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<text>
<title>
Greece: Travel
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<article>
<hdr>
Background Notes: Greece
Travel
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<body>
<p> Climate and clothing: Lightweight clothing May-September;
woolens October-April.
</p>
<p> Customs: Greek visas are required of holders of official and
diplomatic US passports, but not of visitors holding US tourist
passports and intending to stay less than 2 months. Visitors
wishing to extend their stay must submit an application 20 days
before the expiration of the 2-month period. No special
inoculations are required, but health requirements change.
Travelers should check the latest information.
</p>
<p> Telecommunications: Telephone service within Athens is
satisfactory, and calls to the US may be made easily. Athens is 7
standard time zones ahead of the eastern US.
</p>
<p> Transportation: Streets and highways in Greece are
hard-surfaced; smaller roads are sometimes rough and ungraded.
Tourist wishing to drive must have an international driver's
licence. The international car insurance card is valid if
Greece is listed on the card. Intercity and local public
transportation is adequate, inexpensive, and crowded at rush
hours. Taxis are numerous in Athens, but because they are
relatively inexpensive they are difficult to find during rush
hours.
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<p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
April 1985.
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