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| Emergency Numbers: |
| Medical Emergency |
Tel: 112 |
| Ambulance service |
Tel: 166 |
| Police |
Tel: 100 |
| SOS Doctors |
Tel: 10 16 |
| Tourist Police |
Tel: 171 |
| Coast Guard |
Tel: 108 |
| Special Violent Crime Squad |
Tel: 10 14 |
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| DO’s AND DON’Ts: |
| Upon arriving in Greece, you might feel that you have furfilled a dream. We want it to remain that way, here is some advise from an expat living in Greece about what to do and what not to do in Greece. |
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| BRING SUFFICIENT FUNDS |
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| with you for your stay and your return. Bank transfers take time especially to the Greek islands. If you miss your return charter flight you may need to buy another ticket ‘or pay a surcharge’. |
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| HIRING A VEHICLE, BOAT OR MOPED? |
| Do check beforehand: is it roadworthy or seaworthy? Is there proper insurance cover? Do wear a helmet when on a moped and drive carefully – an accident can ruin your holiday. |
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| SEXUAL ASSUALTS - |
| Women should not walk home alone at night, nor should they accept lifts from strangers or casual acquaintances. |
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| PERSONAL SECURITY |
| Do take care when visiting well-known historical sites – they are favoured haunts of bag-snatchers and muggers. |
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| DON’T GET INVOLVED WITH DRUGS - |
| Penalties are severe – sentences range from 10 years to LIFE imprisonment for trafficking. Prescriptive drugs for personal use may not be permitted or may require an import permit. |
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| GREECE HAS UNEMPLOYMENT - |
| Do not expect to find work easily. A good knowledge of Greek is essential for most jobs. Fruit picking opportunities are limited. |
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| DO RESPECT CUSTOMS REGULATIONS - |
| Contraband is a serious offence and carries heavy prison sentences. Vehicles, boats and aircraft must be taken out of Greece by you within specified time limits. |
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| DO RESPECT THE GREEK LAWS - |
| Drunken and violent tourists resisting arrest have been given heavy prison sentences. |
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| TOO MUCH SUN |
| especially if mixed with alcohol – can result in dehydration and lead to serious health problems. DO take care. |
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| IN CONCLUSION PLEASE REMEMBER THAT…. |
| Topless sunbathing is not permitted on the beaches |
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| IT IS AN OFFENCE to pick up, or to attempt to carry away any item, no matter how small or apparently worthless, which could be described as an antiquity. It is also an offence to dive for, or to photograph antiquities in Greek territorial waters.A law introduced in August 1987 provides very SEVERE SENTENCES FOR DRUG OFFENCES. For example, possession of even a small quantity of narcotics is punishable by a prison sentence of up to 15 years and a very high fine. Other offences carry prison sentences of up to 20 years as well as very high fines. Anyone convicted of causing the use of narcotic substances by individuals below the age of 18 years may be imprisoned for life and face an extremely high fine. Under this law over 100 substances are classified as narcotics. The possession, trafficking or use of the following non prescriptive drugs is prohibited: Hashish, Marijuana, Heroin, various Hallucinogens such as: LSD, STF, Mescaline and except by permission of the Greek authorities the following prescriptive drugs: Cocaine, Codeine, Opium, Morphine, Demerol, Methadone, all synthetic narcotics, opium derivatives, amphetamines. Persons visiting Greece in possession of these prescriptive drugs should contact the nearest Greek Consulate before they travel. |
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| NUDISM is not an offence in itself, but visitors have been prosecuted by private persons laying a charge with the police under the law dealing with offences against public morals/decency. The courts do not accept ignorance of the law as an excuse. |
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