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  1. City guide Karpathos

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • Annual Events Feast of the Assumption (August 15th) in Menetes and Olympos. ⁠15 August, the Dormition of Mary, is the main festival on the island, and the census note…
    • Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads 50% income tax break for 7 years for eligible remote workers moving tax residency to… ⁠Article 5C exempts 50% of employment income, or income from a business carried on in…
    • Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads Pigadia for year-round services and reliable internet; Arkasa for a quieter community feel… ⁠Pigadia has the port, the bus station and year-round shops. Afiartis, about 15 km south…
    • Best Area to Stay for Tourists Pigadia (Main port/Capital) for convenience; Amoopi for beaches; Arkasa for sunsets. ⁠Pigadia, the main port and capital, for shops and buses. Amopi, about 5 km from town, for…
    • Best Beach Nearby Apella Beach (Voted best in Europe multiple times); Kyra Panagia for turquoise waters. ⁠Apella is about 20 km north of Pigadia. Kyra Panagia is about 12 km from town. A summer…
    • Best Hospital General Hospital of Karpathos 'Agios Ioannis o Karpathios' in Pigadia (New modern… ⁠General Hospital of Karpathos, Agios Ioannis o Karpathios, on Poseidonos, postcode 85700…
    • Best Local Dish to Try Makarounes (Handmade pasta with caramelized onions and mizithra cheese) at Taverna Under… ⁠Makarounes, the local pasta, is served in many tavernas. The travel guide says not every…
    • Bike/Scooter Rental Motosport Karpathos in Pigadia; Scooters start at €15/day, Quads at €35/day. ⁠Mopeds are a common way around the narrow streets of Pigadia. The usual rent is 10 to 15…
    • Bonfire-Friendly Spots Not permitted due to wildfire risks; beach BBQs allowed only in designated rocky coves… ⁠From 1 May to 31 October a fire ban covers campfires, bonfires and barbecues. Call 112 if…
    • Cashless Friendly Mostly yes; cards accepted in shops and restaurants, but small tavernas in mountain… ⁠Cards are widely accepted in shops, hotels, and for ferries and flights. Some restaurants…
    • City Karpathos Town (Pigadia), Karpathos Island, Dodecanese, Greece ⁠Pigadia, also called Karpathos Town, is the capital and main port of Karpathos, in the…
    • Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, Greece applies EU-standard CFC regulations. ⁠Yes. Undistributed income of a foreign company is taxed in Greece when a resident owns…
    • Corporate Tax 22% (Standard Greek corporate rate). ⁠22% is the standard corporate income tax rate. Credit institutions in the deferred-tax…
    • Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.08 USD; Euro (EUR) is the official currency. Major banks include National Bank… ⁠Euro (EUR). On 22 October 2026 the European Central Bank rate was 1 euro = 1.1205 US…
    • Dividend Withholding Tax 5% ⁠5% withholding on dividends. For an individual, that withholding is the full tax on this…

    fix pass after the batch check. Reworded Power, Best Hospital and Historic Buildings: the electricity line uses the shared Greek wording without the socket pictogram, the hospital line drops the town and cites an address search for Poseidonos, and the historic-buildings line cites an address search for 25 March street (https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greece).

  2. City guide Kalymnos

    • Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, Greece applies CFC rules under EU directives (ATAD). ⁠Yes. Undistributed income of a foreign company is taxed in Greece when a resident owns…
    • Corporate Tax 22% (Standard Greek rate for corporations) ⁠22% is the standard corporate income tax rate. Credit institutions that use the…
    • Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.08 USD. Local banks include National Bank of Greece and Alpha Bank in Pothia. ⁠Euro (EUR). On 22 October 2026 the European Central Bank rate was 1 euro = 1.1205 US…
    • Cycling/Walking Paths The 'Italian Road' traverse from Elies to Chora for panoramic views. ⁠The municipality calls the paved trail between the Vathy valley and Pothia the Italian…
    • Dividend Withholding Tax 5% ⁠5% withholding on dividends. For an individual, that withholding is the full tax on this…
    • Highest Income Tax Bracket 44% (for income over €40,000) ⁠44% applies to employment, pension and business income above €60,000 on the 2026 scale…
    • Main Train/Transit Hub Port of Pothia (Ferry terminal connecting to Kos, Rhodes, and Piraeus). ⁠Pothia harbour is the ferry terminal, on the map as Limani Pothia, with boats toward Kos…
    • Nearby Nature Escapes Telendos Island - 5 min boat ride for car-free hiking and secluded beaches. ⁠Telendos lies off Myrties. Sky Express says the boat from Myrties takes about 10 minutes…
    • Population Approximately 16,000 ⁠The municipality of Kalymnos, including Pserimos, Telendos, Kalolimnos and Plati, had…
    • Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
    • Property Tax ENFIA (ranges based on size, age, and location, usually €3-€6 per m² annually). ⁠ENFIA is charged each year on property rights held on 1 January. For an individual it…
    • Property Transaction Tax 3.09% Transfer Tax plus notary and registration fees (~5-7% total). ⁠The buyer pays transfer tax at 3% of the taxable value. A municipal levy of 3% of that tax…
    • Public Transport Passes Local buses (KTEL Kalymnos) run seasonally; tickets bought on board for €1.50 - €2.50. ⁠Island buses run to the main villages. The travel guide says a short ride is generally €1…
    • SIM Card Cosmote (best coverage for remote crags), Vodafone GR, Nova. eSIMs via Airalo work well. ⁠Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova (formerly Wind) sell prepaid SIMs, and you need a passport or…
    • Scenic Viewpoints Profitis Ilias - the highest point on the island (676m) overlooking the Dodecanese. ⁠Prophitis Ilias, 676 metres, is the highest point on the island. The municipality…
    • Short Term Rentals Airbnb, Booking.com, and local sites like Kalymnos-Rentals.com (approx. €40-€70/night in… ⁠The travel guide lists Archontiko Hotel on the Pothia harbour at €25 for a single and €35…
    • Street Food Stalls Yiro-Yiro (Pothia) for the best pork or chicken gyros (~€4.50). ⁠A pita gyros in the tourist area is about €4. Half a litre of local beer is about €2 to…
    • Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €1,600 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €64,000 in Pothia) ⁠Spitogatos asking prices for the second quarter of 2026, reported in August 2026, average…
    • Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,200 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €88,000 in Massouri/climbing area) ⁠The same Spitogatos island average for the second quarter of 2026 is €2,759 per square…
    • Tap Water Not recommended for drinking; most residents buy 1.5L bottled water (approx. €0.50) or use… ⁠Drinkable in most places a tourist visits. On small islands it often tastes poor, because…
    • Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents; Greece has a 50% tax break for 7 years for… ⁠Residents are taxed on worldwide income. Tax residence depends on physical presence in…
    • Top International Airline Ryanair/EasyJet to Kos (KGS), then a 30-45 min ferry (Aemiliana or Kalymnos Star) to… ⁠Sky Express lists a Tel Aviv to Kalymnos (JKL) fare. Kos airport (KGS) has summer low-cost…
    • Top Regional Airline Sky Express or Olympic Air (flights from Athens to KLY). ⁠Sky Express flies to Kalymnos Island National Airport (JKL), including from Athens, Kos…
    • VAT 24% (Standard rate; reduced 13% for some foods / 6% for medicines) ⁠The national rates are 24%, 13%, 6% and 4%. From 1 January 2026 Kalymnos is on the tax…

    fix pass after the batch check. The taxi item now takes the +30 22430 50300 number from the island transport page, because the airline page no longer prints it; the airport item now says a few kilometres from Pothia near Argos instead of in Argos, on the travel guide and Wikipedia wording; the ferry hub item says Athens instead of Piraeus, the name the travel guide uses. Census, hotel, bus, scooter, gyros, hospital, hiking, house-price, prepaid and exchange-rate pages re-opened, all confirmed (https://kalymnos-isl.gr/en/information/transportation).

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