Greece has long been more than popular among Russian tourists as a country with an impeccable level of service and as a place for a beach holiday. It is often called the cradle of our European civilization. Many historical and cultural sights have been preserved here. In addition, this country allows you to carry out an unprecedentedly successful shopping experience. People come here on the so-called fur coat tours. Everyone can choose a corner in this southern European state for a cloudless vacation. We althy travelers choose the islands of Crete, Mykonos, Rhodes, Corfu. Youth and couples are more attracted to mainland Greece. The time zone in which the country is located must be known. After all, you can get into trouble by missing the bus or ferry departing local time.
So how should we translate the hands on the clock face when we arrive in Athens? What is the time zone in Greece? Country liesin the south of the Balkan Peninsula, also covering almost two thousand islands, which, like a crumbling necklace, spread over four seas. Yes, a traveler who arrives in Greece has an amazing opportunity to swim alternately in the Aegean, Ionian, Mediterranean and Cretan seas, and also in the Gulf of Corinth. And all this without leaving one country.
But the time, moving from place to place, does not need to be changed, because the time zone of Greece, unlike huge Russia, is only one. It's called UTC+02:00. This means that in winter in this country there are two hours more than the dial of the Universal Time of our planet shows. It is calculated along the Greenwich meridian, which lies near London. From the end of October until the last Sunday of March, the UK follows this Universal Time. Her timezone is UTC 0.
What about summer? At the end of March, Foggy Albion, as well as those EU countries that lie to the west of it, switch to a time called GMT. According to the rules of the European Union, all its members also translate the hands of their dials one hour ahead. Thus, in summer, the time zone of Greece is called EET. This abbreviation stands for Eastern European Time. Apart from Greece, a number of other European countries live along it: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Turkey.
But time zones extend beyond just one continent. They cover vast areas stretching from the Northpoles to the south. Therefore, in winter, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria in Asia fall into the Greek time zone, and in Africa - Burundi, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, DR Congo, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Swaziland and South Africa. But these southern countries do not observe daylight saving time. All year round they live in the UTC+02:00 time zone.
So let's sum it up. Arriving in Athens from Kyiv, you have no need to translate the hands on your wristwatch. In winter and summer, the time in these two countries is the same. Russia is more difficult. The Kremlin, for one clear reason, abandoned the true winter time and introduced a permanent summer time for the whole country. And the time zone of Greece - EET (or as it is also called GMT + 2) - according to EU rules, is changing. Therefore, the calculation of the difference in hours between Moscow and Athens depends on the season of the year. In summer it is minus one hour, and in winter it is two.
