1936 On the Continent

Greece
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By Sea
.—There are various steamship lines, whose boats supply rapid and comfortable communication between the United States or Mediterranean ports and Greece.
    Chief ports of entry: Piraeus (for Athens), Patras, Corfu, Salonica.
    By the direct lines: From New York to Greece in 11 days, from Marseilles in 3 days, from Naples in 2 days, from Brindisi in 25 hours, from Venice or Trieste in 2 days, from Istanbul in 24 hours, from Alexandria in 38 hours.
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By Land
.—One can reach Salonica and Athens from all European countries by rail. Sleeping and dining-cars on all trains.
    By rail to Athens: From Paris in 63 hours, from Berlinin 50 hours, from Warsaw in 51 hours, from Prague in 45 hours, from Vienna in 41 hours, from Budapest in 36 hours, from Venice in 44 hours, from Belgrade in 27 hours, from Istanbul in 38 hours, from Sofia in 38 hours.
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By Air
.—Communications with Greece are supplied by several great air-lines, such as the Imperial Airways, France, Deutsche Lufthansa, K.L.M., Aëro-espresso Italiana, Ala Littoria, L.O.T., etc. The communications in Greece are maintained by the Greek Air Company.
    From Athens or Salonica one can fly in one day to France, Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Albania, Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Rhodes, Cyprus and Egypt.
    Athens is an important air station, at which the great international air-lines between Europe and South Africa, India and the Far East, make regular stops.
    Fuller information as to the voyage to Greece will be supplied, on application, by all tourist agencies and steamship companies.
Passports
    Entry
.—To enter Greece, every traveller should be the bearer of a passport, duly visaed by a Greek consular officer.
    Travellers should apply to the Greek Consular authorities for information as to the special visas given during the summer tourist season and those given to groups of tourists travelling together.
    Sojourn
.—All foreigners entering Greece for a stay of any length of time are requested, on or before the thirtieth day of their stay, to present themselves before the police authorities of the town where they are staying, in order to obtain permission to prolong their stay. When in Athens they should apply to the Aliens Department, 23 odos Tritis Septemvriou.
    Departure
.—Foreigners leaving Greece must have their passports visaed for departure by the police authorities or the Passport Control Service. From this formality the nationals of the following countries are exempted: Germany, England (including British Dominions and Colonies), Belgium, Denmark, Danzig, Spain (except Spanish Morocco), United States of America, France (except French Colonies and countries under French mandate),Netherlands, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Czechoslovakia.
Customs
    The luggage of travellers entering Greece is examined by the customs authorities. To facilitate this task, travellers are advised to declare the contents of their luggage. The traveller’s clothes, linen, toilet articles, if used, and even unused articles of small value, if intended exclusively for the traveller’s personal use, are allowed to enter free of duty. Likewise, freedom of duty is granted to used articles intended exclusively for the traveller’s personal use, such as field-glasses, photographic cameras, gramophones, gramophone records (up to ten in number), children’s perambulators, etc., and also foodstuffs. Also confectionery, sweets, etc., up to a maximum weight of 2 kilogrammes (about 4½ lb.).
    It is expressly forbidden to import articles which are State monopolies in Greece, such as matches, playing-cards, and also tobacco and cigarettes.
Motoring in Greece
    Tourists wishing to import their own vehicles are advised to hold a Customs Carnet or a Triptyque.
    For all information under this heading please apply to the Automobile and Touring Club of Greece, 11 odos Merlin, Athens.
Exchange
    By reason of the restrictions imposed by law in Greece upon foreign exchange, every traveller entering Greece must, in his own interest, declare at the frontier or port of entry to the Customs’ Authorities the sums in foreign currencies that he has with him, including letters of credit, travellers’ cheques, and any other cheque payable in Greece or elsewhere.
    These sums must be entered in detail by the Customs’ authorities upon traveller’s passport in order to enable him, on leaving Greece, to take out of the country whatever money he has