GREECE
British Embassy, Athens

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
25 Vas. Sophias Avenue, 106 74 Athens, Greece
Tel: + 30 210 7210361 - 7210493
Fax: + 30 210 7212119
Email info at bhcc dot gr
British Council in Greece
17 Kolonaki Square,
106 73 Athens, Greece
Telephone +30 210 369 2333
Fax +30 210 363 4769
E-mail customerservices at britishcouncil.gr
Embassy of Ireland
7 Leoforos Vasileos Konstantinou,
106 74 Athens,
Greece
Telephone +30 210 723-2771
Fax +30 210 729 3383
E-mail athensembassy at dfa.ie
CRETE
British Vice Consulate, Crete
Photo: Candia Tower, new British Consulate offices Iraklio. Gerald Brown ©
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)
Photo: ©Gerald Brown 2008 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
* Notary Public Work for official documents such marriage and death certificates
* General notarial work (sighting documents)
* 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.
Honorary Consul of Ireland (in Heraklion)
c/o Hydrotherm S.A.
Leoforos Knosou 278,
GR-71409, Iraklion,
Crete,
Greece
Telephone: +30-2810-215-060
Fax: +30-2810-326-200
Honorary Consul: Ioannis Xenikakis
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Greek Customs and Excise (Crete Division)
Heraklion
Crete
Tel: + 30 2810 302620
Crete's Emergency Services
Police (Astonomia): Tel: 100
Ambulance (Known as EKAB: Tel: 166
Fire Service/Department: Tel: 199
Forest Fire Brigade: Tel: 191
Coastguard: Tel: 108
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 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
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