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City guide Kefalonia

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• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Greek Digital Nomad Visa offers 50% income tax reduction for 7 years. ⁠The digital nomad visa does not itself cut tax on foreign remote-work pay. Article 5C…
• Best Beach Nearby Makris Gialos (Lassi) - 5 mins from Argostoli. ⁠Makrys Gialos in Lassi is the busy beach a short way from Argostoli. Myrtos, on the west…
• Best Coworking Space The Workhubs (Argostoli) - Flexible daily desks ~€20/day. ⁠No coworking room with a street address was found. A map search for coworking in Argostoli…
• Best Hospital General Hospital of Argostoli 'Agios Gerasimos'. ⁠General Hospital of Kefalonia, Saint Gerasimos, at Souidias 17, Argostoli. It is open all…
• Best Local Dish to Try Kreatopita (Kefalonian meat pie) at Tassia in Fiscardo. ⁠Kefalonian meat pie (kreatopita), a farmhouse pie. Captain's Table in Argostoli is a…
• Bike/Scooter Rental Kefalonia Moto Rent (Argostoli); Scooters ~€25/day, E-bikes ~€35/day. ⁠Kefalonia Rent a Scooter hires a SYM Symphony SR 125 from 20 euro a day with no card and…
• Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks include National Bank of Greece and Alpha Bank in Argostoli. ⁠Euro (EUR). On 22 October 2026 the European Central Bank rate used for Greece was 1 euro =…
• Cycling/Walking Paths Coastal path from Argostoli to the Lighthouse of Saint Theodoroi. ⁠Fanari Road, a coastal walk or drive north of Argostoli and Lassi, passes the Lighthouse…
• Gyms & Fitness Centers Palmos Gym (Argostoli) - €10 day pass / €50 monthly. ⁠Gymland, Lithostroto 47, Argostoli, phone +30 2671 026120. Weekdays 08:30 to 23:00…
• Highest Income Tax Bracket 44% ⁠44 percent on employment, pension and business income above 60,000 euro. The band from…
• Highway Access Main island road connects Argostoli to Fiscardo (North) and Skala (South). ⁠The main roads are the Argostoli to Sami national road, the Argostoli to Poros road, and…
• Historic Buildings De Bosset Bridge (World’s longest stone bridge over sea). ⁠De Bosset Bridge, also called the Drapano Bridge, crosses the bay of Argostoli. It dates…
• Historical Sites St. George’s Castle (Kastro) - Venetian ruins with views. ⁠Castle of Agios Georgios at Kastro, near Perata, a Venetian fort with a wide view.
• Local Heritage Odysseus ties—local claims to being the true Homeric Ithaca. ⁠Writers have suggested Kefalonia, rather than today's Ithaca, as Homer's Ithaca. One…
• Main Train/Transit Hub No trains; KTEL Bus Station in Argostoli is the primary hub. ⁠There is no train. The KTEL Kefalonias station is at Antoni Tritsi 5, Argostoli.
• Museums & Art Venues Korgialenio Historic and Cultural Museum (Argostoli). ⁠Korgialenio Historical and Cultural Museum in Argostoli.
• Must-See Landmarks Myrtos Beach and Melissani Underground Lake (€8 entry). ⁠Myrtos Beach, and Melissani Cave at Karavomylos, about 2 km from Sami. An adult ticket is…
• National Parks Nearby Mount Aenos (Mountain range with unique Abies Cephalonica firs). ⁠Mount Ainos National Park covers most of the Ainos range, the island's highest mountain at…
• Nearby Nature Escapes Aenos National Park (Mount Aenos) - home to wild horses. ⁠Koutavos Lagoon, on the bay at Argostoli, where loggerhead turtles are seen in the water…
• Population 35,800 (Island total) ⁠36,064 people in the 2021 census for the Kefalonia regional unit, which is the island. The…

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City guide Karpathos

• Highest Income Tax Bracket 44% for income over €40,000. ⁠44% applies to employment, pension and business income above 60,000 euro on the 2026…
• Highway Access Main provincial road connects Pigadia to the north (Olympos) and south (Airport); mostly… ⁠Two paved roads run north from the airport area. The east road goes through Pigadia toward…
• Historic Buildings The Italian-era Government House (Eparcheio) in Pigadia port. ⁠The Eparcheio, on 25 March street in Pigadia, is the Italian-occupation complex that was…
• Historical Sites Agia Fotini (Ruins of an early Christian Basilica on the beach); Paleokastro (Arkasa). ⁠The remains of the early Christian basilica of St Fotini (Agia Fotini) are in Pigadia. The…
• Main Train/Transit Hub No trains; the central Bus Station (KTEL) is located in the center of Pigadia. ⁠There is no railway. KTEL buses start at the station in the centre of Pigadia. Ferries use…
• Museums & Art Venues Archaeological Museum of Karpathos (Pigadia); Folklore Museum of Menetes. ⁠The Archaeological Museum of Karpathos is in one of the three buildings of the Eparcheio…
• Must-See Landmarks The living village of Olympos; Saria Island (uninhabited islet with ruins). ⁠Olympos, in the north, still keeps older dress, customs and a dialect close to those of…
• Population Approximately 6,500 (Island-wide) ⁠The municipality of Karpathos, which includes the islet of Saria, had 6,567 residents in…
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets (standard European two-pin). ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
• Property Tax ENFIA (Annual tax based on size, location, and age of property). ⁠ENFIA is charged each year on property rights held on 1 January. For an individual it…
• Property Transaction Tax 3% transfer tax + lawyer/notary fees (approx. 7-10% total). ⁠The buyer pays transfer tax at 3% of the taxable value. A municipal levy brings the total…
• Public Transport Passes No passes; pay-per-trip on buses (KTEL). Single tickets cost between €2.00 and €7.00… ⁠There is no monthly pass. KTEL tickets are cash, from the driver or the window at the…
• Regional Travel Ferry (Blue Star Ferries, ANEK) to Rhodes (4-5 hours) or Crete (Sitias, 4 hours). ⁠Blue Star Ferries sails Karpathos to Rhodes in about 4 hours 20 minutes, about three times…
• SIM Card Cosmote (best island coverage), Vodafone GR, Nova. A 30-day unlimited data plan costs… ⁠Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova (formerly Wind) sell prepaid SIMs, and you need a passport or…
• Tap Water Generally safe but high mineral content; local residents prefer bottled water for drinking… ⁠Tap water is drinkable, and restaurants will serve a glass of ice water if you ask. On…
• Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents (more than 183 days). ⁠Residents are taxed on worldwide income. Tax residence depends on physical presence in…
• Top International Airline Aegean Airlines; Seasonal charters from TUI and Condor (April-October). ⁠Most international trips connect through Athens. In season there are direct flights from…
• Top Regional Airline Sky Express (Connects to Athens and Rhodes daily). ⁠Sky Express and Olympic Air are the main domestic carriers, with several flights a day to…
• VAT 24% standard; 13% for basic foods/hotels. ⁠The national rates are 24%, 13% and 6%. From 1 January 2026, Dodecanese islands with at…

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