Greece Background Information

Ambulance Service: 166
SOS Doctors : 1016
Duty Hospitals and Clinics: 1434
Poisoning First Aid: 210 7793777
Pharmacies: 1434
Open Line for alcohol drug Addiction: 210 3617089

In order to have access to necessary health care, tourists from member states of the European Union (EU) wishing to visit Greece must be holders of the European Health Card (EHIC) or any other legal Community document issued by their competent social security agency.

In these cases, the necessary treatment in Greece is provided by:

• the IKA (Social Security Institute) Health Units (polyclinics) or doctor's offices in the region;
• Regional clinics (former rural clinics) or the Health Centres of the National Health System; and
• the outpatients' departments of the hospitals on contract

1 January: New Year's Day
6 January: Epiphany
19 February: Ash Monday
25 March: National Holiday
8 and 9 April: Easter
1 May: May Day
28 May: Whit Monday (Holiday only for public sector)
15 August: Dormition (Assumption) of The Virgin
28 October: National Holiday
25 and 26 December: Christmas

Foreign Embassies and Consulates in Greece
On this page you may find basic information concerning foreign embassies and consulates located in Greece. The foreign embassies and consulates are listed by country name in alphabetical order.