How to buy a house in Greece to preserve its value? How to live in Athens' wealthy neighborhoods with the $250,000 "Golden Visa" program? Why do the rich choose to live in Kifisia, Athens?
Where is the traditionally wealthy neighborhood of Athens? In the greater Kifissia area in the northeast of Athens.
Kifisia Kifisia
It is both a result and a process that the rich and important people of Athens are concentrated in the Kifissia area in the northeast of Athens. So, to buy a house in Greece you need to know why the rich people of Athens choose to live in the Kifissia region in the northeast of Athens and not in other regions? Before I formally explain, I would like to make it clear that the choice of the rich and important Athenians to live in Kifissia is not something that has happened in the last few decades; this residential preference has been going on for centuries.
Golden Visa
Launch in Greece"Golden Visa"The statuses obtained after the program are all Greek permanent residency, not Greek residency, and we skipped the first step - EU countries set up different types of short-term residency (valid for one to two years), such as work visas; the laws of most EU countries stipulate that people from other than EU countries can apply for permanent residency in an EU member state after five years of legal residence in that country.Golden VisaGetting permanent residency in one step eliminates the hassle.
"The rich."
While the Chinese have a "feng shui" theory for choosing a place to live, this is not necessarily the case in Greece, where Kifisia is an upscale residential and shopping area with international design boutiques, specialty leather stores and art galleries. The tree-lined streets are lined with historic Greek family restaurants, restaurants using local organic produce and chic cafes. For family travelers, head toGulandris Museum of Natural History (Goulandris Natural History Museum), to learn about the ecology of plants and animals, and also to theKifisias Park Enjoy the poolside and statues.
Night view of the streets of Kifissia
The problem of avoiding the summer heat when buying a house in Greece
Air conditioners were mainly used in factories, shopping malls, theaters and other places for a long time after they were invented. In Europe, America and the developed world, air conditioning entered the home after World War II - in the 1950s, air conditioning was still a luxury item, and a family owning an air conditioner could definitely represent affluence.
Athens in July and August
Kiffy Summer, cool for the summer
Problems with water sources
One of the sources of water for Hadrian's Trough, which was built during the Roman rule in Greece to supply Athens with water and which continued to operate for thousands of years, was the north-eastern part of Athens.Pendeli MountainsThe
Kifissia is a quality water source
Mount Pendeli (Greek: Πεντέλη, Πεντελικόν, Πεντελικό Όρος), is located southeast of Athens. The highest peak of Mount Pentelicus is Pyrgari Peak, which is 1,109 meters high, and the mountainous area is mostly covered by forests and has very good water quality, which means that the area where Kifissia is situated is a good source of water for Athens. Living in the region of Kifissia, one not only has access to sufficient water, but also to clean water. Before the establishment of modern water supply systems, sufficient + clean water was one of the main considerations when choosing where to live in Greece.
The site of Hadrian's Ferry in northern Athens
Problems with building materials
For the Greeks, before steel and cement were used to build houses, the main materials were stone and wood. Pendeli, where Kifissia is located, has been one of the main marble quarries in Athens since ancient times, and the marble produced here is so white that it can emit a dazzling metallic light under the sunlight, and has been famous in Greece since ancient times - the marble for the Parthenon on the Acropolis was produced on Pendeli. Pendeli.) In addition, Pendeli has a lot of large trees that can be used as material for building houses. Building a house in the region of Kifissia, you can build a family house that will last for centuries, using local materials.
Problems with transportation
Athens from Kifissia to PiraeusMetro Line 1 (Green Line)s predecessor, a railroad line from Kifissia to the port of Piraeus, which opened in 1869; more than a hundred years ago, people living in Kifissia could take the train to downtown Athens and thePiraeus PortThe favorable environment and convenient transportation attract more and more wealthy Athenian families to build their own family mansions in Kifissia. Good environment and convenient transportation, attracting more and more wealthy Athenian families to build summer villas in Kifika and become fashionable, more and more wealthy Athenians choose to build their own family mansions in Kifika, summer vacation and short stay gradually become a settled life, after the rich people who bought houses in Kifika increased year by year, Kifika began to become a rich area in Athens.
Golden Visas and the Reverse Urbanization of Athens
After World War II, the population of downtown Athens continued to grow as more and more people from rural areas moved into Athens in search of better development opportunities and a better living environment - peaking in 1981 (885,000), making Athens one of the most densely populated cities in the world at that time. As the population of downtown Athens continued to grow, there were more and more shoddy apartments in downtown Athens, and downtown Athens became a poorer and poorer place to live. From the 1960s, Athens began a "reverse urbanization" development, the rich Athenians began to move away from the center of Athens, Harandri, Marousi and other northeastern areas of Athens gradually developed. In the process of "reverse urbanization" of Athens, the rich and important people of Athens mainly moved to Kefitsia, and at the same time, the high quality international schools in the neighborhood of Kefitsia also attracted more and more students.Golden VisaImmigrants came over to the family, and with them the wealthy neighborhood of Kifissia became more and more entrenched.
Athens Lighting and Blue Sky
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(This post was written by HUO and revised by Bee)
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