In its article entitled “The top islands for buying real estate in Greece”, the French newspaper Le Figaro quotes the opinion of eight real estate agencies on the places the French should invest in the country, buying real estate.

“If you dream of a house by the sea, but want to stay in Europe, Greece is the cheapest of all countries“, says the manager of Houses in Greece, underlining that after the end of the special tax regime for foreign pensioners in Portugal, Greece is a popular destination for pensioners and affluent buyers.

According to the results, the ten destinations in order of priority – with the comparative advantages presented for each, briefly, in the article – are as follows: 1) Crete2) Rhodes3) Kea4) Andros5) Paros6) Syros7) Naxos8) Tinos9) Corfu10) Kos.

“You can find a house with a sea view from 350,000 or 400,000 euros. In Spain, Italy or Portugal, these prices do not exist“, says the publication of the French newspaper, which cites the results of the research it carried out by talking to eight professionals in the real estate industry in Greece, in order to help French readers-potential buyers (with a budget of 500,000 euros) in the search for a permanent or seaside holiday home.

The research also points out that Greece attracts more than 30 million visitors every year with the advantages it offers: The climate, the landscape, the gastronomy, the cost of living, about 14,000 kilometers of coastline and about 200 inhabited islands.

Industry professionals agree, however, that the final choice is a very personal matter, as the Greek islands are very different from each other, both in terms of architecture, climate, infrastructure, etc., depending on what you are looking for. each prospective buyer.