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Etiquette & taboos

Etiquette & taboos

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Greece

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Greece: drunken rowdiness and indecent behaviour lead to arrest

Do

  • Behave appropriately in public

Don’t

  • Drunken rowdiness and indecent exposure
  • Wearing costumes that may be seen as offensive

Police will arrest you, and courts usually impose heavy fines or prison.

Verified Oct 19, 2026Source: GOV.UK: Greece travel advice

Site-specific notes 8

Taken from the "don'ts" on each site page here. Open a site for its full etiquette and background.

The Acropolis of Athens

  • Don't climb or touch the ancient stones
  • don't eat, drink or smoke on the site
  • stay neutral and polite on the subject of returning the marbles.

Santorini

  • Don't pose for long or make noise at residents' doors
  • don't fly drones without permission (restricted in many places)
  • be careful taking photos at cliff edges — there are falls every year.

Olympia

  • Climbing the columns or bases
  • carving anything into the monuments
  • using flash inside the museum

Knossos

  • Climbing the walls or touching the frescoes
  • using flash in restricted areas
  • taking stones, pottery shards or other relics away

Mykonos

  • Making noise or taking photos during services
  • going nude outside designated beach areas
  • being loud in the lanes at night

Delphi

  • Climbing on the ruins
  • touching the carved stones

Meteora

  • Entering a monastery in shorts or with bare shoulders
  • disturbing the monks and nuns
  • making noise inside the monasteries

Acropolis Museum

  • Don't touch the exhibits
  • don't take photos in galleries where it's banned
  • don't stamp or jump on the glass floors