r/crete • u/Kittymeow7116 • Jun 29 '22
Housing/Στέγαση Moving to Chania area
Hello all! My husband and I are planning to move from the states to the Chania area (likely somewhere in Akrotiri) and I have a couple questions:
- has anyone used Google Fi? Does it work well in Crete?
- any recommendations on neighborhoods/villages to look at? We have a 2 year old that will be attending the Theodoropoulou School in Korakies so we'd like to be fairly close to there.
- any recommendations on finding a rental? We've been on spiti24 but thought I'd see if there were others.
And of course happy to hear any tips/tricks/things to think about as we move. We're planning to move in late December and be in Crete for a year (at least) and I'm sure there are things we're forgetting.
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u/dirtyterps Jun 29 '22
That's awesome. I'd love to move to Crete from the states. Are you working remotely or did you find something there? Do you speak greek?
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u/Kittymeow7116 Jun 29 '22
We both work remotely so we’re planning on applying for the digital nomad visa
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u/WildSeaworthiness8 Jun 29 '22
Trying to convince my husband to do the same. Post updates so I can live vicariously through you!
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u/Kittymeow7116 Jun 30 '22
Can do! I’m also launching a blog about it later in the year (I’m a copy editor by trade so figured why not?) planning to have the usual travel stuff, but also more how-tos on how to actually apply for the visa and move.
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u/WildSeaworthiness8 Jun 30 '22
Awesome. I'll follow you!
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u/purpleit_ Jun 29 '22
Why specifically Google Fi? If you plan to stay for one year I guess you could make a contract with a local provider (cosmote for example). If you just don't want landline check Skytelecom, it's satellite internet.
Akrotiri area in general is very nice and quite I would say. Kounoupidiana, Pithari, Kalathas, all this area is pretty OK. Generally it's very hard to find home to rent in Chania but in Akrotiri is a bit easier because it's about 20min away from the city center.
Except Spiti24 and Spitogatos, I would search in Facebook Marketplace and local groups that are specifically for property rentals. If you want send me a dm and I will provide you some links.
Let me know if you have more questions