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PLANNING AHEAD
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Kosovo Greece is a wonderful place to visit all year round. Before you begin your
next trip, make sure to read our helpful travel information, to ensure you
make the most of your time in Athens and beyond.
Bulgaria BLACK
SEA
Macedonia
SEA OF
MARMARA
Thessaloniki •
Albania
• Meteora
• Kalambaka
Corfu
GREECE
Alonnisos AEGEAN SEA
Skiathos Skopelos
Sporades
IONIAN SEA Islands
Balos Beach, Crete
Ionian Islands • Delphi
Turkey
WHEN TO GO VISAS & PASSPORTS
Patras
Kefalonia
The summer months between June and August All travellers to Greece must carry a passport valid for at
Athens • are when Greece comes alive. Athens can tip the least six months beyond the date of departure from New
• Kusadasi thermometer over the 30-degree mark, making the Zealand. As visa information can change at any time, we
Zakynthos Samos Mediterranean, Aegean and Ionian seas look so recommend you seek advice regarding passports, visas,
Aegina appealing. Follow the crowd and head to the coastal and other travel requirements at safetravel.govt.nz.
• Olympia Kea islands where the sultry daytime air is offset by cool,
• Nafplion Poros
Saronic Islands Syros Mykonos nightly sea breezes. A word of warning though – if CURRENCY
Kythnos you’re looking for a quiet holiday away from the crowds,
Hydra The Cyclades Patmos this isn’t the season for you! Euro (EUR).
Paros Naxos Spring (April – May) and Autumn (September – MANDATORY TAX
Sifnos November) are the most comfortable times to travel. Greece charge a Climate Crisis Resilience Tax. These
Amorgos Kos Days are warm and less humid, nights are cool and taxes are not included in the listed “From” price as
Milos there are fewer tourists, you can capture the moment
Ios they are payable direct to your hotel on check out, and
without capturing too many strangers in your photos!
Symi vary according to the standard of accommodation and
Astypalea
Winter is generally very quiet with many hotels and travel season.
Santorini Dodecanese Islands attractions closing between December and February.
Rhodes Snow falls, although rare, are not unheard of in Athens. ELECTRICITY
Kythira
From October to April most of the Greek islands close 230V 50Hz. An international adapter is required.
down for tourism with the exception of Crete and
Rhodes, where the hotels and taverns in the main
SEA OF CRETE TEMPERATURE & RAINFALL
centres remain open.
Athens J F M A M J J A S O N D
Chania • LANGUAGE Temperature (max ºC) 13 14 16 21 26 31 33 33 29 24 19 15
Heraklion • • Hersonissos Greek is the official language of Greece. English is Average rainfall (mm) 57 47 41 31 23 11 6 6 14 53 58 98
widely spoken in the major cities and tourist areas.
Crete Greek Islands J F M A M J J A S O N D
Temperature (max ºC) 14 14 16 18 23 27 29 29 26 23 19 15
TIME
Average rainfall (mm) 71 43 40 16 11 0 7 0 11 38 59 75
Greece is 10 hours behind New Zealand Standard
Time (NZST). Daylight Saving Time is observed from
MEDITERRANEAN SEA March to October when the clocks are turned forward
by 1 hour.
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