Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES AND RAINFALL
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Athens
Maximum (˚C/˚F)
13/55
14/57
16/61
20/68
25/77
30/86
33/91
33/91
29/84
24/75
19/66
15/59
Minimum (˚C/˚F)
6/43
7/45
8/46
11/52
16/61
20/68
23/73
23/73
19/66
15/59
12/54
8/46
Rainfall (mm)
62
37
37
23
23
14
6
7
7
51
56
71
Thessaloníki
Maximum (˚C/˚F)
9/48
12/54
14/57
20/68
25/77
29/84
32/90
32/90
28/82
22/72
16/61
11/52
Minimum (˚C/˚F)
2/36
3/37
5/41
10/50
14/57
18/64
21/70
21/70
17/63
13/55
9/48
4/39
Rainfall (mm)
44
34
38
41
40
40
22
14
29
57
55
56
Crete (Iráklio)
Maximum (˚C/˚F)
16/62
16/62
17/63
20/68
23/73
27/81
29/84
29/84
27/81
24/75
21/70
18/64
Minimum (˚C/˚F)
9/48
9/48
10/50
12/54
15/59
19/66
22/72
22/72
19/66
17/63
14/57
11/52
Rainfall (mm)
95
46
43
26
13
3
1
1
11
64
71
79
Dodecanese (Rhodes)
Maximum (˚C/˚F)
15/59
16/62
17/63
21/70
25/77
30/86
32/90
33/91
29/84
25/77
21/70
17/63
Minimum (˚C/˚F)
7/45
8/46
9/48
12/54
15/59
19/66
21/70
22/72
19/66
15/59
12/54
9/48
Rainfall (mm)
201
101
92
23
21
1
1
0
15
75
114
205
Ionians (Corfu)
Maximum (˚C/˚F)
14/57
15/59
16/62
19/66
23/73
28/82
31/88
32/91
28/82
23/73
19/66
16/61
Minimum (˚C/˚F)
6/43
6/43
8/46
10/50
13/55
17/63
19/66
19/66
17/63
14/57
11/52
8/46
Rainfall (mm)
196
132
100
70
41
14
4
20
95
184
237
259
although they recruit the majority of staff from the
home country; all you need is EU nationality and the
appropriate language, though knowledge of Greek
is a big plus. Jobs in bars or restaurants are a lot
easier for women to come by than men. Another
option if you have the requisite skills is to work for a
windsurfing
school or
scuba
operation.
Ordinary
post boxes
are bright yellow, express
boxes dark red, but it's best to use those adjacent to
an actual post o
ce, since days may pass between
collections at boxes elsewhere.
Maps
The most reliable
general touring maps
of Greece
are those published by Athens-based Anavasi
(
W
anavasi.gr), Road Editions (
W
road.gr) and
newcomer Orama (
W
nakas-maps.gr). Anavasi and
Road Editions products are widely available in
Greece at selected bookshops, as well as at petrol
stations and general tourist shops countrywide. In
Britain they are found at Stanfords (
T
020/7836
1321,
W
stanfords.co.uk) and the Hellenic Book
Service (
T
020/7267 9499,
W
hellenicbookservice
.com); in the US, they're sold through Omni
Resources (
T
910/227-8300,
W
omnimap.com).
Hiking/topographical maps
are gradually
improving in quality and availability. Road Editions, in
addition to their touring maps, produce 1:50,000
topographical maps for mainland mountain ranges,
including Áthos, Pílio, Parnassós, Ólymbos, Taiyettos,
Ágrafa and Íti, usually with rudimentary route direc-
tions in English. Anavasi publishes a series covering
the mountains of central Greece (including Ólymbos)
and Epirus, some on the Peloponnese, the White
Mountains and Psiloritis on Crete and Mt Dhýrfis on
Mail
Post offices
are open Monday to Friday from
7.30am to 2pm, though certain main branches are
also open evenings and Saturday mornings.
Airmail letters
take 3-7 days to reach the rest of
Europe, 5-12 days to North America, a little longer
for Australia and New Zealand. Postal rates for up to
20g are a uniform €0.75 to all overseas destinations.
For a modest fee (about €3) you can shave a day or
two off delivery time to any destination by using
the
express service
(
katepígonda
).
Registered
(
systiméno
) delivery is also available for a similar
amount but is slow unless coupled with express
service. Stamps (
grammatósima
) are widely
available at newsagents and other tourist shops.
Parcels
should (and often can) only be handled
in the main provincial or county capitals. For
non-EU/EEA destinations, always present your box
open for inspection, and come prepared with tape
and scissors.
