The Crete Summer School of Linguistics
Essential Travel Info
Electricity
Greek sockets are standard European sockets (voltage of AC/230 V/50Hz). Participants should bring their own adapters if their devices/appliances/plugs are incompatible with such sockets and voltage.
Weather
July is usually hot and dry in Crete. You can find the weather forecast for Rethymnon HERE.
Internet access
Within the campus area, the participants can use the UoC wireless network. A special password will be provided. Participants affiliated with institutions that participate in the EduRoam network may use their own accounts.
Receiving and making international calls
International dialing code for Greece: +30. Area dialing code for Rethymnon: 28310.
To call from a Greek line abroad please check HERE
Note that when you use your home country cell phone, you need to use the international codes that apply in your own country.
Useful phone numbers & addresses
Emergency phone numbers (from anywhere in Greece)
Electricity
Greek sockets are standard European sockets (voltage of AC/230 V/50Hz). Participants should bring their own adapters if their devices/appliances/plugs are incompatible with such sockets and voltage.
Weather
July is usually hot and dry in Crete. You can find the weather forecast for Rethymnon HERE.
Internet access
Within the campus area, the participants can use the UoC wireless network. A special password will be provided. Participants affiliated with institutions that participate in the EduRoam network may use their own accounts.
Receiving and making international calls
International dialing code for Greece: +30. Area dialing code for Rethymnon: 28310.
To call from a Greek line abroad please check HERE
Note that when you use your home country cell phone, you need to use the international codes that apply in your own country.
Useful phone numbers & addresses
Emergency phone numbers (from anywhere in Greece)
- First aid - Emergencies: 166
- European emergency: 112 - free of charge from most mobile phones for emergency services (ambulance, fire and rescue, police).
- Police emergency: 100
- Fire emergency: 199
- Poison center: 210 7793777 (operates 24 hours for advice)
- Tourist police: 171 (24 hour-line. Information and instructions in Greek, English, French and German).
- General Hospital: 28310 87100, 2831 342100
- 17, Trandalidou St. south side of The Municipal Garden (city map no. 21)
- Police station: 28310 88154, 28310 8815526
- Iroon Politechniou St. (city map no. 23)
- Traffic Police: 28310 88163, 28310 8816626
- Iroon Politechniou St. (city map no. 23)
- Tourist police: 28310 28156
- S. Venizelou St, next to Marina (city map no. 16)
- TAXI services: 28310 24000, 28310 25000 or 28310 22316 🚕
- for people with disabilities: 28310 56678
- Tourist Info Office (EOT): 28310 83127
- S. Venizelou St, next to Marina (city map no. 16)
- Bus station (KTEL - Intercity & City Buses) - Info: 28310 22212, 28310 22785 (city map no. 13)
- Chania Airport (IATA code: CHQ): 28210 83800
- Heraklion Airport (IATA code: HER): 2810 397129 / 2810 397136
Department of Philology, University of Crete, Gallos, Rethymnon, Greece