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City guide Thessaloniki

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• Affordable Shopping Spots Kapani Market (Vlali Market) for fresh local produce. ⁠Kapani is the oldest market, for produce and small shops.
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Greece offers a 50% income tax break for 7 years for digital nomads relocating there. ⁠Article 5C exempts 50% of employment or business income earned in Greece for seven years…
• Best Beach Nearby Agia Triada (25km) or Peraia Beach. 1 hour drive to Halkidiki (Sani, Afytos). ⁠Peraia, Nea Michaniona and Agia Triada are Blue Flag beaches about 20 km southeast of the…
• Best Coworking Space OK!Thess (Komotinis 2), Coho (Laskaratou 7). Day pass approx. €15. ⁠coho hub is at Napoleontos Zerva 10, 546 40, and coho city is at Ptolemeon 29A, 546 30. A…
• Best Hospital Papageorgiou General Hospital, Interbalkan Medical Center (Private). ⁠Papageorgiou General Hospital is a public hospital in the national health system, on the…
• Best Local Dish to Try Bougatsa (sweet or savory pastry at Giannis, Mitropoleos 92). ⁠Bougatsa, a cream pie eaten at breakfast, is the dish Thessaloniki is known for…
• Bonfire-Friendly Spots Not permitted in public parks; restricted to organized camps in Halkidiki. ⁠Greece bans outdoor fires from 1 May to 31 October, including campfires, bonfires and…
• Budget Accommodation Stay Hybrid Hostel (Ionon Dragoumi 43), approx. €25-€35/night. ⁠Stay Hybrid Youth Hostel is at Ionos Dragoumi 61, 54630, phone +30 2311 244600. The…
• Cashless Friendly Yes, cards accepted almost everywhere by law (POS required). ⁠Cards are widely accepted in shops, hotels and transport, and are not accepted in some…
• Casino & Gaming Halls Regency Casino Thessaloniki (near the its airport). ⁠Regency Casino Thessaloniki is on Aerodromiou in Thermi, on the road toward the airport.
• Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, applicable under EU ATAD guidelines. ⁠Yes. Undistributed income of a foreign entity is attributed when control exceeds 50%…
• Corporate Tax 22% ⁠The standard rate is 22%. Credit institutions in the deferred-tax-asset regime pay 29%.
• Currency & Banking Euro (EUR). 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. ⁠Euro (EUR). On 22 October 2026 the European Central Bank rate was 1 euro = 1.1205 US…
• Cycling/Walking Paths Nea Paralia (New Waterfront) – a 5km coastal promenade. ⁠Nea Paralia, the new waterfront, runs about 3 km from the White Tower to the concert hall…
• Highest Income Tax Bracket 44% (for income over €40,000) ⁠44% on employment, pension and business income above 60,000 euro for tax year 2026. Income…
• Highway Access A1 (Egnatia Odos) connecting East to West Greece. ⁠Thessaloniki is on the A1/E75 toward Athens and North Macedonia, the A2/E90 Egnatia Odos…
• Local Markets Modiano Market (recently renovated luxury food hall). ⁠Modiano Market was restored and reopened on 5 December 2022. Kapani, beside it, is the…
• Museums & Art Venues MOMus–Museum of Contemporary Art, Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. ⁠The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki and the Museum of Byzantine Culture are the main…
• National Parks Nearby Axios-Loudias-Aliakmonas Delta National Park (25km away). ⁠Axios-Loudias-Aliakmonas Delta National Park was established in 2009 on the west side of…
• Nearby Nature Escapes Seih Sou Forest (Paupaio) for hiking/biking overlooks. ⁠Seich Sou forest is about 3.5 km from the centre, with hiking paths, mountain-bike trails…
• Population 815,000 (Metropolitan Area) ⁠The 2021 census counted 319,045 people in the municipality, 802,572 in the urban area and…
• 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 location/size). ⁠ENFIA is the annual property tax. From 2025 an insured home is reduced by 20% when its…

Fix pass. Aligned Tap Water and SIM Card with the shared Greece prep wording; added the country prep and tax profile’s 183-day threshold to Tax System; replaced the city-specific VAT sentence with the shared national bands and island exceptions. Rechecked sources for Best Coworking Space and Budget Accommodation without changing their values; recorded the unresolved OK!Thess address and unpublished prices under Not verified. Updated research attribution and verification date (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greece, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/greece/individual/residence, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/greece/corporate/other-taxes, https://coho.gr/plans/coworking-desks/, https://coho.gr/locations/, https://okthess.gr/contact/, https://thestay.gr/contact/).

City guide Thassos

• National Parks Nearby Mount Ipsarion (1,204m) – the highest peak for hiking and 4x4 tours. ⁠There is no national park on the island. Ypsario, also called Ipsario, is the highest peak…
• Population 13,800 (Entire Island) ⁠The 2021 census counted 13,104 residents in the municipality of Thasos, down from 13,770…
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
• Property Tax ENFIA (Annual Unified Property Tax) – varies by location and building age. ⁠ENFIA is charged each year on property rights held on 1 January. For an individual it…
• Property Transaction Tax 3% transfer tax plus notary and legal fees (approx. 7-9% total). ⁠The buyer pays transfer tax at 3% of the taxable value. A municipal levy of 3% of that tax…
• Regional Travel Daily Ferries from Limenas to Keramoti (40 mins, approx. €5.00) or Skala Prinos to Kavala. ⁠Thassos Ferries charges 6 euro for a full-fare passenger between Limenas and Keramoti…
• Religious Sites Monastery of Archangel Michael, perched on a cliff. ⁠The Archangelos monastery, a convent with old icons, sits on the mountainside about 5 km…
• SIM Card Cosmote (best coverage), Vodafone GR, Nova. Approx. €15-20 for 20GB+ monthly. ⁠Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova sell prepaid SIMs, and you need a passport or national ID to…
• Scenic Viewpoints Panagia Village Church overlook. ⁠Karnagio, above the old harbour in Limenas, and the climb to the ancient theatre and…
• Short Term Rentals Airbnb, Booking.com, and Thassos Holiday Rentals. ⁠Rooms are listed on the usual hotel booking sites. Kallisti Hotel in Potos is listed from…
• Street Art Minimal; focus is primarily on traditional white-washed architecture. ⁠No street-art scene is described. Theologos is built of stone with stone-slab roofs, not…
• Tap Water Safe for showering/cleaning, but bottled water (approx. €0.30/1.5L) is preferred due to… ⁠Tap water is drinkable in most places a visitor would go. It often tastes poor, and many…
• Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents; Greece offers a 50% income tax break for 7 years for… ⁠Residents are taxed on worldwide income. Tax residence depends on physical presence in…
• Theater Venues Ancient Theater of Thassos (Seasonal performances). ⁠The Ancient Theatre of Thasos is an open-air theatre above the old port in Limenas, on the…
• VAT 24% standard; 13% for food/catering; 6% for medicines/books. ⁠National VAT is 24%, with 13% on basic food, restaurant meals (not alcohol) and hotels…
• Wine Bars Karnagio (Limenas) – stunning cliffside bar with a great Greek wine list. ⁠Karnagio, above the old harbour in Limenas, is a viewpoint with a chapel, a restaurant and…

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