GR39.0°N · 22.0°EPhoto: Neda Glisovic · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSouthern Europe travel guide
Greece
Ancient ruins and whitewashed islands
Greece pairs the Acropolis and classical sites with hundreds of islands. Santorini and Mykonos are the famous pair; Crete, Naxos and Rhodes offer more variety.
Places worth your time
Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Acropolis
Athens
Go at opening time to avoid heat and crowds.
Photo: TomasEE · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Oia
Santorini
Famous caldera sunsets. Arrive early for a spot.
Photo: Stathis floros · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Meteora
Thessaly
Monasteries perched on rock pillars.
Knossos
Crete
Bronze Age Minoan palace near Heraklion.
Know before you go
- Book island ferries early in July and August.
- Most sites have reduced winter hours.
Key facts
- Official name
- Hellenic Republic
- Capital
- Athens
- Currency
- Euro (EUR €)
- Languages
- Greek
- Calling code
- +30
- Area
- 1,31,990 km²
- Region
- Southern Europe
Who can get in easily
93 of 198 passports can enter Greece without arranging a visa in advance.
- Visa-free
- Visa on arrival
- eTA
- eVisa
- Visa required
Visa requirements for Greece by passport
IndiaVisa required
United StatesVisa-free90 days
United KingdomVisa-free90 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 days
ChinaVisa required
SingaporeVisa-free90 days
PakistanVisa required
BangladeshVisa required
Sri LankaVisa required
NepalVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
PhilippinesVisa required
CanadaVisa-free90 days
AustraliaVisa-free90 days
GermanyVisa-free
Pick any passport above to see the full requirements, or use the selector at the top.
Nearby countries
Albania
Bulgaria
Türkiye
North MacedoniaSources: Wikipedia's "Visa requirements for … citizens" articles (CC BY-SA 4.0) for 199 passports; Passport Index Data (imorte), scraped from passportindex.org, published 17 Feb 2026 for the rest. Last checked 11 Oct 2026. Cover photo: Photo: Neda Glisovic · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons.