
Travel Tips for your Holidays in Greece
Emergency Phone Numbers
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 & National Airports
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
Shop Opening Hours
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.
Public Holidays
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