Housing

PlotX: A Simpler Way to Buy in Greece

Three Kefalonia students built PlotX, a platform that puts every document and step of a property purchase in one shared Deal Room, wherever buyers live.
Settling In

There Are No Private Beaches in Greece

Greek law guarantees that the sea belongs to everyone. A lawyer explains what that means when you swim, build or buy near the Greek coast.
Daily life

Moving to the Birthplace of the Olympics

Two representatives of Ilians living in Attica explain what daily life, healthcare, transport, and community integration really involve for retirees settling permanently near ancient Olympia.
Daily life

Our Life in Lefkada: Home Near the Beach

After thirty years of windsurfing summers, a British family is building two attached houses in Vasiliki, Lefkada, and plans to spend half the year there.

Destinations

Destinations

Living in Corfu: Venetian Charm, Ionian Ease

A green, rainy island with a registered aristocracy, a royal summer palace, and centuries of foreign rule that make newcomers feel oddly at home.
Destinations

Eight Cities on Two Wheels

Karditsa, Trikala, Volos, Ioannina, Keramoti, Messolonghi, Kalamata and Chania compared for terrain, infrastructure, riding season, and how far a bicycle life can actually take you.

Housing

Housing

What Could Go Wrong While You Build In Greece From Abroad

A construction supervisor explains how small, unseen decisions during a Greek build, from orientation mix-ups to cost changes, can become expensive surprises for owners abroad.
Housing

What the Electronic Building ID Reveals

The Electronic Building Identity is the document that tells buyers what they are really purchasing, and the engineer, not the lawyer or agent, is who prepares it.

Settling In

Settling In

Financial Case for Retiring in Greece

Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis discusses Greece's investment-grade recovery, falling debt, stable banks, and the 7% flat tax regime shaping long-term retirement planning for foreign residents.
Settling In

12 Guides to Bypass Greek Bureaucracy

An AFM before a lease, an AMKA before a doctor, a login before anything else: the order matters. Twelve guides lay it out so nothing gets stuck waiting on something else.

Daily Life

Daily life

Don’t Believe Greece Is Cheap

The €1,000-a-month figure that keeps circulating in retirement blogs doesn't survive contact with real rents, energy costs, healthcare, or Greece's own current visa income rules.
Daily life

How to grow fresh food in any space

Microgreens farmer and botanic educator Thanassis Kallinteris explains how retirees in Greece can start growing their own food, with no experience required.