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City guide Ithaca

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Fix pass aligned Currency & Banking, Tap Water, SIM Card, Cashless Friendly and Tax System with the Greece country prep and clarified Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads using the country tax profile; refreshed research date and model attribution. Added explicit verification limits for Art Galleries, Libraries & Study Spots, Community Centers, Museums & Art Venues, Best Hospital, Regional Travel, Best Cafe for Work and Public Transport Passes, retaining previous values where only partial evidence was accessible (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greece, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/greece/individual/taxes-on-personal-income, https://www.aade.gr/en/greeks-abroad-non-residents/income-taxation/tax-incentives-order-attract-new-tax-residents, https://www.ithaca.gr/en/home/culture-environment/educational-cultural-istitutions/, https://www.levanteferries.com/en/routes/patra-sami-ithaki/).

City guide Ios

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Greek Digital Nomad Visa: 50% income tax reduction for 7 years if tax resident ⁠The digital nomad visa does not itself create a special tax regime. Article 5C exempts 50%…
• Bar/Nightlife Area Chora Square (The 'Slammer' Bar, Sweet Irish Dream) ⁠Nightlife is concentrated in Chora, and the main meeting point is the main square. The…
• Best Hospital Ios Medical Center (Chora). For emergencies, air-lift to Santorini or Athens ⁠Health Centre of Ios (Kentro Ygeias Iou) at the port in Gialos, postcode 840 01, telephone…
• Best Local Dish to Try Tsimetia (stuffed zucchini flowers) and local 'Skotyri' goat cheese ⁠Skotiri, a sour cheese with a summer-savory smell, made from goat or sheep milk, and…
• Bike/Scooter Rental Jacob's Rentals (Port) - Scooters approx. €20-30/day; Quads approx. €40/day ⁠Hire a moped or an ATV in Chora. A moped is about 10 to 30 euro for 24 hours and an ATV…
• Bonfire-Friendly Spots Strictly prohibited due to fire risk; use designated BBQ areas at Far Out Camp ⁠A national fire ban runs from 1 May to 31 October and covers campfires, bonfires…
• Cashless Friendly Yes, cards accepted in 95% of shops and restaurants ⁠MasterCard, Visa, Maestro and Eurocard are widely accepted in shops, hotels and at ferry…
• City Ios (Chora), Cyclades, Greece ⁠Ios, Cyclades, South Aegean, Greece. The regional unit is Thira and the municipal seat is…
• Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, applicable under EU anti-tax avoidance directives ⁠Yes. Undistributed income of a foreign company is taxed in Greece when the resident owns…
• Cultural Districts The Old Town (Chora) with its labryntine alleys ⁠Chora, the old village, with narrow alleys, steep stairways and whitewashed houses.
• Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks: Piraeus Bank and National Bank of Greece (located in Chora) ⁠Euro (EUR). On 22 October 2026 the European Central Bank rate was 1 euro = 1.1205 US…
• Highest Income Tax Bracket 44% (for income over €40,000) ⁠44% on employment, pension and business income above 60,000 euro. From 40,000 euro to…
• Historic Buildings The windmills of Ios at the top of Chora ⁠The windmills of Ios, in Chora.
• Historical Sites Homer's Tomb (Northern tip of the island - accessible by car/scooter) ⁠The place marked as the tomb of Homer is at Agia Theodoti. The story that Homer died on…
• Main Train/Transit Hub Ios Ferry Port (Gialos). Daily ferries to Piraeus (Athens) and Santorini ⁠The ferry port is at Yialos (also Ormos or Gialos), on the west coast. Ferries from…
• Museums & Art Venues Archaeological Museum of Ios (Chora); Skarkos Early Bronze Age site ⁠Archaeological museum of Ios, and Skarkos, an early Cycladic settlement near the port in…
• National Parks Nearby N/A (Island is mostly protected coastline) ⁠No national park is named for the island. A large area of Ios is protected as a nature…
• Networking Events Informal meetups at 'The Nest' bar; most networking happens organically at Pathos Sunset… ⁠The Nest, next to the Orange Bar, is a traditional Greek taverna. The island guide does…
• Popular International Cuisine Katogi (Chora) - Tapas style fusion Greek; Lord Byron (Chora) - eclectic international ⁠Ali Babas, on the same street as the Emporiki, serves Pad Thai, green curry and fish and…
• Population Approximately 2,024 (increases significantly in summer) ⁠2,299 in the 2021 census, for the municipality.
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
• Property Transaction Tax 3% transfer tax + solicitor and notary fees (approx. 7-9% total) ⁠3% of the taxable value, plus a 3% municipal levy on that tax, so 3.09% in total, paid by…
• Public Transport Passes KTEL Ios Bus - single tickets €1.60 - €2.50 purchased on the bus ⁠KTEL Ios (telephone 22860 92015), fares valid from 19 October 2026, sells single rides…
• Regional Travel Seajets High Speed Ferry (Ios to Santorini in 40 mins, approx. €50) ⁠Ios to Santorini (Athinios) is a short hop of about 21 nautical miles. On a 12 August 2026…
• SIM Card Cosmote (best coverage), Vodafone, Nova. Pre-paid 30GB plans approx. €15-20 ⁠Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova are the main networks, and a prepaid SIM needs a passport or…
• Tap Water Non-potable. Buy 1.5L bottled water for approx. €0.50 at Supermarket Sklarvenitis ⁠Tap water is drinkable in most tourist areas; taste varies on small islands, and bottled…
• Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents ⁠Greek tax residents are taxed on worldwide income. Residence is physical presence in any…
• VAT 24% (standard), reduced to 13% for some food items ⁠24% standard. Reduced rates are 13% (including food, hotels and passenger transport) and…

fix pass standardized Currency & Banking, Tap Water, Power and SIM Card to the Greece prep and researched Athens wording; clarified Tax System using the researched Amorgos wording and Greece tax profile. Marked the exclusivity claim in Public Transport Passes and the inaccessible address and contact evidence for Best Hospital as not verified; retained the previously supported fares, rental prices, restaurant locations and dated ferry prices (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greece; https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/greece/individual/residence; https://ktel-ios.gr/timetable/).

City guide Ioannina

• Property Tax Yes, ENFIA (annual tax based on zone/size/age) ⁠ENFIA is the annual property tax. From 2025 an insured home is reduced by 20% when its…
• Property Transaction Tax 3% transfer tax + lawyer/notary fees (approx. 2% more) ⁠3% real estate transfer tax, plus a municipal surcharge, 3.09% in total, on transfers that…
• Public Transport Passes Urban Bus Ioannina (Astiko KTEL); monthly pass approx €50; single ticket €1.10-€1.50 ⁠Astiko KTEL Ioannina: a Zone A single is 1.30 euro, Zone B 1.80 euro and Zone C 2.30 euro…
• Religious Sites Monastery of Agios Panteleimonas (on the island); Church of Agios Athanasios ⁠The monastery of Agios Panteleimon on the Island of Ioannina, where Ali Pasha was killed…
• SIM Card COSMOTE (best coverage), Vodafone Greece, Nova; €15-€20 for 10-20GB ⁠Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova are the main networks, and a prepaid SIM needs a passport or…
• Tap Water Drinkable and generally high quality from the Pindus mountains ⁠Tap water is drinkable in most tourist areas; taste varies on small islands, and bottled…
• Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents; specific incentives for new tax residents ⁠Permanent residents are taxed on worldwide income. You are tax resident if you spend more…
• Top International Airline Ryanair (Seasonal flights to Europe via Aktion Airport/PVK, 1.5h away) ⁠Scandinavian Airlines runs seasonal charters from Ioannina Airport to Copenhagen…
• Top Regional Airline Aegean Airlines / Olympic Air (Connections to Athens) ⁠Aegean Airlines flies to Athens from Ioannina National Airport (King Pyrrhus, IOA), about…
• VAT 24% standard; 13% for food/pharmaceuticals ⁠24% standard; 13% on basic food, restaurant meals and hotel stays; 6% on medicines, books…

light fix pass. Aligned Tap Water and SIM Card with the shared Greece prep and researched comparison cities; restored the more-than-183-day threshold in Tax System from the Greece tax profile. Marked Best Coworking Space, Libraries & Study Spots and the street address in Main Train/Transit Hub as not verified because their cited pages could not be fully opened; retained their existing values. Updated research attribution and verification date (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greece; https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/greece/individual/residence).