Showing posts with label Greece. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greece. Show all posts

Monday, March 10, 2014

Fancy Your Own Greek Island?

Clear blue water: Any buyer would have miles of uninterrupted views across the Aegean Sea to the Greek mainland 

Fancy Your Own Greek Island? Mystery Seller Puts One The Size Of 50 Football Pitches On The Market For £29m And It Doesn't Even Come With A House -- Daily Mail 

 * Greek capital of Athens is only a 30 minute speedboat trip away and the only access to the island is via boat
 * Island in the Aegean Sea is 86.5 acres in size and boasts dozens of stunning beaches
 * Isolated island does not have a single building on it, except for jetties and access points

This could be the perfect gift for the billionaire who has almost everything.

A mystery seller has put an idyllic and isolated Greek island in Khora on the market for £29million, but it does not even come with a house.

However, the astonishing collection of islets, inlets and bays surrounding the larger island in the Aegean Sea off the coast of the Greek mainland are all included in the price.

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My Comment: 29 million pounds to buy the island .... and probably double that for home and utilities.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Buy A Greek Island

In your dreams: it's unlikely that Crete will ever come up for sale, but some of Greece's islands are tempting buyers

Splash Out On A Greek Island -- The Telegraph

With the Greek economy in dire straits, now could be the time to buy your own fantasy island.

The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece!” When Lord Byron wrote his poem pining for this history-saturated archipelago, Greece was part of the Ottoman Empire. It is an independent country today, but with the economy crippled by debt, outsiders are once more casting a covetous eye over its islands, which number more than 6,000.

Collectively, they form an odd piece of real estate, containing everything from rocky outcrops, home to a few goats and an olive tree, to world-renowned holiday resorts such as Crete and Rhodes. But they are blessed with an ancient mystique that never palls.

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