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Useful Information
Weather
The climate in Thessaloniki is Mediterranean,
although if you visit between November and March, the winter season, expect rain.
Thessaloniki in June enjoys warm weather with a mean temperature of about 24 degrees,
with warm days and mildly cold nights.
For more information about the weather in Thessaloniki, visit
The Weather Channel.
| Months | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
| Max Temperature (day) | 19 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
| Min Temperature (night) | 7 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
| Sunny Days | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Wind Speed (km/h) | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Humidity (%) | 69 | 64 | 56 | 53 | 56 |
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Passports and Visas
To enter Greece one needs a valid passport or, for EU nationals, travel documents (ID cards).
When registering in a hotel or pension in Greece,
your passport or EU travel documents must be shown.
Nationals of Australia, Canada, all EU countries, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Norway,
Iceland, Switzerland and the USA can stay in Greece for up to three months without a visa.
Greek embassies have a list of other nationalities allowed in without a visa. The list changes,
but includes nationals of the European principalities of Monaco and San Marino and most South American countries.
Those not on the list, such as South Africans, need a visa.
For an updated list of these nationalities, contact your nearest Greek embassy.
Take note that Greece will refuse entry to Somalian nationals with passports issued after January 1991
and holders of Yugoslav passports with a 'Macedonia' renewal stamp.
Greek embassies can provide assistance to travelers
and are usually the best places to contact for the most recent information.
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Maps
Map of Thessaloniki (6.8MB .jpg image)
Map of Thessaloniki
City College campus map
Google maps
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Time
Greece is two hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+2).
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Currency
The official currency in Greece is EURO (€).
Major credit cards are widely accepted, although cash is preferred in most shops,
especially the smaller ones.
Banks exchange all major currencies in cash, travellers' cheques or Eurocheques.
Post offices exchange cash but not travellers’ cheques.
Travel agencies and larger hotels change cash and travellers cheques.
Banknote exchange machines can be found in most tourist areas.
All upmarket shops, restaurants and hotels accept credit cards.
Visa and MasterCard are the most widely accepted.
Most banks have ATMs where you can access your debit or credit account.
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Electricity
Outlets and voltage (220 volts) are the same as in most of Europe (except UK).
The frequency of electrical current in Greece is 50 Hz.
Plugs are 2 pronged and rounded, bring an adapter for your shaver, hair drier, laptop, etc.
Mainland Europe’s plugs mostly the same except for the UK's which are 3 pronged and flat.
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Smoking
The conference is a non- smoking event.
Generally in Greece, smoking is not allowed in public buildings.
You can smoke in most restaurants, liquor establishments (bars) and cafeterias.
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Tipping
Customary gratuity should be calculated at 10 percent.
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Liability and Insurance
The organisers cannot be held responsible for accidents to conference participants
or accompanying persons, for damage or loss of their personal property,
or for cancellation expenses, regardless of cause.
Participants are advised to carry out their own insurance arrangements during their stay in Greece.
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Special needs
Speakers and accompanying persons with disabilities are invited to advise the Conference Secretariat of any special requirements.
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Useful telephone numbers
Area code: 0030 2310
Every city has a different area code (e.g. for Athens 210, for Thessaloniki 2310).
Emergency police line: 100
Emergency medical aid: 166
Fire brigade: 199
Taxis: 2310 525000
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