Supplemental medical insurance , with specific overseas coverage, useful. Recent incidents have involved personal injury to victims. Be cautious, even in daytime, especially when walking alone. Civil disorder rare. Unauthorized purchase or removal of antiquities, including pieces of archaeological sites, is forbidden.
Penalties range from large fines to prison terms.
Those arrested may spend up to 18 months in pretrial confinement. Today's weather in Athens. International driver's license required. Round 2-pin European plugs standard. To use US purchased electric powered equipment, bring converter and adapter .