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City guide Ikaria

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• Accommodation Traditional stone houses (Pyrgi) and family-run guesthouses. Prices range from… ⁠Long lets on xe.gr include a 50 square metre flat on Evdilos square at 250 euro a month…
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads 50% income tax exemption for 7 years for digital nomads moving their tax residence to… ⁠The digital nomad visa does not itself create a special tax regime. Article 5C is a…
• Bar/Nightlife Area Christos Raches (Famous for 'late-night' hours where shops open at midnight) and… ⁠Christos Raches comes alive at 20:00, when the shops open. Armenistis has most of the…
• Best Area to Stay for Tourists Armenistis or Nas (best beaches, sunset views, and hiking trail access). ⁠Armenistis has most of the rooms and the north-coast beaches. Nas is the cove at the…
• Best Beach Nearby Seychelles Beach (Magganitis) for turquoise water or Livadia Beach for surfing. ⁠Seychelles, on the south coast near Magganitis, is the beach the island page calls the…
• Best Hospital General Hospital of Ikaria in Agios Kirykos (+30 22753 50200). ⁠General Hospital and Health Centre of Ikaria in Agios Kirykos, switchboard 22753 50200…
• Bonfire-Friendly Spots Strictly regulated due to fire risk; authorized only at designated camping festivals at… ⁠Campfires, bonfires and barbecues are banned across Greece from 1 May to 31 October. Call…
• Cashless Friendly Mostly. Tavernas and shops accept cards, but carry cash for small mountain kafenios… ⁠Cards are widely accepted in shops, hotels and on ferries. Some restaurants do not take…
• Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, in accordance with EU anti-avoidance directives. ⁠Yes. Undistributed income of a foreign company is taxed to a Greek resident who, with…
• Corporate Tax 22% (Standard Greek corporate rate). ⁠22% is the standard corporate income tax rate. Credit institutions that use the…
• Cultural Districts Christos Raches (The 'slow' mountain village). ⁠Christos Raches, the mountain seat of the Raches villages, comes alive at 20:00 when the…
• Currency & Banking Euro (EUR). 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. ATMs available in Agios Kirykos and Evdilos (National Bank… ⁠Euro (EUR). On 22 October 2026 the European Central Bank rate was 1 euro = 1.1205 US…
• Dividend Withholding Tax 5% ⁠5%. For an individual that withholding is the full tax on the dividend.
• 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…
• Highway Access No highways; winding mountainous roads. Main route connects Agios Kirykos to Evdilos… ⁠Agios Kirykos is about an hour by road from Evdilos. The island is mountainous, and…
• Main Train/Transit Hub No trains. Principal transit hubs are the ports of Evdilos (North) and Agios Kirykos… ⁠No railway. Passenger ferries use the ports of Agios Kirykos and Evdilos. The airport, 12…
• Museums & Art Venues Archaeological Museum of Kampos. ⁠The archaeological collection at Kampos stands next to Agia Irini, on the hill of ancient…

fix pass. Currency & Banking, Tap Water and SIM Card aligned with the common Greece wording and unchanged country prep; exchange rate, date and mobile prices retained. Accommodation added to Not verified because its rental page was inaccessible. Bar/Nightlife Area, Cultural Districts, Museums & Art Venues and Regional Travel rechecked for explicit opening-time and price evidence, with no value change. Researcher attribution and verification date updated for this fix pass (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greece, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ikaria, https://www.ferryhopper.com/en/ferry-routes/direct/piraeus-ikaria).

City guide Hydra

• Historic Buildings The Merchant Marine Academy (the oldest in the world) ⁠The Tsamadou mansion, on the left as you enter the harbour, houses a merchant marine…
• Historical Sites Lazaros Kountouriotis Historical Mansion ⁠The mansion of Lazaros Kountouriotis was given to the Historic and Ethnologic Institute of…
• Internet Speed Average 40-60 Mbps; Starlink is becoming popular for higher speeds up to 200 Mbps ⁠As of August 2022 the main town had 4G from all Greek carriers, with no signal elsewhere…
• Libraries & Study Spots Hydra Historical Archives & Museum Library ⁠The Historical Archive and Museum of Hydra is on the waterfront next to the ferry dock…
• Main Train/Transit Hub Piraeus Port (Athens) is the main hub for ferries (Hellenic Seaways/Alpha Lines) ⁠Hydra has no railway. Boats use the Port of Hydra on the waterfront. Piraeus, about 37…
• Museums & Art Venues DESTE Foundation Project Space ( Slaughterhouse) for contemporary art ⁠DESTE Foundation Project Space, the former slaughterhouse, shows one exhibition each…
• Music Scene Live Rembetiko music at 'Xeri Elia' taverna ⁠Xeri Elia, also called Douskos and the Dry Olive, is a taverna on a large shaded square…
• Must-See Landmarks The Statue of Andreas Miaoulis and the Harbor fortifications ⁠The statue of Andreas Miaoulis, the Hydriot admiral of the Greek War of Independence…
• National Parks Nearby Sounion National Park (mainland, accessible via ferry/bus from Piraeus) ⁠There is no national park on the island. Sounio National Park, established in 1974 and…
• Nearby Nature Escapes Profitis Ilias Monastery trails (1.5-hour hike) ⁠Profitis Ilias, founded in the 19th century, and Agia Efpraxia are Orthodox monasteries on…
• Population Approximately 2,000 residents ⁠2,070 people in the municipality at the 2021 census. Hydra town had 1,988. The…
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
• Property Tax ENFIA (Uniform Real Estate Property Tax), varies by age/location of building ⁠ENFIA is the annual tax on property rights held on 1 January. For an individual it depends…
• Property Transaction Tax 3% transfer tax + notary fees (approx. 1-2%) ⁠3 percent of the taxable value on a transfer that is not charged VAT, plus a municipal…
• Regional Travel Flying Dolphin hydrofoils to Spetses, Poros, and Ermioni (approx. €15-30) ⁠Hellenic Seaways Flying Dolphins and Aero Highspeed list a 2026 adult fare of 28.50 euros…
• Religious Sites Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Clock Tower at the Port) ⁠The cathedral is the old Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin, on the quay, and the…
• SIM Card Cosmote (best coverage), Vodafone GR, Nova; available at the harbor kiosk for approx… ⁠Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova are the main networks, and a prepaid SIM needs a passport or…
• Scenic Viewpoints Summit of Mount Eros (highest point on the island) ⁠Mount Eros, at 592 metres, is the highest point on the island.
• Street Food Stalls Pirofani for authentic Greek Souvlaki (approx. €4.50 per pita) ⁠Pirofani, inland in Kamini, is open from Easter until mid-October. The travel guide calls…
• Tap Water Non-potable (desalinated). Locals and nomads buy bottled water (approx. €0.50 for 1.5L) ⁠Tap water is drinkable in most places a visitor would go. It often tastes poor, and many…
• Tax System Worldwide income basis for tax residents (over 183 days) ⁠Tax residents are taxed on income arising in Greece and abroad. Non-residents are taxed…
• VAT 24% (standard), 13% (food/hotels) ⁠24 percent standard. 13 percent covers basic food, restaurant food service and hotel…

fix pass aligned Currency & Banking, Tap Water, Power and SIM Card with the country prep and shared comparison-city wording; preserved the exchange rate, date and Combo 9GB price, added the prep’s Data Day option and removed local coverage from the national SIM advice. Updated research attribution and date, corrected the ferry source to a booking-agency listing, and marked missing or undated address, opening-hours and price evidence for Best Hospital, Best Coworking Space, Best Taxi/Ride App, Best Beach Nearby, Street Food Stalls and Music Scene under Not verified (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greece, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Hydra).