This gorgeous Greek island is paying people €500 a month to live there

The stunning Greek island of Antikythera is welcoming new inhabitants and will pay them €500 a month to live there.

This idyllic 20 sq km paradise has plenty of beautiful empty beaches where you’re sure to find a peaceful spot all to yourself.

There is something a little disconcerting about taking a lone ferry ride to a remote island and stepping foot onto eerily quiet shores as the boat heads back to civilisation, leaving you among just a few dozen residents already living there.

In stark contrast to the bustling and noisy holiday resorts in Greece and its popular islands that fill up especially during the summer holidays, this island is so quiet there’s no continuous droning of traffic and you may even be able hear your own pulse.

If you’re not much of a people person and you’re very happy spending time in your own company, this offer could be the one to entice you.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to get away from the hustle and bustle and live life a little slower, in a serene and simple paradise?

Well, you’re in luck because the small remote island of Antikythera is ready to move new families to its gorgeous land and make it their home.

Not only that, you will be paid to make the move. Antikythera will pay families an allowance of €500 a month to live there for three years, as well as receiving housing and land. 

While moving your family to a remote Greek island isn’t to everybody’s taste, the cash incentive might help those with a bit of an adventurous streak to take the leap of faith and give it a try.

While it doesn’t have any supermarkets, petrol stations, banks, ATMs or even taxis, the island is currently under development. It does have its own source of water, an autonomous power station and internet connection for those wondering. 

Antikythera, a two-hour ferry ride from Crete, only has one coffee shop – a kafeneion – which also serves as a grocery store and meeting place for its current islanders. 

The boat which supplies the island with food and gas cannot dock in especially stormy seas – which is, apparently, a fairly common occurrence in winter.

One interesting fact about this island is the discovery site of one of the oldest analogic computers ever found, the Antikythera Mechanism. 

Built sometime around 150 and 100 BC, its gear wheels and clockwork mechanism were used to predict astronomical positions, eclipses, orbits, and even mark the four-year period between each Olympic Games.

The selection process for families could take a good while to complete, so you can sit back and relax – once you’ve packed your life up – in the meantime.

Be sure to do your homework and make sure this is the right move for you and your family if you’re thinking about it.