I currently live six to eight months of the year in Nafplio, Greece.
Nafplio is a romantic seaside Venetian town situated in the Peloponnese region in the southwestern side of the mainland, by the Ionian Sea.
If someone had told me four years ago that I would be writing an article about how I designed my life to live part of my year in Greece, I wouldn’t have believed them. When you set your intentions and live them fully, anything is within your reach—even your wildest dreams.
If you have your sights set on living and investing in glorious Greece, know that it’s possible.
Nafplio is for people who love the sun and like to be on the water while surrounded by nature. It’s also for lovers of art, like myself. It’s an attractive place to think about investing in, relocating, or for a vacation because it has the best of Greece all in one place.
If you ask locals what’s their favorite place in their own country, Nafplio is usually the answer.
As I write this (in November), it’s still 28°C (82°F), and the water is like glass. Temperatures stay this way until December, when it gets colder, but doesn’t fall below 14°C (57°F), and start to rise again in March. It feels like an eternal summer.
The cost of living here averages between US$1000 and US$2000 a month depending on your spending habits, and the quality of life is superb. Nafplio is an artistic society, so there is an endless range of entertaining activities (and so many of them are free),
as well as outdoor activities.
It feels like an island paradise; the town isn’t too big and is open year-round with local tourism booking hotels out on weekends even throughout the winter months.
It’s so popular among the local Greeks because the Venetian old historic town was voted most romantic in all of Greece, and it’s right on the water.
Let’s dive into all the details of the best-kept secret in Greece (and Western Europe).
By the time you get to the end of this article, I’m sure you will be booking your tickets to join me.
