Kores Boutique Houses, Accommodation in Chania, Crete
In the old city of Hania, on the western side of the Venetian harbour and next to the rampant of the Venetian walls, the Kores boutique houses, an independent – self serviced lodging of two tourist furnished residences that have been developed in a completely renovated multi-storey medieval building in the traditional district Topanas can be found.
The owners, Fanny and Yiannis, with particular care, have created two residences that are addressed to persons with tastefulness and love for life, in a quiet, romantic neighborhood with paved backstreets, which remind people how the city previously was…
The residences are available throughout the year for your summer and winter getaways.
Our history
The KORES boutique houses are an independent – self serviced lodging of two tourist furnished residences that have been specially developed in a completely renovated multi-storey medieval building, in the traditional district of Topanas, on the western side of the old part of Hania.
The district Topanas received its name from the Venetian gunpowder storage houses (Turkish Top-Hanne) that were once found in the region. After the occupation of Hania from the Turks in 1645, a new situation was shaped, with the Turks mainly living in the Eastern districts of Kasteli and Splantzia and the Christians having their residences in the district of Topanas. Towards the end of the 19th century, this district had beautiful houses, narrow streets but also maintained Venetian buildings that “maintain the atmosphere of medieval silence and dim light, which helps in retrospections and reminiscing”. In the past that is where the Consulates of Great Forces could be found before they were transferred to the aristocratic district, Halepa. Today the wharf with the shops and the traditional taverns, the cafes, enchanting guest houses, and the houses of the region, full of life and activity, are offered generously to the people of Hania and to its visitors.
The age of the building is high as are the numerous structural interventions in this, evolving with the passing of years and the passing of different cultures, in order for it to reach its final form in the mid 19th century, where two sisters, ancestors of the current owners, Ekaterini and Aspasia, resided in. From then up to today the building has been passed down to members of the family, in order for it to end up in the hands of today’s current owner, Fanny.
Maintaining the largest possible micro scale, the spaces in the building and aiming towards the maintenance of the two residences that have always existed in it, became the re-establishment - restoration of the building in order for it to reach its current form and function as a tourist lodging. The choice of structural materials that compose the building, colours, the planting, the interior design, the furnishing and the equipment became were carefully chosen to fulfill the aesthetic requirements of the renovated building, which is found in the heart of the old town of Hania, but also aiming for a pleasant stay in a modern house with a number of comforts.
That is how the KORES were created, the residence with the name Aspasia and the residence with the name Ekaterini.
*NOTE: Kores in Greek is the translation of the English word, daughters.
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info:
Kores Boutique Houses
11 Douka str.
Chania, Crete, Greece
73 131
Tel: (+30) 28210 55310
Mob: (+30) 6945894598
e-mail: info@koresvillas.com |
