Travel Arrangements
Greece is a Member-State of the European Union and has signed the Schengen Agreement. While traveling within the E.U., you only need your Identity card. However, a passport is necessary for a number of other transactions, such as currency exchange, purchases, etc.
Visas are not required by European citizens from countries that are part of the Schengen Area. Greece as a member of the Schengen Agreement, has abolished controls on common internal lands, at air and sea borders and allows Member-State citizens to travel around without a visa for a short stay period of up to three (3) months. However, keep in mind that airlines and other carriers require a valid passport and/or identity card.
Citizens coming from countries that have not yet joined Schengen Area may require a visa to enter Greece. The E.U. visitors from these countries can acquire further information from the Hellenic Embassies or Consulates in their countries, or from their travel agencies. Before visiting Greece, please consult the detailed information on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website and find out whether you require a Visa.
Accommodation in Greece
All patients who come to Athens for limb reconstruction procedures ( including cosmetic limb lengthening) need to stay in one of the following hotels (or Airbnb apartments within 10 min walking distance from the hotels) for at least the first 4 weeks after their discharge from the hospital.
We have included a budget option and a more boutique option to satisfy all preferences, lifestyles and budgets. They are all in the same area in Athens and they all provide regular cleaning service, towels and bedsheets, easy access to all spaces with a wheelchair or crutches, breakfast and a nice restaurant for your meals. When you contact them, please let them know that you are one of our patients so that they offer you our arranged price.
4-star Novotel Athenes: The current discounted price for our patients is approximately 72-86 euro/day (depending on the season). There are options for breakfast and meals.
Grand Hyatt Athens 5 star hotel: The discounted price for our patients in Athens is 114 euro/day with breakfast included. Please contact them at reservations.ghathens@hyatt
Please note that prices may vary slightly within the year.
At these locations we offer:
- Regular daily nursing support 6 days a week as needed.
- Regular routes with a taxi to the physiotherapy centre and back.
- Indoors Exercise bicycle.
After the 4-week period, provided that your nursing support needs and your independence has improved, if you wish you can move to another accommodation in Athens for the remainder of your stay or continue staying in the hotel.
- Air conditioning,
- Wi-fi,
- Easy access to the bathroom (Preferrably shower tub rather than bath tub)
- Not many stairsteps between the public pavement and the entrance of the apartment (up to 3-6 stairsteps is manageable).
Arrival to Athens
When you arrive in Athens airport, you can take one of the many taxi cars just outside the terminal to take you to your accommodation.
You can spend the first day in Athens to settle in your new accommodation, unpack your luggage, establish internet connections and maybe go out for a walk to orientate yourself to your new neghborhood (i.e try to locate the nearest supermarket, grocery shop, coffe shop, Metro underground train station or ATM machine).
A member of our team will contact you to welcome you and make sure that you have arrived and settled in well in Athens.
On the day of your pre-op checks, please use a taxi or other public transport to arrive at Mediterraneo hospital (see address on map) at the scheduled time. Please check -in at the reception (information desk) of the hospital and you will be directed further. Please bring with you:
- A proof of ID (i.e your passport or national ID card).
- Means of payment, if you have already arranged to pay part of your treatment package with cash or credit/debit cards.