Greece Money

Greece Money: Cash and travellers cheques in Greece and the Greek Islands

Greece Money: Information about the money in Greece

It is important to always have some cash in Greece and the Greek Islands.
You can use your cash card on ATM machines but you should ensure also an other way to have access to money. Some ATM may not accept your cash card so you better get information from your local bank agency.
There are ATM machines in all parts of Greece but there are so places where their access is difficult. For example, some islands have only cash machine in the main town.

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The safer way to travel to Greece and also in all countries is the travellers cheque.

Outside banking hours, currency and cheques can be exchanged at ticket agencies.

If you travel with cash, do not keep them all in one place (in case you get robbed).

Greece is part of the European Union and its currency is the Euro. (The Euro replaced the Drachma).
The euro banknotes come in: 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5
The are coins of 2, 1 Euros and 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 cents of Euro.