Tourism in Greece has declined just 7% in the first half of 2009, compared to declines of 12% in Spain and 22% in Portugal
according to the website ?emportal’. The tourism markets are volatile, but Greece occupies a strong position. A traditional holiday favourite, combining the character of its ancient history and charm of its white-washed villages, Greece will continue to flourish as the financial crisis wanes.

Overseas property developers Barrasford & Bird Worldwide have seen an increase in enquiries for their Halcyon Hills development on the Greek island of Samos, resulting in a record 7 million sterling in sales in just two weeks. Robin Barrasford comments, “We are definitely seeing a vast improvement in the market with the last couple of weeks bucking the worldwide trend and proving to be one of the busiest for over a year.”

Luxury property at Halcyon Hills can be purchased from £176,000 with luxury frontline premier villas available from £735,000. Buying options include assisted finance, fractional ownership from £19,000 and guaranteed rental returns. A refundable reservation fee of £1000 applies.

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 Halcyon Hills is a uniquely luxurious spa resort on the south eastern coast of Samos. The resort offers world class facilities, including a 1200sqm spa with its own signature treatments and an exclusive 36 berth marina. Situated within a 30 minute flight from Athens, and within 65 kilometres of the new super marina at Didim, Turkey; Samos occupies an excellent location making it easily accessible from all over Europe. Click here for more details about Halcyon Hills: http://www.colordarcy.com/property.php?id=52

Tourism has always been popular on the islands but as the demand for luxury property increases this popularity is set to flourish with a 3.9% growth in Greek tourism predicted by 2011 (World Travel and Tourism Council).

Samos was chosen by the developers of Halcyon Hills for its unique mix of verdant vegetation, striking topography and historical sites. The island is a popular stop-off point for yachters, with a state of the art marina at Pythagorio just 12km from the actual location of Halcyon Hills.

Mayor Filippos Petrouskas has always supported the development of Halcyon Hills Marina Spa Resort. During his recent meeting with the Managing Director Robin Barrasford, Mayor Filippos Petrouskas took the opportunity to admire the new computer generated flythrough of the resort in addition to congratulating the developers on the beautiful and sympathetic design of Halcyon Hills. Click here for more details about Halcyon Hills: http://www.colordarcy.com/property.php?id=52

Mayor Filippos Petrouskas reiterated how important Halcyon Hills is to the future of tourism on Samos. Robin Barrasford commented, “We’re delighted to be working with the Samos authorities and are genuinely pleased by their continued support in Halcyon Hills. It’s important to nurture a good working relationship with the local population and local government. Samos tourism is flourishing and the development of Halcyon Hills will boost this expanding tourism market over the coming years.”

Loxley McKenzie, Managing Director, Colordarcy Investment commented, “We are very impressed by the Halcyon Hills concept and it goes to show why this development is one of our most popular projects”.

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