In case of emergency you can call:

Police: 100

EKAV (ambulance): 166

Fire Department: 199

European emergency number: 112

Tourist Police: 1571

Hospitals & Clinics on duty: 1434

Pharmacies: 1434

Poison Control Center: 210 7793777

International airports

Alexandroupolis

Zante

Thessaloniki

Corfu

Heraklion Crete

Kalamata

Kavala

Kefalonia

Kos

Lesvos (Mytilini)

Lemnos

Rhodes

Samos

Chania

National airports

Astypalaia

Icaria

Ioannina

Kalymnos

Karpathos

Kasos

Kastelorizo

Kastoria

Kozani

Kythera

Leros

Milos

Mykonos

Naxos

Nea Agchialos (Volos)

Paros

Patras

Preveza

Santorini

Skiathos

Skyros

Syros

Chios

In Greece the opening hours for the department stores and shops vary from region to region and also depending on the season. In the big cities like Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraklion, Larissa the following opening times apply:

Central shops, department stores and supermarkets:

Monday – Friday: 9.00 - 21.00

Saturday opening hours are: 9.00 - 20.00

Closed on Sunday 

Neighborhood shops:

Monday, Wednesday, Saturday: 9.00 - 15.00

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9.00 - 14.30 & 17.30 - 20.30

Closed on Sunday

On Sundays shops in large cities are closed, except for neighborhood convenience stores and kiosks, which some operating 24 hours a day and Sundays. In many tourist areas shops are open especially during the summer months from 9.00 - 23.00.

01/01/15 Thursday New Year’s Day

06/01/15 Tuesday Epiphany

23/02/15 Monday Ash Tuesday

25/03/15 Wednesday Anniversary of the Revolution of 1821 – Evangelismos of Theodokou

10/04/15 Friday Holy Friday (Date moves on the calendar every year)

13/04/15 Sunday Easter

14/04/15 Monday Easter Monday (Date moves on the calendar every year)

01/05/15 Friday Labor Day

01/06/15 Monday Holy Spirit

15/08/15 Saturday Koimisi of Theotokou

28/10/15 Wednesday Celebration of “Oxi Day 1940”

25/12/15 Friday Christmas Day

26/12/15 Saturday Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos