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Every change to our researched data, with the old and new value and why it changed. Records are researched from official sources and published through review.

  1. City guide Heraklion

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Greece Digital Nomad Visa offers 50% income tax reduction for 7 years if certain criteria… ⁠The digital nomad visa does not set a special tax rate. Article 5C exempts 50 percent of…
    • Best Area to Stay for Tourists Old Town (within the Venetian Walls), specifically near Lions Square or 25th August Street ⁠The old town inside the Venetian walls, around Lions Square and the Morosini Fountain.
    • Best Beach Nearby Ammoudara Beach (5km west) or Karteros Beach (7km east) ⁠Amoudara (also spelled Ammoudara) is the city beach, a 6 km sandy strip to the west…
    • Best Coworking Space Pom (Pezoulis Office Management) - €15/day, €180/month; located near the Cultural Center ⁠pom at 3is Septemvriou 24: a weekday day pass is 15 euros, and an open desk is 150 euros a…

    Fix pass: standardized Currency & Banking, Tap Water, Power, SIM Card and Tax System to shared Greece facts from the unchanged country prep and comparison cities; the exchange rate and mobile prices are unchanged. Replaced the Libraries & Study Spots homepage citation with the library contact page that prints its address and hours. Marked the Best Hospital street claim as not verified because the cited map object has no address. Updated research attribution and verification date (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greece, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/greece/individual/taxes-on-personal-income, https://vikelaia.gr/%CE%B5%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1/).

  2. City guide Folegandros

    • Method Generated ⁠Researched
    • Accommodation Blue Sand Boutique Hotel (Agali), Anemi Hotel (Karavostasi). High demand in summer. ⁠Blue Sand Hotel is a 3-star hotel at Agali Bay. Anemi Hotel at Karavostasi is a 5-star…
    • Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Greek Digital Nomad Visa offers 50% income tax reduction for 7 years for eligible remote… ⁠The digital nomad residence permit does not by itself grant special tax status. Article 5C…
    • Best Beach Nearby Katergo Beach (Accessible by boat from Karavostasi, €10 return). ⁠Katergo is reached only by boat from Karavostasi or by about an hour on foot from Camping…
    • Best Hospital Multipurpose Regional Medical Center (Chora). Serious cases evacuated to Santorini/Athens. ⁠The 2nd Health Region of Piraeus and the Aegean lists the Multipurpose Regional Clinic of…
    • Best Taxi/Ride App No apps. Call Local Taxi (+30 694 469 3957). ⁠No ride-hailing app is listed. The municipal contacts page gives taxi telephones…
    • Bike/Scooter Rental Folegandros Moto Rentals (Karavostasi). Scooters approx. €25/day. ⁠The municipal contacts list names several scooter hires, including Folegandros Moto Rent…
    • Bonfire-Friendly Spots Strictly prohibited due to wind and fire risk on the island. ⁠A strict fire ban covers Greece from 1 May to 31 October, including campfires, bonfires…
    • Budget Accommodation Livadi Camping (Karavostasi) - approx. €12-15/night per person. ⁠Camping Livadi is open from June to September. Telephones 22860 41204, 22860 41478 and…
    • Cashless Friendly Yes, major restaurants and hotels accept cards, but small cafes prefer cash. ⁠Visa, Mastercard and Maestro are widely accepted in shops, hotels and on ferries and…
    • City Chora, Folegandros, Cyclades, Greece ⁠Folegandros, Cyclades, South Aegean, Greece. Chora, the capital, stands on a cliff of…
    • Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, applicable under EU/Greek law. ⁠Yes. Undistributed income of a foreign company is taxed in Greece when the resident owns…
    • Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. National Bank of Greece ATM is located in Chora. ⁠Euro (EUR). On 22 October 2026 the European Central Bank reference used for Greece was 1…
    • Highest Income Tax Bracket 44% for income over €40,000. ⁠44% on employment, pension and business income above €60,000. Income from €40,000 to…
    • Historical Sites The Kastro (Medieval fortress district in Chora inhabited since 1212). ⁠In 1207 the Venetian Marco Sanudo took the island. The Kastro in Chora is the medieval…
    • Museums & Art Venues Ecological and Folklore Museum of Folegandros (Ano Meria). ⁠The Ecological and Folklore Museum in Ano Meria is in an old rural house, with a barn, a…
    • Must-See Landmarks Church of Panagia (The zig-zag path overlooking Chora). ⁠The church of Panagia, north of Chora, and the Kastro, the old fortified quarter of the…
    • National Parks Nearby None; the entire island is part of the Natura 2000 network. ⁠No national park. The whole island is listed as a Landscape of Particular Natural Beauty…
    • Nearby Nature Escapes Chrysospilia Cave (Accessible by boat/expert permit only). ⁠Chrysospilia (the Gold Cave) has stalactites and is best reached by boat. It lies 1.5…
    • Parcel Delivery Service ELTA Hellenic Post (Chora); ACS Courier depot. ⁠The municipal contacts list gives the post office telephone 22860 41299.
    • Population 765 ⁠715 permanent residents in the 2021 census, for the municipality (765 in 2011).
    • Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
    • Property Transaction Tax 3.09% transfer tax plus notary fees. ⁠3% of the taxable value, plus a 3% municipal levy on that tax, so 3.09% in total, paid by…
    • Regional Travel SeaJets Highspeed Ferry to Santorini (50 mins, approx. €60). ⁠Ferries from Santorini include the Flying Cat III, about 45 minutes. Piraeus to…
    • SIM Card Cosmote (best coverage on island), Vodafone Greece. Basic 10GB plan approx. €15. ⁠Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova are the main networks, and a prepaid SIM needs a passport or…
    • Scenic Viewpoints Sunset from the Panagia Church cliffside. ⁠The church of Panagia, north of Chora, looks over the town from the cliff of about 200…
    • Short Term Rentals Airbnb, Booking.com. Typical studio approx. €80-120/night in shoulder season. ⁠Pasithea, overlooking Agkali Beach, is listed at 32 euro a night. Anemi Hotel at…
    • Tap Water Not drinkable; desalination plant used. Buy 1.5L bottles at Perigiali Supermarket for… ⁠Tap water is drinkable in most tourist areas in Greece; taste varies on small islands and…
    • Tax System Worldwide income basis for tax residents. ⁠Greek tax residents are taxed on worldwide income. Residence is physical presence in any…
    • VAT 24% standard; 13% for basic food/hotels. ⁠24% standard. Reduced rates are 13% (including food, hotels and passenger transport) and…

    Fix pass aligned Tap Water, Power, SIM Card, Tax System and Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads with the unchanged Greece prep and tax profile; distinguished daily data from a starter SIM purchase; marked current Accommodation, Short Term Rentals, Budget Accommodation and Regional Travel prices, seasons and schedules as not verified where the cited pages are dated or inaccessible. Research date and attribution updated for this pass (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greece; https://www.aade.gr/en/greeks-abroad-non-residents/income-taxation/tax-incentives-order-attract-new-tax-residents)

  3. City guide Delphi

    • Religious Sites Church of Agios Nikolaos (Modern Delphi); Monastery of Hosios Loukas (45 min drive) ⁠Monastery of Hosios Loukas at Stiri, postcode 32100, a UNESCO World Heritage monastery…
    • SIM Card Cosmote (best mountain coverage), Vodafone GR, Nova. Approx. €15-€20 for 20GB-unlimited… ⁠Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova are the main networks, and a prepaid SIM needs a passport or…
    • Tap Water Drinkable (Fresh mountain spring water) ⁠Tap water is drinkable in most tourist areas; taste varies on small islands, and bottled…
    • Tax System Worldwide income basis for tax residents; Greece has a Digital Nomad Visa with 50% tax… ⁠Tax residents are taxed on worldwide income. Residence follows more than 183 days in any…
    • VAT 24% (Standard rate), 13% for food ⁠Standard VAT is 24%. The reduced rate is 13%, including food, catering and hotels, and the…

    fix pass standardized Currency & Banking, Tap Water, Power and SIM Card with the Greece prep and Athens wording; clarified Tax System and Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads using the country prep and Greece tax profile. Marked unsupported details under Religious Sites, Historic Buildings and Best Hospital, and dated or indirect evidence under Bar/Nightlife Area, Parcel Delivery Service, Public Transport Passes and Main Train/Transit Hub as not verified; retained the confirmed hospital emergency hours, museum ticket and bus summary fare (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Greece) (https://www.aade.gr/en/greeks-abroad-non-residents/income-taxation/tax-incentives-order-attract-new-tax-residents).

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