Useful Official Contacts for
"Brits in" Greece - Crete - UK
"Irish in" Greece - Crete - Eire, (NEW PAGE)
BRITISH CONTACTS IN ATHENS, GREECE
British Embassy, Athens
GEO: 37.976306 , 23.745674
1 Ploutarchou Street 106 75 Athens
Tel: (+30) 210 7272600
Fax: (+30) 210 7272720
Telephone Enquiries: Tel: (+30) 210 7272600
Open Monday – Friday 08:00 – 15.00
British Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
GEO: 37.979180, 23.716647
25 Vas. Sophias Avenue,
106 74 Athens,
Greece
Tel: + 30 210 7210361 - 7210493
Fax: + 30 210 7212119
British Council in Greece
GEO: 37.989405, 23.744668
17 Kolonaki Square,
106 73 Athens,
Greece
Telephone +30 210 369 2333
Fax +30 210 363 4769
E-mail customerservices at britishcouncil.gr
For Irish Embassy in Athens- Go Here
For the Irish Consulate in Crete - Go Here
BRITISH CONTACTS IN CRETE
British Vice Consulate, Crete
GEO: 35.329162, 25.138526
Address:
Candia Tower,
17, Thalita Street,
Agios Dimitrios Square,
Heraklion, Greece GR-71202
Tel: 2810-224012
Fax: 2810-243935
Email:crete at british-consulate dot gr
The location is in the centre of the old walled city and is off 25th August Street, the pedestrian walkway. Take second turning on the right up from the port, then having turned right, you glance right and you can see the brand new blue glass office building opposite the little Agios Dimitrios Church in the square. (New address from June 6, 2007)
British Consulate, Heraklion, located on the 5th Floor of Candia Tower.Open:
Monday – Friday
08:30 – 13.00
Consular Services provided by the Crete Consulate
* Make a passport application (although from July1, 2010 all passports are processed in Spain, the regional British Passport Issuing Centre)
* Notary Public Work for official documents such marriage and death certificates
* General notarial work (sighting documents)(at cost, July 2010, Euro 32 per document)
* Arrange emergency passports
FOR BRITISH PEOPLE: EMERGENCIES IN CRETE AND ANYWHERE IN GREECE British residents and visitors to Greece, should be aware that the whole of the country is covered by an out-of-hours emergency telephone hotline manned by a duty officer:
The emergency telephone number is +30 210 7237 727
Emergency Response Time: The Duty Officer will respond to emergency calls within one hour.
Reminder: British Passports are Now issued in Spain. Contact the Embassy in Athens. Emergency Passports can be handled still in the Consulates.
OTHER: USEFUL CONTACTS IN CRETE
Note: Dying in Crete - How to Handle Death of British National in Greece . The article by Brits in Crete is practical guidance in the event of an unexpected death in Greece and Crete, and the useful contacts and advice you can get and what to do. Irish Citizens will find the information useful but there is a dedicated page for repatriating Irish citizens to Ireland)
For Other Countries Consulates, CRETE - Go Here
Greek Customs and Excise (Crete Division)
Heraklion
Crete
Tel: + 30 2810 302620
Chamber of Commerce: Chania/Xania
(Επιμελητήριο = ΕΠΙΜΕΛΗΤΗΡΙΟ = Epimeliterio= Chamber of Commerce)
Contact: Mr Paris Tzedakis. He speaks good English.
Chania
Crete
Tel: + 30 28210 56406
Crete's Emergency Services
Police (Astonomia): Tel: 100
Tourist Police: Tel: 171
Ambulance (Known as EKAB): Tel: 166
SOS Doctors: Tel: 1016
Fire Service/Department: Tel: 199
Forest Fire Brigade: Tel: 191
Coastguard: Tel: 108
Roadside assistance (ELPA): Tel: 10400
Crete's Hospitals
Heraklion Hospitals
Venizelio (on the road to Knossos Rd): 2810 - 368000
University (on the road to Moires in the direction of Makro): 2810 - 392111
Lassithi
Agios Nikolaos: 28410 - 25221
Ierapetra: 28420 - 90222
Sitia General Hospital : 28430 - 24311
Rethymnon
Rethmnon: 28310 - 87100
Chania
Chania General Hospital : 28210 - 22000 / 27000
Crete's Airports
Heraklion - Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport
(IATA Code - HER):
Tel: 2810 397800
Chania - I.Daskalogiannis Airport
(IATA Code - CHQ):
Tel: 28210 63224
Sitia Public Airport
(IATA Code - JSH):
Tel: 28430 26506 (Domestic only)
Crete's Tourist Police (Each Prefecture is Separate)
Tourist Police Tel: 171
Heraklion Tourist Police: Tel: 2810 283190
Chania Tourist Police: Tel: 28210 53333/25902
Rethymno Tourist Police: Tel: 28310 53450/28156
Lassithi Tourist Police: Tel: 28410 56900
Crete's Traffic Police(Each Prefecture has its own force)
Heraklion Traffic Police: Tel: 2810 247791/2
Chania Traffic Police: Tel: 28210 25905/6
Rethymno Traffic Police: Tel: 28310 28891
Lassithi (Aghios Nikolaos) Traffic Police: Tel: 28410 91422/3
KTEL Heraklion Bus Station
(for Rethymno, Chania/Xania, Sitia, Ierapetra, Agios Nikolaos)
Tel: 2810-245019
Catching a KTEL long distance bus: ticket and schedule information here
Useful Stuff, Information and References on Crete in Wikipedia
UNITED KINGDOM
Official and Emergency Links - For Ex-Pats Moving to and From Abroad, or already Overseas
Home Education Advisory Service
Advice for teaching children at home and while abroad.
UK Government Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Consular Directorate - Greece and Greek Islands Desk
Tel: +44 20 7008 0141 (in case of emergency)
UK Job Centre Advice:
Before Coming, Going to Crete, check the UK's web site and the section with advice on working in Greece
Advice for Britons moving abroad or coming back to UK.
Directgov - all in one place for what you should know and what to do.
Help for UK nationals who are considering moving or retiring to Crete or anywhere else overseas, and for those returning from abroad.
Employed or self-employed in another EEA country
- Extensive info. Leaflet SA29
- Getting Long-Term Benefits - Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance, widow's benefits, bereavement benefits or State Pension when you are living in another EEA country. Leaflet SA29
- Living (but not Working) in another EEA country - Health Cover, What You Should Know. Leaflet SA29
The UK's Pension Service
Information about how to claim your pension overseas. Claiming your pension in Crete.
National Association of Funeral Directors
GEO: 52.416010 , -1.780402 618 Warwick Road
Solihull B91 1AA
Tel: +44 121 711 1343
Fax: +44 121 711 1351
E-mail: info at nafd.org.uk
GEO: 51.510501 , -0.203251
Greek Embassy
1a, Holland Park
London W11 3TP
Tel: +44 (0) 207 2216467
Tel: +44 7795 961519 Emergency Number (outside office hours)
Fax:+ 44 (0)207 2433202
Email: consulategeneral at greekembassy dot org dot uk
*"See it on a Map Buttons " - Map locations by courtesy of FLAGR for the Brits in Crete GEO Mapping project.
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