City guide Folegandros
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- Accommodation Blue Sand Boutique Hotel (Agali), Anemi Hotel (Karavostasi). High demand in summer. Blue Sand Hotel is a 3-star hotel at Agali Bay. Anemi Hotel at Karavostasi is a 5-star…
- Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Greek Digital Nomad Visa offers 50% income tax reduction for 7 years for eligible remote… The digital nomad residence permit does not by itself grant special tax status. Article 5C…
- Best Beach Nearby Katergo Beach (Accessible by boat from Karavostasi, €10 return). Katergo is reached only by boat from Karavostasi or by about an hour on foot from Camping…
- Best Hospital Multipurpose Regional Medical Center (Chora). Serious cases evacuated to Santorini/Athens. The 2nd Health Region of Piraeus and the Aegean lists the Multipurpose Regional Clinic of…
- Best Taxi/Ride App No apps. Call Local Taxi (+30 694 469 3957). No ride-hailing app is listed. The municipal contacts page gives taxi telephones…
- Bike/Scooter Rental Folegandros Moto Rentals (Karavostasi). Scooters approx. €25/day. The municipal contacts list names several scooter hires, including Folegandros Moto Rent…
- Bonfire-Friendly Spots Strictly prohibited due to wind and fire risk on the island. A strict fire ban covers Greece from 1 May to 31 October, including campfires, bonfires…
- Budget Accommodation Livadi Camping (Karavostasi) - approx. €12-15/night per person. Camping Livadi is open from June to September. Telephones 22860 41204, 22860 41478 and…
- Cashless Friendly Yes, major restaurants and hotels accept cards, but small cafes prefer cash. Visa, Mastercard and Maestro are widely accepted in shops, hotels and on ferries and…
- City Chora, Folegandros, Cyclades, Greece Folegandros, Cyclades, South Aegean, Greece. Chora, the capital, stands on a cliff of…
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, applicable under EU/Greek law. Yes. Undistributed income of a foreign company is taxed in Greece when the resident owns…
- Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. National Bank of Greece ATM is located in Chora. Euro (EUR). On 22 October 2026 the European Central Bank reference used for Greece was 1…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 44% for income over €40,000. 44% on employment, pension and business income above €60,000. Income from €40,000 to…
- Historical Sites The Kastro (Medieval fortress district in Chora inhabited since 1212). In 1207 the Venetian Marco Sanudo took the island. The Kastro in Chora is the medieval…
- Museums & Art Venues Ecological and Folklore Museum of Folegandros (Ano Meria). The Ecological and Folklore Museum in Ano Meria is in an old rural house, with a barn, a…
- Must-See Landmarks Church of Panagia (The zig-zag path overlooking Chora). The church of Panagia, north of Chora, and the Kastro, the old fortified quarter of the…
- National Parks Nearby None; the entire island is part of the Natura 2000 network. No national park. The whole island is listed as a Landscape of Particular Natural Beauty…
- Nearby Nature Escapes Chrysospilia Cave (Accessible by boat/expert permit only). Chrysospilia (the Gold Cave) has stalactites and is best reached by boat. It lies 1.5…
- Parcel Delivery Service ELTA Hellenic Post (Chora); ACS Courier depot. The municipal contacts list gives the post office telephone 22860 41299.
- Population 765 715 permanent residents in the 2021 census, for the municipality (765 in 2011).
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