The Guide to Living on Crete

Pros

• Packed with information
• Detailed and complete
• Very good on how to really deal with the famous Greek bureaucracy

Cons

• Aimed more at expatriates and those moving to Greece than the tourist
• Supplemental video sections are meandering, not particularly informative.

Description

• Seriously considering becoming an expatriate? This book is for you.
• Short-term tourists may not get as much out of it, but if you ever plan to go to a Greek goverment office, read this first.
• Filled with cheerful and interesting, often essential, information on life in Crete and in Greece in general.

Guide Review - The Guide to Living on Crete

Carol Palioudaki's "Living in Crete - A Guide to Living, Working, Retiring & Buying Property in Crete" seeks to take as much of the tension and stress out of being a new expatriate as possible. If you need to know about buying and registering a car, getting phone service or electricity, or finding resources to help you learn Greek, this compact and well-organized guide is the way to go.

An earlier version of this work was released as a CD and E-book as part of the Cool Guide series; the print version has been thoroughly updated.

Living in Crete - A Guide to Living, Working, Retiring & Buying Property in Crete

Partial Table of Contents

Introduction
Considering A Permanent Move
Retiring To Crete
1.Cretan Life
The Lifestyle
Cost of Living
Culture & People
Language
3. Employment

4. Red Tape in Greece

Residence Permit
Tax Number
Tax Returns
National Insurance- IKA, TAXI, OGA, TEBE.
Unemployment Benefit

5. Health/Medical Treatment

Pharmacies and prescriptions
National health/IKA Doctors
Private doctors
Hospital Treatment
Health Centres
Private Clinics
Private Health Insurance

6. Transport

Buses
Taxis
Driving in Crete
Importing a Car
New and secondhand cars
Car tax
Insurance
MOT

7. Communications

Telephone
Fixed Telephony
Mobile Phones
Internet
TV
Satellite TV

8. Greek Banks

Opening a bank account.
Cheques
Credit Cards
ATMs
Bank Transfers
Importing and Exporting cash.

9. Schools

10. Getting Married in Crete

Civil Marriage
Greek Orthodox and other Churches

11. Pets

PET passport scheme
Animals in Crete

12. Leisure & Shopping
Groups and Associations
Activities
Cretan Festivals
Nightlife
Shopping

13. Directory
Addresses, telephone numbers and websites of useful contacts and organisations.
List of Lawyers in Crete.