Best Place to go in Chrani?

Well, it seems like there isn't much to do in Chrani itself, rather most people use it as a base for exploring the surrounding areas. I have seen criticism of Chrani that it lacks a "center" and it is too quiet, but otherwise it seems very nice, peaceful, and pretty. One person over at Zorbas mentioned that Chrani has five good restaurants and a couple of bars. The Socrates apparently has "great service and great food and the Garden "proved a hit too, lovely envornment". Also recommended was Voidokilia beach, regarding which another person commented "I agree with you about Voidokilia beach, was the wrecked boat still there? Great for snorkelling near as it attracted all the fishes."

Rob Real Estate in Chrani

I just stumbled upon this site which is for a real estate agency that has been active since 1997, and is located in Chrani on the coast of Peleponnese between Kalamata and Koroni. The site is available in several languages, and has interesting information concerning the Chrani area, including the following:

This beautiful area of the province of Messinia is hilly and very green. This area has a lot of traditional villages, many good beaches and has not been discovered by mass tourism. This area has also unique walking possibilities.

The capital city of the province of Messinia is Kalamata, this town is about half an hour drive from Chrani. In Kalamata you can find everything you would expect from a bigger city.

The Peloponnese has a lot of archaeological sites. Here you can find Ancient Olympia, Mystras, the Canal of Korinth, the theatre of Epidavros, etc.

The spring time is magnificent. The entire nature starts flowering and the result of this is an outstanding variety of wild flowers.

The summer is of course warm with an average temperature of 30-35 degrees Celsius. The beaches do invite you then for a cooling swim.

The autumn and the winter do have lower temperatures and also there is rainfall.

As for real estate listings, they are currently offering the following real estate properties in Chrani including bungalows and cottages, as well as villas, houses, new bild houses, sudios, and bungalows in the surrounding areas of Logga, Petalidi, Koroni, Kalamaki, Agnantio, Livadakia, Mathia, Vasilitsi, Kafou, Adriani, Soulinari, Falanthi, Achladochori, Vounaria, and Kakorema. They also have plots available in many of these areas if you want to build a place yourself. Finally, they also have commercial properties available in Chrani for sale.

Video of Chrani

Nice photos from Chrani.
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House for sale in Chrani

At this site. The size of the villa is not listed, except that it "is a two floored building set in a plot of 1,500 square metres of land. The downstairs of the house has a bedroom, bathroom and fitted kitchen. The first floor has a big living room, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms." So it sounds like it has a fair amount of space. It also states that the "house has a garage for 2 cars and a big storehouse and is not far from the sea". The price is listed as 335,000 Euros (Approximately £226,000). In dollars this would be $426,991 as of the current exchange rate.

Price of Apartments in Chrani

This site lists apartments for sale in Chrani. Three are listed for for € 210.000, all together it is 120 square meters. This is € 1750 per square meter. In dollars, this is $267,666 for 1292 square feet, or $207 per square foot.

Discussion of vacationing in Chrani

At this site:

It's very quiet but with five good restaurants and a couple of bars we were happy....

The village proved a great base to travel from, and though Chrani town beach lacked the slew of beach-front restaurants and bars found in other Greek resorts, by the end of the holiday I was glad of it and felt more relaxed than I had for a long while.

There are some interesting responses as well.

Options for vacations/holidays in Chrani

In Chrani village (Peleponnese), you can stay in apartments, cottages, hotels, panorama studios, panorama cottages, and the like on your holiday. There are also ilyra apartments in chrani that are right above the main part of the Chrani beach.