The best place to retire in Greece????

[sun flower]

Hi Dale & Judy, We too are looking to move to Greece,we live in CM and i am retired but my husband is not. We have been to the Islands a few times and have learned a bit of Greek in the UK a while ago. We have spent till 3pm looking for Language books with no luck.Do you know where we could find one? The Plaza could not even order one for us.
I think we are looking for the same type of place as you but we want to buy a business.
Keep in touch i have tryed to use the PE with no luck its not the same as here. Cheers.

[VERGIS92]

Hi there,

I work in west Crete in property sales, it is well possible to find a good property
in or near Chania, Chania town is just as alive in winter and from an investment point of view is cheaper than islands like Rhodes etc, you get long holiday season and even makes it possible under right management to rent it out
most of the year even during winter sunny months....

I can give you impartial advice about buying, I know many different constructors,
please only consider new properties they are better in the long run
and in case of buying in an empty land plot, go for one that is on a high ground
to ensure clear future surrounding views....

avoid paid viewing trip offers, even though it's offered by many of us I think you
should not make a buying decision over the course of 3 days, so please take your
time and don't let salesmen hurry you, there's plenty of supply this year in Crete

average capital growth is 9%, anything above that is not sustainable
so careful with exgerated commerials!

best of luck!

George Vergakis

[sun flower]

Hi Dale, We have never been to Kalamata, but the idea of a killer supermarket sounds good!!
I will read up about it today,We need to find out as much as possible before we make our minds up, as we are a long way off its not like being in the UK.I would be glad to here your opinions, and weather info comes into it because of my health. Kind reguards Di.

[sun flower]

Hi g 92, Thanks for the advise, We live at the moment in Thailand so are quite used to not believing what people say. We have not any idea at the moment where we will end up so we are still getting the info. Speak to you soon Diane.

[Howard Lewis]

Originally Posted by harcourtdale

Hello,We didn't get any responses on our first query so I'll try a different tack.We are retired Americans living in Chiang Mai, Thailand.* The Thai culture is great, but we need a little "Opa" in our lives too. So we are considering spending 5-6 months every year in Greece.* We have traveled a lot in Greece and enjoy locations where there is a good mix of Retirees and Greeks (ie. a preponderance of tavernas over night clubs is better).* We have spent some time in Nafplio and Thassaloniki and think they're nice, but we need much more input. We would like to avoid places that close up in the winter. So what are your expert opinions?Thanks in advance,Dale + Judy HarcourtChiang Mai, Thailand

Rhodes is beautiful, I have info if you need it.

Howard