{"id":124542,"date":"2015-07-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/tourists-traveling-to-greece-advised-to-carry-cash-and-basic-medicines\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T22:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:07:14","slug":"tourists-traveling-to-greece-advised-to-carry-cash-and-basic-medicines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/tourists-traveling-to-greece-advised-to-carry-cash-and-basic-medicines\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourists traveling to Greece advised to carry cash and basic medicines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns tourists traveling to Greece to carry cash funds and essential medicines with them to cope with difficult situations.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>ATM withdrawals are limited to 60 EUR\/day in Greece, in the context of financial capital controls due to the Greek economy entering default.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Even if the measure does not target individuals holding cards issued abroad, the risk of foreign tourists finding themselves in difficult situations exists, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs points out.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Why are tourists advised to carry cash in Greece?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Due to capital controls and economic instability, ATM withdrawals may be restricted or machines may run out of cash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do withdrawal limits apply to international bank cards?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While limits officially target local accounts, foreign tourists may still face difficulties accessing cash at ATMs due to technical issues or shortages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is it necessary to bring basic medicines?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Economic difficulties can lead to supply chain disruptions, making it safer for travelers to have essential medications on hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns tourists traveling to Greece to carry cash funds and essential medicines with them to cope with difficult situations. ATM withdrawals are limited to 60 EUR\/day in Greece, in the context of financial capital controls due to the Greek economy entering default. Even if the measure does not target&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":65480,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-124542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism"],"article_style_override":"","post-style":"","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turism-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124542\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124542"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=124542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}