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  1. City guide Vodice

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,500 per m² (e.g., 50 m² = €175,000) ⁠Active flat asking prices in Vodice, on the CroReal page opened 26 October 2026: median…
    • 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,700 per m² (e.g., 50 m² = €135,000) ⁠Active flat asking prices in Vodice, on the CroReal page opened 26 October 2026: median…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,200 per m² (e.g., 75 m² = €240,000) ⁠Active flat asking prices in Vodice, on the CroReal page opened 26 October 2026: median…
    • 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,500 per m² (e.g., 75 m² = €187,500) ⁠Active flat asking prices in Vodice, on the CroReal page opened 26 October 2026: median…
    • Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Digital Nomad Visa (Stay Permit) offers 0% income tax on remote earnings for duration of… ⁠Qualifying foreign employment or self-employment receipts of a digital-nomad…
    • Best Beach Nearby Plava Plaža (Blue Beach) - Blue Flag status, walking distance from center. ⁠Plava plaža (Blue Beach) is one of the most popular beaches in Vodice: about 17,350 square…
    • Best Coworking Space None dedicated in Vodice; Trokut Šibenik (15 mins away in Šibenik) is the premier regional… ⁠Vodice has no coworking space of its own. Trokut Šibenik, at Velimira Škorpika 7/a, about…
    • Best Hospital General Hospital Šibenik (Opća bolnica Šibenik), 12km away. ⁠Opća bolnica Šibensko-kninske županije, Stjepana Radića 83 in Šibenik, about 11 km…
    • City Vodice, Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia ⁠Vodice, a resort town in Šibenik-Knin County, about 11 km northwest of Šibenik.
    • Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, in line with EU ATAD directives. ⁠Yes. A foreign entity is a CFC when Croatian residents hold more than 50% and the foreign…

    fix pass. Changed SIM Card (100 calling minutes limited to the 25 euro plan), Tax System (183-day or habitual-abode residence), Highest Income Tax Bracket (national 33 percent ceiling), and Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads (qualifying self-employment and residence caveat), using the unchanged Croatia country prep and tax profile. Rechecked the Best Coworking Space tariff and address, Best Hospital address, Main Train/Transit Hub address, and Parcel Delivery Service address; retained their values and marked unconfirmed distances and coworking availability under Not verified. Updated research date and model attribution.

  2. City guide Vis

    • City Vis, Island of Vis, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia ⁠Vis, a town on the island of Vis in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia.
    • Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, applicable under EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive ⁠Yes. A foreign entity is covered when Croatian residents, alone or with related parties…
    • Corporate Tax 10% (income up to €1M) or 18% (income over €1M) ⁠18% corporate income tax, or 10% when revenue in the tax period is under 1 million euro.
    • Currency & Banking Euro (EUR). 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks include OTP Banka and PBZ ⁠Euro (EUR) since 1 January 2023. The rate used for Croatia cost files is the 19 October…
    • Dividend Withholding Tax 10% ⁠12% final withholding on dividends paid to an individual. A company pays 10% corporate…
    • Highest Income Tax Bracket 30% (on income above €50,400) ⁠Vis uses the statutory rates, 20% up to 60,000 euro and 30% above that, from 1 January…
    • Highway Access No highways; the island is circled by two main asphalt roads connecting Vis and Komiža ⁠There is no highway. The travel guide describes a road around the island of about 30 km…
    • Historical Sites Roman Thermal Baths ruins and the Tito's Cave (military hideout) ⁠Roman thermal-bath ruins are on the town cultural walk, and Tito cave (Titova špilja) is…
    • Internet Speed Average 40-70 Mbps; Starlink is increasingly popular among nomads for 150+ Mbps ⁠No Vis-only series is published. The September 2026 Ookla medians for Croatia were 210.68…
    • Libraries & Study Spots Gradska Knjižnica Vis (Town Library with quiet seating and Wi-Fi) ⁠Gradska knjižnica i čitaonica Vis, Šetalište Viškog boja 13, phone 021 711 925.
    • Local Brewery Vislander (Craft beer and brewery tours located in the island interior) ⁠No brewery was found. Vislander, Milna 3, is a winery for the island grapes Plavac Mali…
    • Main Train/Transit Hub Vis Ferry Port (Jadrolinija lines connect to Split and Hvar) ⁠Vis has no railway. The ferry port in Vis town is the hub. Jadrolinija runs the car ferry…
    • Museums & Art Venues Archaeological Museum Vis (located in the Austrian 'Batarija' fortress) ⁠Zavičajni muzej grada Visa shows an underwater archaeology collection of amphorae inside…
    • Must-See Landmarks Fort George (British fortress) and the Blue Cave (on nearby Biševo) ⁠Fort George (Tvrđava Kralj Juraj III, also called Fortica) was begun in April 1812 above…
    • Nearby Nature Escapes Mount Hum (highest peak on the island for sunset views) ⁠Mount Hum, 587 m, is the highest peak on the island. The tourist board notes the…
    • Parcel Delivery Service Hrvatska Pošta (Post office in Vis town and Komiža) ⁠Hrvatska pošta has an office in Vis town, next to the town hall, open 07:00 to 19:00…
    • Population Approximately 3,400 (island total), with roughly 1,900 in Vis town ⁠1,918 people in the Town of Vis on 31 August 2021, and 1,582 in the Vis settlement. A…
    • Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
    • Property Tax Seasonal home tax (vacation house tax) ranging from €0.60 to €5.00 per m² annually ⁠Since 1 January 2025 an annual property tax replaces the holiday-home tax. The national…
    • Property Transaction Tax 3% of the market value ⁠3% of the market value, when the purchase is not charged VAT.
    • Public Transport Passes Local bus Vis-Komiža (€4 per ride); no monthly passes available ⁠BusVis, on the timetable valid 28 September to 6 December 2026, charges 3.00 euro cash on…
    • Regional Travel Ferry to Split (approx. 2.5 hours, €8) or Catamaran (1.5 hours, €10) ⁠Jadrolinija car ferry line 602, Vis to Split, takes about 2 hours 20 minutes. The 2026…
    • Religious Sites Church of Our Lady of Spilice (linking the Luka and Kut districts) ⁠Church of Our Lady of Spilice, begun in the early 16th century, stands between the Luka…
    • SIM Card Hrvatski Telekom or A1; 'Unlimited Week' tourist SIMs for approx. €10 ⁠Hrvatski Telekom (and its bonbon prepaid brand), A1 and Telemach. On the bonbon price list…
    • Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,500 per m² (e.g., 35 m² = €157,500 in Vis old town) ⁠The 2026 ministry average for an apartment in the Town of Vis is 2,499 euro per square…
    • Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,200 per m² (e.g., 35 m² = €112,000 in interior villages) ⁠Komiža, the other town on the island, has a 2026 ministry average of 2,192 euro per square…
    • Tap Water Drinkable and high quality (island has its own natural water sources) ⁠Safe to drink. Wikipedia notes natural springs on the island, and the municipal company…
    • Tax System Residence-based taxation; Worldwide income for residents ⁠Residents are taxed on worldwide income. Non-residents are taxed on Croatian-source…
    • VAT 25% (Standard rate) ⁠25% standard VAT. A 13% rate covers hotel and holiday accommodation and restaurant food. A…

    fix pass after the batch check — researcher identity and check date corrected to this run; the country-level facts (euro and exchange rate, prepaid prices, plugs, tap water, tipping, the 112 emergency number, the tax lines) re-checked against the Croatia prep and the sibling city sheets; the post-office hours, the library phone number and the no-American-Express line re-confirmed on the pages the sheet cites; no item content changed

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