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Friday, October 4, 2019

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT GREECE


GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT GREECE


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Capital: Athens 
Official language: Greek     
 Currency: Euro (€)
Climate: Mediterranean
Area: 131,957  km2
Population: 10,775,557 (July 2014 est.)
State Government: Presidential Parliamentary Democracy
President of the Republic: Mr. Prokopis Pavlopoulos
Calling code: +30
Religions: Greek Orthodox (official) 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
Time Zone: GMT +2
Emergency numbers: General Emergency number in Greece is 112.
It can be called when faced with any emergency situation is toll-free and operator independent.   
Other emergency numbers are:
Police:100
Tourist Police: 1571
Ambulance Service: 166
Fire Department: 199
Kavala’ Hospital: 251 350 1100
Poisoning First Aid: 210 77 93 777


Health & Safety
In order to have access to necessary health care, tourists from member states of the European Union (EU) wishing to visit Greece must be holders of the European Health Card (EHIC) or any other legal Community document issued by their competent social security agency. You can find more information about the EHIC in the official European Commission site.


Border crossing:
Greece is a member of the Schengen Agreement.
There are no border controls between countries that have signed and implemented this treaty - the European Union (except Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland, Romania and the United Kingdom), Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

Common phrases in greek:

Goodbye
andi'o sas
So long
gia' hara'
Hello
gia' sou
Good morning
kalime'ra
Good afternoon
kalo' mesime'ri
Good evening
kalispe'ra
Good night
kalini'hta
I do not understand
Den katalave'no
What is your name?
Pos se le'ne?
Nice to meet you.
He'ro poli'
How are you?
Ti ka'nete?
Good
kala'



Consulate – Embassies

Croatia: Athens tel: 2106777033
Italy:  Athens tel: 21 0361 7260
Romania: Athens tel: 21 0677 4035             Thessaloniki tel: 231 034 0089
Spain: Athens tel: 21 0921 3123
Turkey : Athens tel: 21 0726 3000               Thessaloniki tel: 231 096 5070



    Travel

    Athens International Airport (ATH): 21 035 30 000 

·                                Thessaloniki International Airport (SKG): 2310 98 5000

·                               Kavala Airport (KVA): 2591 053400
To and from the Airport:
Bus: Transit bus service is provided between the Airport and the city of Kavala. There is a public bus stop in front of terminal building. Tickets can be purchased by the bus driver.

Taxi: 24/7 metered taxi service is available outside the Kavala Airport Terminal building. The journey from the Airport to Kavala city centre is about 35-40 minutes and the fare is 38€

·                            Thessaloniki Intercity Bus Station
·                            Kavala’ Intercity Bus Company (KTEL KAVALAS)
             4 MITR. KAVALAS CHRISOSTOMOU STR., ΚΑVΑLΑ
             P.C. 65403
             Τel: 2510 223355
             Fax: 2510 836387
             Τel. in Athens: 210 5129407
             https://www.ktelkavalas.gr/


             Useful information about KAVALA:
             https://www.visitkavala.gr/en/




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