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Tips for Greece
Contents:
Tips for the Traveler
Visas
Health Risks
Time
Electricity, Weights
and Measures
At a Glance...
Capital City
People
Language
Religion
Government
Helpful Tidbits...
Links... |
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Tips
for the Traveler |
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Visas : |
A passport valid for at
least six months from the date of entry is required for
visits of up to three months |
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Health
risks: |
If you come in summer, be
prepared for hot temperatures: Bring sun-block, dark
glasses, and a hat.
Tap water is generally safe, but bottled water is readily
available and better to drink.
Restaurant food is generally safe to eat. Avoid dishes
made with ground meat. Ice cream might pose other
problems. |
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Time: |
Greece is 2 hours ahead of
Greenwich mean time (GMT), or 2 hours ahead of London, 7
hours ahead of New York, 7 hours behind Tokyo, and 6
hours ahead of Buenos Aires. Greece observes daylight
saving time from late March to late September, during
which time it is 3 hours ahead of GMT |
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Electricity: |
Electric current is 220
volts, 50 Hz AC; plugs have two round pins. Visitors from
abroad who wish to operate personal small electronic
items should consider bringing a plug adapter and a
transformer. |
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Weights
& Measures: |
The metric system is
standard throughout the country. Liquids are sold by
weight rather than volume. |
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Tourism: |
Although most visitors go
to Greece to pursue the past, many others - especially
hordes of European sunbathers - go for the bright sun,
white beaches, and blue waters of the eastern
Mediterranean Sea. |
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At
a Glance... |
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Capital
city:: |
Athens |
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People: |
98 percent Greek; 1 percent
Muslim; 1 percent other. |
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Language: |
Modern Greek |
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Religion: |
98 percent Orthodox Church
of Greece; 2 percent other, including Muslim, Roman
Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish. |
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Government: |
A republic |
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Helpful Tidbits... |
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Population |
10,600,000 |
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Tipping |
Although
a 15 percent service charge is included in restaurant
bills, it is customary to add 5 percent for the server or
maitre d' and some small change on the table for the
person who clears the dishes. Most people round up a taxi
fare to the nearest D100 for the driver. Elsewhere, a tip
of 12 to 15 percent is usual. |
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Links |
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http://www.skopelos.net |
The Greek Island
of Skopelos |
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http://www.greektravel.com/ |
Greek
travel information |
