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The typical age of home buyers in Greece is changing, as more and more 30- 55-year-olds look to invest in the Greek real estate market. These are not the usual European pensioners, who used to be the main buyers of Greek real estate. This new, younger group of buyers sees buying a holiday home more like an investment, not just as somewhere to spend the summer. They are acting with their brains more than with their heart, and the first consideration is profit.

Halkidiki (sometimes spelled as Chalkidiki) is a peninsula in northern Greece that is found to the East of Thessaloniki. It is 120 kilometers long and has 3 “legs” which protrude into the Mediterranean Sea. Depending on which part of the peninsula you find yourself on, you’ll be surrounded by either beach bars, nightclubs, or centuries-old Byzantine monasteries. The one commonality between every part of Halkidiki is the great wine. Wine has been crafted in Halkidiki since the times of antiquity. In the 20th century, a phylloxera epidemic destroyed many of the grapevines, but the industry has been restored to the glory of its past. The following are the best places to stop on your wine journey through Halkidiki.

According to data from the Bank of Greece in the first quarter of this year, the rate of house price growth in Greece is reaching record highs. More specifically, prices rose 14.5% year-on-year in Greece as a whole, and even sharper spikes were seen in Greece’s 2 largest urban centers, reaching 16.5% in Attica (the region which includes Athens) and 16.1% in Thessaloniki. Prices in other large cities increased by 13.1%.

The Elephant Cave in Crete is one of the best-known diving sites in Greece. The Elephant Cave is found in the Red Village, which is 30 kilometers from Chania. More specifically, the cave is in the Drepano area of Akrotiri, which is next to Souda Bay.

The palm forest of Preveli is found below the Monastery of Preveli, next to the Kourtaliótiko Gorge. The beach is known for its extensive forest of the Cretan date palm, which is known as Phoenix Theophrastii. The Preveli palm forest is the second-largest palm forest in Crete behind Vai Palm Forest, which is on the east side of the island of Crete. The forest is not exclusively palm trees but is also home to osiers, reeds, oleanders, and locust varieties. Unfortunately, a fire wiped out a large portion of the palm forest in 2010, but it rebounded quickly, and within a few years, new trees had already sprouted. The Preveli palm forest is a paradise– an oasis compared to the dry terrain which surrounds the area. The Preveli palm forest is found 38 kilometers from Rethymnon and can be reached by car.