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City guide Ikaria

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• Accommodation Traditional stone houses (Pyrgi) and family-run guesthouses. Prices range from… ⁠Long lets on xe.gr include a 50 square metre flat on Evdilos square at 250 euro a month…
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads 50% income tax exemption for 7 years for digital nomads moving their tax residence to… ⁠The digital nomad visa does not itself create a special tax regime. Article 5C is a…
• Bar/Nightlife Area Christos Raches (Famous for 'late-night' hours where shops open at midnight) and… ⁠Christos Raches comes alive at 20:00, when the shops open. Armenistis has most of the…

fix pass. Currency & Banking, Tap Water and SIM Card aligned with the common Greece wording and unchanged country prep; exchange rate, date and mobile prices retained. Accommodation added to Not verified because its rental page was inaccessible. Bar/Nightlife Area, Cultural Districts, Museums & Art Venues and Regional Travel rechecked for explicit opening-time and price evidence, with no value change. Researcher attribution and verification date updated for this fix pass (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greece, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ikaria, https://www.ferryhopper.com/en/ferry-routes/direct/piraeus-ikaria).

City guide Hydra

• Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads Kamini or Mandraki for quieter environments and lower monthly rental rates ⁠Kamini, about a kilometre west of the port past a small headland, is the less touristy…
• Best Beach Nearby Vlychos Beach (30 min walk) or Bisti Beach (accessible by water taxi for €15) ⁠Spilia, a rocky shore about 20 minutes west of the port, is the closest swim. Vlychos is a…
• Best Coworking Space None officially; The 'Hydra Workshop' occasionally hosts creative meetups ⁠No coworking room with a street address was found. Pirate Bar, at the far right of the…
• Best Hospital Kouloureion General Hospital (The 'Blue Cross' community clinic at the Port) ⁠Kouloureio Hospital, the Hospital and Charity Institution of Athanasiou and Vera Kouloura…
• Best Taxi/Ride App None (No cars allowed). Water Taxis are used; prices start at €20 for short trips ⁠No ride-hailing app and no road taxis. Water taxis at the port post fixed fares, from 9…
• Bike/Scooter Rental Not available; no wheeled vehicles permitted. Donkeys/Mules for luggage (approx. €20 per… ⁠Cars, motorcycles, scooters, bicycles and e-bikes are not allowed. Donkeys, mules and…
• Birdwatching Locations The uninhabited islet of Dokos (accessible by private boat) ⁠Dokos, in the same municipality, is not uninhabited. The 2021 municipality table gives it…
• Bonfire-Friendly Spots Coastal coves past Mandraki; requires local permit during summer ⁠A nationwide fire ban runs from 1 May to 31 October and covers campfires, bonfires and…
• City Hydra Town, Saronic Islands, Greece ⁠Hydra, Saronic Islands, in the Islands regional unit of Attica, Greece.
• Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, EU-aligned anti-tax avoidance measures apply ⁠Yes. Undistributed income of a foreign company is attributed when the Greek taxpayer holds…
• Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks like Alpha Bank and Piraeus Bank have ATMs at the harbor ⁠Euro (EUR). On 22 October 2026 the European Central Bank rate was 1 EUR = 1.1205 USD, so 1…
• Cycling/Walking Paths Coastal path from Hydra Port to Palamidas (very scenic, 4km) ⁠Bicycles and e-bikes are forbidden, as are cars and motorcycles. The coastal walk west…
• Highest Income Tax Bracket 44% for income over €40,000 ⁠44 percent on employment, pension and business income above 60,000 euros, from tax year…
• Highway Access None; Hydra is car-free ⁠No highway and no road link to the mainland. Private cars and motorbikes are forbidden…
• Historic Buildings The Merchant Marine Academy (the oldest in the world) ⁠The Tsamadou mansion, on the left as you enter the harbour, houses a merchant marine…
• Historical Sites Lazaros Kountouriotis Historical Mansion ⁠The mansion of Lazaros Kountouriotis was given to the Historic and Ethnologic Institute of…
• Internet Speed Average 40-60 Mbps; Starlink is becoming popular for higher speeds up to 200 Mbps ⁠As of August 2022 the main town had 4G from all Greek carriers, with no signal elsewhere…
• Libraries & Study Spots Hydra Historical Archives & Museum Library ⁠The Historical Archive and Museum of Hydra is on the waterfront next to the ferry dock…
• Main Train/Transit Hub Piraeus Port (Athens) is the main hub for ferries (Hellenic Seaways/Alpha Lines) ⁠Hydra has no railway. Boats use the Port of Hydra on the waterfront. Piraeus, about 37…
• Museums & Art Venues DESTE Foundation Project Space ( Slaughterhouse) for contemporary art ⁠DESTE Foundation Project Space, the former slaughterhouse, shows one exhibition each…
• Music Scene Live Rembetiko music at 'Xeri Elia' taverna ⁠Xeri Elia, also called Douskos and the Dry Olive, is a taverna on a large shaded square…
• Must-See Landmarks The Statue of Andreas Miaoulis and the Harbor fortifications ⁠The statue of Andreas Miaoulis, the Hydriot admiral of the Greek War of Independence…
• National Parks Nearby Sounion National Park (mainland, accessible via ferry/bus from Piraeus) ⁠There is no national park on the island. Sounio National Park, established in 1974 and…
• Nearby Nature Escapes Profitis Ilias Monastery trails (1.5-hour hike) ⁠Profitis Ilias, founded in the 19th century, and Agia Efpraxia are Orthodox monasteries on…
• Population Approximately 2,000 residents ⁠2,070 people in the municipality at the 2021 census. Hydra town had 1,988. The…
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
• Property Tax ENFIA (Uniform Real Estate Property Tax), varies by age/location of building ⁠ENFIA is the annual tax on property rights held on 1 January. For an individual it depends…
• Property Transaction Tax 3% transfer tax + notary fees (approx. 1-2%) ⁠3 percent of the taxable value on a transfer that is not charged VAT, plus a municipal…
• Regional Travel Flying Dolphin hydrofoils to Spetses, Poros, and Ermioni (approx. €15-30) ⁠Hellenic Seaways Flying Dolphins and Aero Highspeed list a 2026 adult fare of 28.50 euros…
• Religious Sites Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Clock Tower at the Port) ⁠The cathedral is the old Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin, on the quay, and the…
• SIM Card Cosmote (best coverage), Vodafone GR, Nova; available at the harbor kiosk for approx… ⁠Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova are the main networks, and a prepaid SIM needs a passport or…
• Scenic Viewpoints Summit of Mount Eros (highest point on the island) ⁠Mount Eros, at 592 metres, is the highest point on the island.
• Street Food Stalls Pirofani for authentic Greek Souvlaki (approx. €4.50 per pita) ⁠Pirofani, inland in Kamini, is open from Easter until mid-October. The travel guide calls…
• Tap Water Non-potable (desalinated). Locals and nomads buy bottled water (approx. €0.50 for 1.5L) ⁠Tap water is drinkable in most places a visitor would go. It often tastes poor, and many…
• Tax System Worldwide income basis for tax residents (over 183 days) ⁠Tax residents are taxed on income arising in Greece and abroad. Non-residents are taxed…
• VAT 24% (standard), 13% (food/hotels) ⁠24 percent standard. 13 percent covers basic food, restaurant food service and hotel…

fix pass aligned Currency & Banking, Tap Water, Power and SIM Card with the country prep and shared comparison-city wording; preserved the exchange rate, date and Combo 9GB price, added the prep’s Data Day option and removed local coverage from the national SIM advice. Updated research attribution and date, corrected the ferry source to a booking-agency listing, and marked missing or undated address, opening-hours and price evidence for Best Hospital, Best Coworking Space, Best Taxi/Ride App, Best Beach Nearby, Street Food Stalls and Music Scene under Not verified (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greece, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Hydra).