Practical questions about arriving at Athens airport and trip to Nafplio

Hi there,

In Greece, you can eat until midnight or even later. Restaurants are open from noon to midnight without a break.

As for the 4G network, that’s outdated—Greece has 5G now. And yes, it’s well-developed; Greece is in Europe after all! You’ll get better coverage on the road than in the deepest parts of Creuse or Corrèze.

Have a great trip! Elenitsa

Hi there,

Thanks for the feedback... I was talking about 4G because it’s enough for GPS, and in France, 5G is definitely not available everywhere yet!

We really have to face the facts... today, France is lagging behind the rest of Europe.

But if I end up in the middle of nowhere with no signal to guide me, I’ll be complaining at you, Elenista! [;)][;]

You know, before cell phones, we relied on what we called road signs. And you know what? They're still by the side of the road, even in the age of cell phones! And since the Greeks are super nice, they've even written their city names in Latin characters so the 40 million tourists visiting Greece this year can find their way!

Anyway, all this to say you're not the only tourist—we have highways in Greece with signs like this one, for example. In this case, you need to go left to get to Nafplio; otherwise, you'll end up in Patras.

But there's one thing that's really annoying on these roads—I don't know if you're familiar with it—it's called tolls. You have to give money to a man or a woman to have the right to drive on the road. It's a real scandal, I agree, so I thought I'd warn you anyway. They even accept contactless credit cards (yeah, these Greeks are modern...).

Have a great vacation!

If you're using Waze, be aware that not all speed cameras are marked. But there are far fewer than in France.

The Waze maps are still well updated though.

You know, I’ve driven all across South America in a camper van, and they’re pretty familiar with tolls there too! But here’s the thing... whether you’re in France, Greece, Colombia, Indonesia, or the US, I don’t know any country where you’ve got 100% network coverage everywhere! And as for road signs... unfortunately, I’ve turned into a basic *Homo sapiens 2.0* from 2025 who does everything on their phone and has lost some of those simple instincts. Guess that’s just evolution, huh? [:/]

No worries, the speed cameras haven’t worked for months. And even when they did, they only triggered if you exceeded the speed limit by more than 30 km/h. It’s no surprise Greece ranks last in the EU for road fatalities.

That said, we should still respect speed limits even more when we’re abroad.

Hi there,

Thanks for the feedback... I mentioned 4G because it’s enough for GPS, and actually in France 5G still isn’t available everywhere!

You don’t need mobile data to use GPS; you just won’t have real-time traffic updates.

Michel

Hello,

Greece’s last-place ranking in the EU for road deaths is no coincidence.

That reasoning might be a bit hasty—I’ve never personally seen a clear link between enforcement and road safety.

And of course, we all respect speed limits even more when we’re abroad.

If you want to, sure, but at least you don’t risk losing any points on your license.

Michel

Otherwise, we do respect speed limits even more when we're abroad.

If we want to, but at least we're not risking any points.

If the only thing you're afraid of is losing points on your license, then good for you.

Sure, there's less enforcement in Greece, but when there *is* enforcement, it hurts—a lot. Usually, it means your license gets confiscated (they can't take points off a French license, but they *can* take it away even if you have a foreign license with all your points intact), a fine, and sometimes even custody and court. I'm speaking from experience.

For a limited time, only on Greek soil, and probably not at 20 km/h...

After that, depending on where you live, a driver’s license is sometimes a requirement for any job, so yes, the main thing in that case is to protect your points. That’s why driving carefully abroad is so reassuring.

Michel