A VISA is not needed for European Union citizens. For all others a VISA is not needed only for a period of three months. After the three month period, a residency permit is absolutely necessary.

The Greek unit of currency is the Euro. The best places to exchange foreign currency to Euro are the banks. You must produce your passport when exchanging money.

Greece has 43 Airports: - Athens "Eleftherios Venizelos", (IATA-Airport Code: ATH)
- Thessaloniki "Makedonia", (IATA-Airport Code: SKG)
- Patra / Araxos "Agamemnon", (IATA-Airport Code: GPA)
- Herakleion "Nikos Kazantzakis", (IATA-Airport Code: HER)
- Volos "Nea Anchialos", (IATA-Airport Code: VOL)
- Agrinio "G. Karaiskakis", (IATA-Airport Code: AGQ), temporarily closed
- Alexandroupolis "Dimoritos", (IATA-Airport Code: AXD)
- Astypalaia "Panaghia", (IATA-Airport Code: ATH)
- Chania "Ioannis Daskalogiannis", (IATA-Airport Code: CHQ)
- Chios "Omiros", (IATA-Airport Code: JKH)
- Corfu "Ioannis Kapodistrias", (IATA-Airport Code: CFU)
- Ikaria "Icarus", (IATA-Airport Code: JIK)
- Ioannina "Epirus", (IATA-Airport Code: IOA)
- Kalamata "Nestor", (IATA-Airport Code: KLX)
- Kalymnos "Pothaea", (IATA-Airport Code: JKL)
- Karpathos "Ammopi", (IATA-Airport Code: AOK)
- Kasos "Aghia Marina", (IATA-Airport Code: KSJ)
- Kastelorizo "Megisti", (IATA-Airport Code: KZS)
- Kastoria "Aristotelis", (IATA-Airport Code: KSO)
- Kavala "Megas Alexandros", (IATA-Airport Code: KVA)
- Kefalonia "Odysseas", (IATA-Airport Code: EFL)
- Kos "Ippocrates", (IATA-Airport Code: KGS)
- Kozani "Filippos", (IATA-Airport Code: KZI)
- Kithira "Eptanisos", (IATA-Airport Code: KIT)
- Leros "Dodekanisos", (IATA-Airport Code: LRS)
- Lemnos "Hephaestos", (IATA-Airport Code: LXS)
- Marathon "Kotroni Airport", (IATA-Airport Code: LXS)
- Milos "Afrodite", (IATA-Airport Code: MLO)
- Mykonos "Delos", (IATA-Airport Code: JMK)
- Mytilene (Lesbos) "Odysseas Elytis", (IATA-Airport Code: MJT)
- Naxos "Apollon", (IATA-Airport Code: JNX)
- Paros "Artemis", (IATA-Airport Code: PAS)
- Porto Cheli "Kanaris" (privately owned), (IATA-Airport Code: PKH)
- Preveza (Lefkada) "Aktion", (IATA-Airport Code: PVK)
- Rhodes "Diagoras", (IATA-Airport Code: RHO)
- Samos "Aristarchos", (IATA-Airport Code: SMI)
- Santorini (Thira) "Zefyros", (IATA-Airport Code: JTR)
- Sitia "Vitsentzos Kornaros", (IATA-Airport Code: JSH)
- Skiathos "Alexandros Papadiamantis", (IATA-Airport Code: JSI)
- Skyros "Aegeo", (IATA-Airport Code: SKU)
- Sparti, (IATA-Airport Code: SPJ)
- Syros "Ermis", (IATA-Airport Code: JSY)
- Zakinthos "Dionysios Solomos", (IATA-Airport Code: ZTH)

No, Greece is very safe.

Tap water in Athens is chlorinated and fluoridated and is safe to drink. In other areas of the country, be sure to ask first.

Yes. There are special garbage bins marked especially for recycling.

This is always a good idea for travelers and Greece works with all of the promintent companies.t

Yes. Presently, the signal strength in any part of the country is strong and available to all cell phone companies. The costs can get pricey, therefore consult your carrier before your visit.
More information:
- Vodafone (http://www.vodafone.gr)
- Cosmote (http://www.cosmote.gr)
- Wind (http://www.wind.com.gr)

- ATE Bank (http://www.atebank.gr)
- Alpha Bank (http://www.alpha.gr)
- Aspis Bank (http://www.aspisbank.gr)
- Attica Bank (http://www.atticabank.gr)
- Bank of Cyprus (http://www.bankofcyprus.gr)
- Citibank (http://www.citibank.gr)
- EFG Eurobank-Ergasias (http://www.eurobank.gr)
- Emporiki Bank (http://www.emporikibank.gr)
- First Business Bank
- Geniki Bank (http://www.geniki.gr)
- Hellenic Bank (http://www.hellenicbank.gr)
- HSBC (http://www.hsbc.gr)
- Marfin Egnatia Bank (http://www.marfinegnatia.gr)
- Millennium Bank (http://www.millenniumbank.gr)
- National Bank of Greece (http://www.nbg.gr)
- Piraeus Bank (http://www.piraeusbank.gr)
- Probank (http://www.probank.gr)
- Proton Bank (http://www.protonbank.gr)
- TT Hellenic Postbank (http://www.ttbank.gr)

Various rules apply (most between EURO 2,50 - EURO 5,00. Contact the bank's customer service.

This is always a wise choice, but some of the charm of living in Greece is living one day at a time and going with your instinct during your stay here. 7 times out of 10 you will find what you are looking for with very little delay.