Athens - Post Report Question and Answers
What do people who suffer from environmental or food allergies need to know?
In rural Greece, it will be hard to be a vegan and even vegetarian. A lot of the tavernas serve meat and fish and cheese on the Greek salads. - Oct 2023
Lots of seasonal allergies due to dust and olive/almond trees, and some related to smog, etc. - Jan 2023
Not aware of any issues. - Mar 2022
A lot of people are affected with seasonal allergies in Athens. The local ambulance response times are slow so make sure you have an EpiPen with you for food allergy issues. Be prepared to drive to the hospital. - Mar 2018
Bring your meds with you. - Feb 2018
Cigarette smoke is ubiquitous. If you have severe food allergies, you probably should not eat at restaurants; between language difficulties and simply not understanding the nature of allergies (and that wheat and flour are the same thing, etc.), you may be served food you are allergic to even if you have been assured that the problematic ingredient is not included. - Jan 2017
For food allergies, know how in Greek to say exactly what you are allergic to and know how to spell it. This will be very helpful. - Dec 2016
