Articles written by Elxis

First of all we, Theo & Betty and our daughter Mariska, would like to thank Elxis and their staff for their mediation in the purchase of our hotel Villa Anaïs

We have been coming to West Crete, near Platanias, for a number of years. Our wish was to buy a house/apartment. We had already looked around a bit, but the

Once we had decided to buy a second home to spend our holidays in with the children, we asked ourselves “what exactly do we want?” We decided to make an

The way we met was pure coincidence. We were looking for a house, we were sure of that by now. Turkey was already excluded. Nothing wrong with Turkey, also a

We want to tell you something. Since 1983 we have been visiting the island of Kos and our “dream” was to own a house or flat there one day. When

For years we have been looking around for a place where we could have our second home. France, Spain, Portugal or Greece. We really wanted to be near the sea,

The purchase of our house in Nistora has a long history. In 1990, we set foot on Greek soil for the first time and it clicked immediately. That was the

Once upon a time there was a married couple with a long-cherished dream. When they grew up, they wanted a house on a Greek island to live out their old

Since 1992 we have been enthusiastic visitors of Greece. Every year we visited Greece at least once or twice. On one of the many islands, but also on the mainland.

After having enjoyed our house in Kamaria, near Finikounda and Methoni, and especially the Peloponnese for over 20 years, we sold our house last summer. The buyers, also Dutch, were

……………. And then you found it: your dream house! The biggest hurdle has been taken, you think. But no…. it’s just beginning! Everyone gives advice, everyone knows someone who has

J’ai fait connaissance avec Elxis par le site seconderesidence.be. En cliquant sur Crète, j’ai trouvé des projets de maisons à construire et je me suis rendue ensuite à Gand en

After a search of several years, we succeeded. “We did it! A dream house in the sun. Everything fell into place. The house, the location, the street… An important part

A house to dream of Breathtaking sea views Wild flowers along the roads Nice terraces with friendly people We enjoy it immensely Thank you Elxis for your expert and loving

Naxos Since 2006 we have been travelling to Greece twice a year. In May and in September. We especially like to stay in the Cyclades. Before that time we made

Elxis has meant a lot to us. Our first plan was to buy a family hotel on Thassos. We had already seen something on the internet and travelled to Thassos.

Via a diversion (Ghent-Belgium), our adventure began in March 2008 in Utrecht, at the Elxis stand at the Second Home exhibition. One month later, we participated in the Creta info

Acquiring a house in Greece is not an easy task. In any case, it is a lot more complicated than we are used to in Belgium. Not only because the

In 1988, during our first holiday with our camper van, we made a round trip through Greece. Via Thessaloniki to Athens, Cape Sounion, Canal of Corinth, Sparta, Kalamata, Olympia, Patras,

A viewing says more than a thousand pictures; the advice of Elxis is so much more than just an advice… In September 2009 we left for Lefkas where we knew

Despite, and perhaps precisely because of, the current Greek crisis, we saw an old charming house in Greece on the internet with its ‘feet’ in the water. A flight to

Without your expert help, our house on Patmos would never have been sold. A thousand thanks! Aart Staartjes regularly wrote columns about his – often hilarious – experiences in Greece.

It is Monday morning, 30 June 2014. The sun is already high in the sky again. Today is going to be a warm day. Today is going to be a

It was a dream we had been cherishing for a long time: a home of our own in Greece. But how do you start? It seemed an impossible task, perhaps

Halfway through the purchase of our Greek house, Elxis stepped in to help us. This really saved us, because we were one of the first to have to deal with

In May 2010, the time had come. After some 45 years of getting to know the Greek islands and collecting enough comparative material to be able to choose the nicest

 When in the course of 2013 there were many reports about falling prices for houses in southern Europe, we decided to go for it. First we thought of Portugal –