, at 2.4% per annum, on a typical duration, is available for non-Greek nationals and non-Greek residents, applicants to any of the systemic Greek banks, all members of the ECB (European Central Bank) EuroSystem. THALATTA.homes would be happy to introduce you to – Bank of Greece (ECB EuroSystem) – licenced Mortgage Brokers and facilitate your application, at no charge, as part of our standard service.

THALATTA.homes standard services include advise and consulting on choosing your conveyancing layer, Notary Public, surveyors, architects and engineers.

In Greece, it is common, unfortunate, practice that estate agents would attempt to receive commissions from both the seller and the buyer, something that most people and certainly TTUK, would consider a serious conflict of interest. Some may even often suggest that you use the same lawyer as the seller (‘’to save money and time’’) and (even worst) to use the same Notary Public. TTUK, a UK company and its UK-bread directors act and will act exclusively as Buyer’s Agents, i.e. would be looking after the interests of their clients – in this instance, the buyers.

All you would have to do, as it is your legal right, is to inform a seller’s agent, that you intent to engage a buyer’s agent and that your agent (TTUK, if you would so decide), would contact them to handle the process on your behalf. Alternatively, you could ask us to perform this task – and we would oblige readily. Most estate agents, would accept it and agree. A refusal would betray bad faith, in most people’s opinion.

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The historical tapestry of Choumeri is woven with threads that stretch back to the Byzantine era. The presence of churches dating back to around 1200 AD, such as the Church of Saint John the Rigologist, with its captivating frescoes, attests to the village’s long and continuous presence in the region.

While specific historical events might not be extensively documented, the enduring presence of families like the Kallergis, hailing from an ancient Byzantine military family, with imperial dynastic connections, one of its members, being the last Byzantine  lord fighting against the Venetians for decades, subsequently ennobled by Venice and branching into European Italian and Austrian nobility.

Choumeri enjoys a central location within the Mylopotamos province, nestled amidst the fertile lands of the Geropotamos region. Situated south of the Geropotamos river, the village benefits from the waterway’s life-giving presence. Its position, 32 kilometres west of Rethymnon and 11 kilometres northeast of Panormos. Any of the numerous beaches can be easily reached by car, in less than 15-minutes’ drive.