Comment by atmosx | Hacker News Reader

Comment by atmosx | Hacker News Reader

I work as a remote SRE from a town in Northern Greece. I would advise you to take a look at Crete (Greece).

Preferred place is Chania, but if you're going to cheap you can find cheaper right outside the old city center, especially if you're going to rent for a year.

The good things:

- Half a year is summertime - The food is superb - The canyons are amazing - Many seashores are amazing - You're close to the sea everywhere, very strong boost for your your family's immune system - You can live easily with less than ~40k/year - Ppl are accustomed to foreigners and very easy to befriend

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I feel smaller cities in Greece strike a good balance in general. You don't feel too starved for options, you don't get the feeling that it's awfully crowded either and rents are generally super affordable.

I assume other Mediterranean countries are similar, but great weather and the general way of life it affords people and the culture it facilitates, all these have huge benefits to your day to day well being.

Personally, I'm currently stuck in Athens but I want to eventually move to central Greece when I land a remote gig.

I also work remote from a small northern Greece town and I would also totally recommend Crete. It is an island but it is pretty big and the weather is the best you can get in Greece. If you enjoy crowded places then you should look on Thessaloniki that has 1 million population and has the best night life in my opinion. There are also often flights to other parts of Greece and decent connection to most European cities. Also Chalkidiki is like 1 hour away by car and you can get the best beaches in Greece.

"You're close to the sea everywhere, very strong boost for your your family's immune system"

Why is that?

I think the parent meant overall benefits of the location: low polution on the island, iodine from sea around and fresh seafood and vitamin D boost with lots of sunny days.

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