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City guide Ioannina

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads 50% income tax exemption for 7 years for those moving tax residence to Greece ⁠Article 5C exempts 50% of employment or business income earned in Greece for seven years…
• Best Coworking Space Coffice Ioannina (Charilaou Trikoupi 2); approx €15/day or €150/month ⁠C.Ioannina, Kaniggos 1ΒΓ: a hot-desk day pass is 15 euro and a weekly pass is 50 euro…
• Best Hospital University General Hospital of Ioannina (UHI/ΠΓΝΙ) - highly rated research hospital ⁠University General Hospital of Ioannina, Stavrou Niarchou Avenue, 455 00, with 845 beds…
• Best Taxi/Ride App Radio Taxi Ioannina (26510 46777); FreeNow does not operate here, use local dispatch ⁠Radio Taxi Ioannina, Chatzi 28, Ampelokipoi: 26510 46777, 24 hours, with its own Android…
• Bonfire-Friendly Spots Technically restricted; check designated areas in Zagorohoria villages nearby ⁠A national fire ban runs from 1 May to 31 October and covers campfires, bonfires and…
• City Ioannina, Epirus, Greece ⁠Ioannina, capital of the Epirus region, on the western shore of Lake Pamvotis, Greece.
• 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%.
• Cultural Districts Inner Kastro (Old City walls/Cali-built area) ⁠The Kastro, the walled old town on a peninsula of Lake Pamvotis, and the Its Kale inner…
• Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.08 USD, 1 USD ≈ 0.93 EUR ⁠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 for tax year 2026. Income…
• Highway Access Egnatia Odos (East-West) and Ionia Odos (South to Athens) ⁠The A2 (Egnatia Odos, European route E90) passes Ioannina toward Igoumenitsa and…
• Historical Sites Aslan Pasha Mosque and the Tomb of Ali Pasha ⁠The tomb of Ali Pasha is in the Fethiye Mosque in the Its Kale citadel. The Aslan Pasha…
• Libraries & Study Spots Zosimaia Public Library; University of Ioannina Central Library ⁠Zosimaia Public Central Historical Library, at the corner of Markos Botsaris and…
• Local Heritage Aromanian (Vlach) and Epirote silversmithing traditions ⁠Epirote silversmithing: the Silversmithing Museum is in the castle, and Wikivoyage counts…
• Main Train/Transit Hub Ioannina KTEL Bus Station (Connections to Athens, Thessaloniki, Meteora) ⁠Long-distance buses are KTEL, with daily services to Athens and to Thessaloniki in about 3…
• Museums & Art Venues Silversmithing Museum (inside the Castle - Itch Kale); Municipal Art Gallery ⁠The Silversmithing Museum is in the Its Kale citadel inside the castle. The Municipal…
• Must-See Landmarks Ioannina Island (Nisaki) - the only inhabited lake island in the world without a name ⁠The inhabited Island of Ioannina, in Lake Pamvotis, is a short boat ride from the shore…
• National Parks Nearby Vikos-Aoos National Park (One of Europe's deepest canyons) ⁠Vikos-Aoos National Park, founded in 1973, lies about 30 km north of Ioannina. The Vikos…
• Nearby Nature Escapes Perama Cave (just 5km away); Vikos Gorge (45 mins away) ⁠Perama Cave is a show cave about 4 km from Ioannina. Vikos Gorge is in the Vikos-Aoos…
• Population 112,000 (City), 167,000 (Metropolitan) ⁠In the 2021 census the town had 64,896 people, the municipality 113,978 and the Ioannina…
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).

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).

City guide Ikaria

• Must-See Landmarks The 'Stone Houses' (Theoktista) hidden under boulders in Pigi. ⁠Seychelles beach near Magganitis is the beach the island page calls the most popular with…
• National Parks Nearby Mount Atheras (Great for ridge-line hiking across the island). ⁠The island page does not name a national park. The Aitheras range runs east to west and…
• Nearby Nature Escapes Halaris Canyon (Hiking trail from Nas beach). ⁠The Chalaris gorge and the river of the same name are on the island page. Nas, on the…
• Parcel Delivery Service ELTA (Greek Post) or ACS Courier for faster mainland shipping. ⁠Hellenic Post has offices in Agios Kirykos on 22750 22413, in Evdilos on 22750 31225, and…
• Population 8,400 ⁠8,843 permanent residents in the 2021 census: Agios Kirykos municipal unit 3,565, Evdilos…
• 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 size and location of property). ⁠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. 7-8% total). ⁠3% of the taxable value on a transfer that is not charged VAT, plus a municipal levy of 3%…
• Public Transport Passes KTEL Ikaria buses. No passes; pay per trip (approx €2-€7). Service is limited, especially… ⁠Buses are infrequent. The Evdilos to Armenistis service runs on alternate days. The travel…
• Regional Travel Hellenic Seaways/Blue Star Ferries to Samos, Mykonos, or Piraeus (Athens). ⁠Blue Star Ferries sails to Agios Kirykos and Evdilos from Piraeus, and Seajets sails to…
• Religious Sites Monastery of Theoktistis with its unique cave chapel. ⁠The Monastery of Theoktisti stands by Pigi, west of Evdilos. The first church was built…
• SIM Card Cosmote has the best island-wide coverage; Nova and Vodafone are alternatives. 20GB for… ⁠Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova are the main networks, and a prepaid SIM needs a passport or…
• Tap Water Drinkable in most mountain areas (famous for mineral properties), but bottled water is… ⁠Tap water is drinkable in most tourist areas; taste varies on small islands, and bottled…
• Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents (more than 183 days). ⁠Greek tax residents are taxed on worldwide income. Residence turns on physical presence in…
• Top International Airline Sky Express (domestic connections to international hubs like Athens or Thessaloniki). ⁠No international airline is named into Ikaria. Sky Express flies from Crete in summer…
• Top Regional Airline Olympic Air (subsidiary of Aegean Airlines) for flights to Athens. ⁠Olympic Air flies from Athens year round, about 35 minutes. The airport is on the…
• VAT 24% (Standard rate; 13% for food/basic goods). ⁠From 1 January 2026 the national rates of 24%, 13% and 6% are cut by 30% on North Aegean…

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