|
||||||||
 Grecian isles are sought-after by foreigners but difficult to purchase, unless you have the means to help finance the country’s struggling economy. (Oxia Image Courtesy of Vladi Private Islands) Headlines were made this week when the Royal Family of Qatar was permitted to buy a handful of islands in Greece; however, this …Read More: Europe: Emir of Qatar Seals the Deal on Six Greek Private Islands  If you don’t like your neighbourhood, you can just pick up and move – it’s rather more complicated, however, for entire islands to unilaterally switch countries. (One of Ikaria's beautiful beaches) The Aegean island of Ikaria is a picturesque slice of rustic Greek life, with plentiful olive groves and vineries, …Read More: Europe: Greek Islanders Want to Secede, Join Austria  Throughout Greece’s ongoing financial crisis, rumors that the country is considering selling off its treasured islands to foreigners have been rampant in the media. (Image of Skorpios by Farhad Vladi) What makes the idea of owning a Greek island so captivating? Of course, the rocky, desert isles in the deep …Read More: Europe: The Myth of Greek Island Sales Rises Again  The mayor of the cash-strapped municipality of Chalki has decided to raise funds in a unique way: offering a beautiful local island for lease. (Image of Alimnia by Hans H. Hoffmann) A furor surrounded Greece’s islands last year when several prominent EU politicians suggested that the near-bankrupt country sell some …Read More: Greece: Mayor Pushing to Lease Out Island of Alimnia in 2012  The mayor of Lithuania’s capital city has suggested that struggling Greece should sell the country a private island to use as a resort – but is it even possible? (Skorpios Island Courtesy of Farhad Vladi) A paradise island on Greece’s sunny Mediterranean shores sounds to many people like the perfect …Read More: Europe: Can the Lithuanian Government Buy a Private Isle in Greece?  The sale of the fabled isle of the Onassis family to fashion designer Giorgio Armani has been widely misreported in the press – what makes this private island rumour so compelling? …Read More: Greece: Despite Rumours, No Skorpios Island for Mr. Armani In Greece, enticing, turquoise, clear waters surrounding precious and stunning islands offer tourists from around the globe unforgettable holidays, whether on the busy built-up party islands or the more quiet, less developed and perhaps more exclusive destinations in the Aegean, Ionian and Mediterranean Seas. Atokos Unfortunately, Greece is often in …Read More: Greece: Tourism minister says islands are not for sale  The word Greece is almost synonymous with the word island. With around 6000 islands in total, mostly privately owned, this should be a private island paradise… However selling or buying an island is virtually impossible in this country, thanks to an elaborate maze of bureaucracy, which must be navigated at all governmental levels, plus …Read More: Greece: Ever considered buying an island in Greece? |
   |
|||||||
|
Copyright © 2013 PRIVATE ISLAND NEWS – Private islands for sale and for rent | Private island resort - All Rights Reserved 
|
||||||||
