Greece Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Greece Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Greece and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Hellenic Republic.

Etymology: The English name derives from the Roman (Latin) designation "Graecia," meaning "Land of the Greeks". The Greeks call their country "Hellas" or "Ellada".

Capital: Athens.

Independence / foundation: Greece obtained their independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830 with the signing of the London Protocol recognizing Greek independence by Great Britain, France, and Russia

Population: 10 million.

Currency: Euro (EUR)
1 USD = 0.91 - 0.93

Time zone: UTC+2

Languages spoken: Greek (official) 99%, other (includes English and French) 1%.

Religions: Greek Orthodox 81-90%, Muslim 2%, other 3%, none 4-15%, unspecified 1%.

Climate: Temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $330.5 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $31,700.

Main airports: Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport.

World heritage sites in Greece

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 19.

Top world heritage sites:

- Acropolis, Athens.
- Medieval City of Rhodes.
- Old Town of Corfu.
- Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae.
- Archaeological Site of Delphi.
- Meteora.
- Mount Athos.
- Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika.
- Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus.
- Archaeological Site of Mystras.
- Archaeological Site of Olympia.
- Delos.
- Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios.
- Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos.
- Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina).
- Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns.
- The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos.
- Archaeological Site of Philippi.
- Zagori Cultural Landscape.

Interesting facts about Greece

- Ancient Greeks are considered to be the inventors of mathematics. Some scholars believe that Pythagoras of Samos introduced the concept philosophy and mathematics to the world.

- Athens developed the world’s first democracy around 6th century BC and Ancient Olympia introduced the Olympic games first celebrated by the Greeks.

- Greece has 6,000 islands and islets scattered in the Greek Seas, only 227 islands are inhabited.

- There are more than 6,000 islands in Greece, but only 170 are inhabited. In fact, you can never be further than 135 km from the sea.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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