Greece has good prospects of actually becoming one of the leading countries for holiday homes. In theory, it already is: Greece is fifth on the scale of favourite destinations for Germans seeking a property to purchase, after Spain, Italy, France and the USA.

After Crete, Evia is the second largest of the Greek islands and has all the beauty and charm a traveller could want. What's more, it still preserves its typical character, which once led a Greek poet to describe Evia as "Greece's rich jewel box". Enchanting mountainscapes with peaks of up to 1,800 meters, mountain villages and monasteries alternate with fertile valleys and plateaux, dense woodland and rugged limestone landscapes. Ever present is the sea, deep blue and emerald green, steep cliffs and wide sandy or pebbly beaches. You won't be able to help dreaming of having your own little place at the edge of the shore. Such dreams can come true without a huge outlay here. Properties and houses are still affordable.