A House on Crete “Bangalow Jasmin”
Location: Crete
Area: Rethymnon/Gerani
Property Type: Bungalow
Land Area: 500 m2
House Floor Area: 110 m2
House Specifications: Garden, Swimming Pool, Flat Roof, Fire Place, Solar H/W Heating, Central Heating Installations, Wooden Yard Fence & Gate, Outdoor Lighting, Paved Drive way, Phone and Satellite TV Hook ups, Fully Furnished Kitchen with all the Whites Including.
Rooms: Large Living Kitchen, Two Bed Rooms, Bath Room, Sitting Room.
In the Area: Hospital, School, Super Market,Chania Airport 70 Kms, Heraklion Airport 85 Kms, Harbour 5 Kms, Sea only 2 Kms.
Parking: Yes.
Sea views: Yes
Viewing Instructions: By Appointment, call 0030 6974 551499
mailto: info@my-place-on-crete.com
Price: On request
Gerani village in the Municipality of Nikiforos Fokas, lies 5.5 km from Rethymnon town, following a left-hand junction on the new national road from Rethymnon to Chania.
Gerani is listed in all the Venetian censuses of the 16th and 17th centuries, as well as in censuses carried out by Egyptian and Ottoman administrations.
The population of Gerani now stands at aprox. 500. It has some very nice places with traditional food and hosts a lot of festivities through the year.
The village nestles among groves of olive, oak and carob trees, affording a view of the Cretan Sea. Every year its excellent facilities and it’s proximity to the town cater for numerous tourists.
A short distance away at Kamari is the Gerani Cave, an important site in Minoan times.
GERANI CAVE
This cave was rediscovered by chance in 1969, during excavations for the construction of a bridge. It lies 2 km NE of Gerani, 5 km west of Rethymnon at Kamari and 300 m from the sea shore.
Until its rediscovery the entrance had been blocked by a huge boulder which probably fell in an earthquake. Both the modern and ancient entrances are facing north.
The cave is 50m long, at a width of between 0.5 and 17 m and a maximum height of 4.5 m. Impressive rock formations are to be found within.
The cave was in use as early as the Neolithic Age. It served as a place of worship and burial; both animal and human skeletons have been found. At the ancient entrance there is a staircase reminiscent of the type seen at Knossos, with eight steps, five of which are carved into the rock.
