"...Second in line for the highest number of Blue Flags is Greece, with an impressive 430 for its beaches and 9 for marinas followed by Turkey with 235 Blue Flag standard beaches and 14 marinas. “Greece, with its thousands of islands, the combination of relatively low prices, a maturing and competitive mortgage market and now the second highest number of Blue Flag accolades in Europe, make it a great second home destination”, according to Irini Tzortzoglou, Head of Retail Banking for Piraeus Bank London.
Turkey is another country which has taken the spot light this year for overseas property purchasers, and it is clear why investors are lured to Greece’s neighbour, with affordable housing prices and now its undisputable fabulous Blue Flag beaches. Caroline Hollingworth of Hollingworth and Associates says, “We have seen interest in Turkey increase hugely in 2007; it has been a popular holiday destination with Britons and other Europeans for many years but now people are looking beyond the traditional second home markets for their property investments with Turkey sitting at the top of the list.”"
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