Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Greece We advise caution when travelling to Greece. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.
Greece shares a land border with 4 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Greece), the Advisory Index is 3 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Albania (3.6), Turkey (3.5), Bulgaria with 2.8 and Macedonia with 2.3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Greece. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Greece.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Greece.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Greece from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.8 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise normal safety and security precautions in Greece (level 1 of 4).
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Exercise normal precautions in Greece. Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Greece.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Iaktta normal försiktighet. Jordbävningar, skogsbränder och översvämningar kan förekomma. Följ de lokala myndigheternas anvisningar.
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Greece. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Greece changed from 3.0 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Greece to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Greece changed from 2.6 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Greece to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Greece changed from 3.0 to 2.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government decreased their existing warning for Greece to 1.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -3.0).
The total rating for Greece changed from 3.1 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government decreased their existing warning for Greece to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Greece changed from 2.8 to 3.1. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Greece with a rating of 4.0.
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Greece to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Greece changed from 2.5 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Greece to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Greece to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Greece changed from 2.2 to 2.5. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Greece to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Greece changed from 1.8 to 2.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Greece with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Greece changed from 1.6 to 1.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Greece to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Greece changed from 0.0 to 1.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government issued a new warning for Greece with a rating of 2.0.
The total rating for Greece changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Greece with a rating of 1.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Greece with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Greece with a rating of 1.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Greece with a rating of 2.0.
Greece with its capital Athens is a country in Europe (Southern Europe), slightly smaller than Alabama (131,940 km²). The country is located Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey. The climate can be described as temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers. The landscape is mostly mountains with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands. With a population of about 10.72 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Athens |
| Population | about 10.72 million |
| Size | 131.940 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Alabama |
| Common languages | Modern Greek, English, French |
| Currency | Euro (short: EUR) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +30 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .gr |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | GR |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | GRC |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 300 |
These are problems Greece is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
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Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Greece. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Greece.
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Greece is currently rated at 2,8 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 5 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Greece.
Visiting the country Greece is usually fine. The score is at 2,8 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 5 individual sources for Greece.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Greece. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Greece.
Greece has a size of 131,940 km² or 50,942 mi² which is slightly smaller than Alabama.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Greece and bordering countries.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Albania (3.6)
Turkey (3.5)
Bulgaria (2.8)
Macedonia (2.3)