Call Greece

Keeping in touch with colleagues who are in a different country means high calling rates & difficult to understand calling criteria. To solve this, Talk360 makes calling Greece reliable & affordable. With the Talk360 VOIP solution, you can call Greece at low per-minute prices.

To call a fixed line in Greece from the United States, simply follow these straightforward calling tips:

• first dial 011, the U.S. exit code;
• next dial 30, the country code for Greece;
• then dial the area code (1-2 digits. See a sample calling code list below);
• and finally, dial the phone number (5–7 digits).

If you’re calling Greece from anywhere in the world, you simply need to perform the following:

• enter the exit code: It’s also referred to as the IDD code (International Direct Dialing) or ISD code (International Subscriber Dialing). For most countries, it’s 00 or +. For the USA and Canada, it’s 011;
• country code: Each country is assigned a unique country code;
• area code: This is the code for a part of Greece. It’s generally a general area or a city;
• local number: The local number you would like to dial.

Here is a list of large area codes and town calling codes in Greece:

the list with area codes A-K

the list with area codes L-Z

You’ve now learned how to dial Greece. With Talk360, you simply have to buy airtime and enter the mobile number you want to call.

• The Official Name of Greece Isn’t Actually Named Greece If someone referred to Greece by its official name you probably wouldn’t recognize it at first but hey, that’s what makes it such an interesting fact! Greek people actually refer to their country as Hellas or Hellada and the complete official name is the Hellenic Republic.
• In Certain Spots in Greece, You Can’t Wear High Heels the reason why you can’t wear high heels in certain places is simple: so that you don’t end up creating cracks in the stone with the heel and damaging places with such a rich history.
• Name Days Are Almost As Big as Birthdays Many Greek names come from religious saints and each of these saints is celebrated by the church on a specific day. On that day, people with the same name as the saint are wished a happy name day and thrown a party with family, friends and even neighbors.
• The “Evil Eye” Is the Most Common Superstition Among Greeks
• The Yo-yo was invented in Greece
• Hymn to Freedom or Hymn to Liberty. It was written in 1823 by Dionysios Solomos
• Lunch is the Biggest Meal in Greece
• Democracy was born in Greece Here’s a cool fact, the word democracy actually comes from the Greek words demos (people) and rule (kratos). – Demoskratos.
• Greek Is the Oldest Language In the World That’s Still Used
• Greece Inspired the Olympics
• There Are Still Ancient Greek Temples in Greece
• Ancient City-States
• It’s Common for Family Units to Live Together for a Long Time
• Greece is Composed of 6000 Islands and Islets
• Blue Doors of Greece The Blue Doors of Greece look beautiful, but they actually have a function. In ancient Greece, the Santorini shade of blue was used to keep evil spirits away.

Source:

theplanetd.com/facts-about-greece/