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City guide Kozani

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads 50% income tax break for 7 years for eligible remote workers moving to Greece ⁠Articles 5A, 5B and 5C are the inbound regimes: 5A for high-net-worth foreign income, 5B…
• Best Coworking Space Kozani Hub (Municipal Space) or the University of Western Macedonia library for quiet… ⁠The Co-Working Space of Western Macedonia, 13 Kasomouli, 50100, is open Monday to Saturday…
• Best Hospital Mamatsio General Hospital of Kozani (Upper City area) ⁠Mamatsio General Hospital of Kozani, 1 K. Mamatsiou, 50131, switchboard 24613 52600. It is…
• Best Local Dish to Try Kozani Kichis (spiral cheese pie) and dishes flavored with Krokos Kozanis (Saffron) ⁠Giaprakia, a ball of meat and rice in a vine leaf, is a typical dish and is often served…
• Bonfire-Friendly Spots Only during the Carnival 'Fanoi' festival at designated city corners ⁠The carnival Fanoi are large bonfires in the squares at the end of winter. A national fire…
• Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, Greece follows EU ATAD guidelines ⁠Greece taxes undistributed income of a foreign company when the resident, alone or with…
• Corporate Tax 22% ⁠The standard corporate income tax rate is 22%. Credit institutions that joined the…
• Currency & Banking Euro (EUR). 1 EUR ≈ 1.08 USD. Major banks: Piraeus Bank, National Bank of Greece (NBG) ⁠Euro (EUR). On 22 October 2026 the European Central Bank rate was 1 euro = 1.1205 US…
• Cycling/Walking Paths Kouri Forest Park (ideal for shaded jogging and walking) ⁠Municipal Park Kouri, in Agios Dimitrios, is the shaded park for walking, with the…
• Highest Income Tax Bracket 44% (for income over €40,000) ⁠44% is the top rate, on employment income, pensions and business profits above €60,000…
• Highway Access Direct access to Egnatia Odos (A2), connecting East and West Greece ⁠The A2 motorway, the Egnatia Odos, is part of European route E90 and runs near the city…
• Historic Buildings Lassani Mansion (now a mapping of the revolution museum) ⁠The Georgios Lassanis mansion on Lassani Square is the municipal map library. The clock…
• Libraries & Study Spots Koventareios Municipal Library (the 2nd largest in Greece) ⁠The Koventareios Municipal Library is described as the second largest in Greece, with…
• Local Heritage Krokos Kozanis (PDO Saffron), the city is the only saffron-producing region in Greece ⁠Krokos Kozanis is a protected designation of origin, and Greek saffron comes only from the…
• Main Train/Transit Hub Kozani KTEL Bus Station (Connections to Thessaloniki every hour for €14) ⁠KTEL Kozanis, 22 E. Giannari, 50132 (phone 24610 34454), is the intercity coach station…
• Museums & Art Venues Folklore and Natural History Museum of Kozani ⁠The Historical-Folklore and Natural History Museum of Kozani is built in the old…
• Must-See Landmarks The Kozani Clock Tower (Agios Nikolaos) and the Koventareios Library ⁠The clock tower of Agios Nikolaos on Nikis Square, 26 metres high and built in 1855, and…
• Nearby Nature Escapes Lake Polyfytos and the bridge of Servia (20 mins drive) ⁠Lake Polyfytos is about 15 km from the city. The Servia high bridge across it is 1,372…
• Population 71,000 (Metropolitan area) ⁠The 2021 census counts 43,316 people in the town, 53,174 in the municipal unit and 67,224…
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C and F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
• Property Tax Yes, ENFIA (Annual tax based on location/size) ⁠ENFIA is the annual tax on property. From 2025 an insured home is charged 20% less when…
• Property Transaction Tax 3.09% (Plus notary and registration fees) ⁠Transfers that are not charged VAT pay 3% real estate transfer tax, plus a municipal…
• Public Transport Passes Single city bus ticket approx. €1.10; monthly passes available for €30-€40 ⁠Astiko KTEL Kozanis, 8 K. Palama (phone 24610 40128). A Zone A single is €1.30, and…

Fix pass: Tap Water and SIM Card now use the country-prep wording shared with Athens and Ioannina; Tax System restores the more-than-183-day residence test from the country prep and Greece tax profile, confirmed by AADE. Best Coworking Space, Best Hospital and Libraries & Study Spots have explicit address or hours verification gaps in the notes. Research date and model attribution updated for this pass (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greece, https://aade.gr/en/greeks-abroad-non-residents/income-taxation/tax-residence-natural-persons-itc).

City guide Kos

• Dividend Withholding Tax 5% ⁠5% withholding on dividends. For an individual, that withholding is the full tax on this…
• Highest Income Tax Bracket 44% (on income over €40,000) ⁠44% applies to employment, pension and business income above €60,000 on the 2026 scale…
• Must-See Landmarks The Plane Tree of Hippocrates, Neratzia Castle ⁠The Plane Tree of Hippocrates is in the centre of Kos town, and Neratzia Castle stands at…
• Nearby Nature Escapes Mount Dikeos (Highest peak, 846m) ⁠Mount Dikeos, above Zia, is mapped at 846 metres. The Wikipedia infobox gives the island a…
• Population 33,000 (Island-wide) ⁠The municipality of Kos had 37,089 residents in the 2021 census. The town municipal unit…
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
• Property Tax ENFIA (Annual tax based on size, location, and age) ⁠ENFIA is charged each year on property rights held on 1 January. For an individual it…
• Property Transaction Tax 3% plus notary/legal fees (Total approx 7-10%) ⁠The buyer pays transfer tax at 3% of the taxable value on a transfer that is not charged…
• Regional Travel Blue Star Ferries or Dodekanisos Seaways to Rhodes and Kalymnos ⁠Dodekanisos Seaways sails from Kos town to Kalymnos in about 35 minutes, with fares from…
• SIM Card Cosmote (best coverage), Vodafone GR, Nova. Approx €15-€20 for 20GB+ ⁠Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova (formerly Wind) sell prepaid SIMs, and you need a passport or…
• Street Food Stalls Lucky's Souvlaki (Kos Town) - €4-€5 for a gyro ⁠Most restaurants sell a pita gyros for €2.50, and some for €2. The guide does not give a…
• Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,500 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €100,000) ⁠Asking prices are not split by bedrooms or by town and village. Active sale ads from…
• Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,800 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €72,000) ⁠The same January to May 2026 count gives Rhodes and Kos together a median of €2,210 per…
• Tap Water Technically safe but high mineral content; bottled or filtered water like 'Zaros' is… ⁠Drinkable in most places a tourist visits. On small islands it often tastes poor, because…
• Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents (residency >183 days) ⁠Residents are taxed on worldwide income. Tax residence depends on physical presence in…
• VAT 24% (Standard rate), some lower rates on food/pharmaceuticals ⁠The national rates are 24%, 13%, 6% and 4%. From 1 January 2026 Kos keeps a 30% cut, to…

fix pass after the batch check. Tax System gained the 183-day presence rule from the income tax code, Property Transaction Tax gained the municipal levy that brings the total to 3.09 percent, and the value added tax cut now cites an openable mirror of the tax agency circular instead of the blocked download; the three now read like the other researched Greek city sheets (https://www.taxheaven.gr/law/4172/2013/arthro/4).