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cash in plakias
Bertie:
It seems to be very much a cash economy (no guesses why!!). I'm sure some of the tavernas take cards although I
It seems to be very much a cash economy (no guesses why!). I have used card payment in the shops.
I know some of the tavernas do take cards but I have only ever seen someone pay by card once. Cash is king.
Mike G:
For the reasons above I wouldn't want to rely on the Plakias cash machines. Personally I buy € before I go from Asda, which has excellent rates, and take sterling plus cards as a backup. The exchange rates I have seen advertised occasionally in Plakias don't seem any better than at home and may charge commission.
As has been said, in tavernas cash is king and I can't actually recall anyone paying by card. If you do pay for anything by card (a Nationwide CC gives virtually the commercial exchange rate with no charges) make sure you pay in € as if they convert to £ the rate will be very much to their advantage.
Mike
Hugo V:
Hello,
We were in Plakias in June and did not have a big problem getting cash from the ATM machines. Only over the weekends and after a Greek holiday you might encounter a problem. You can use cards in more than half of the tavernas and in most of the souvenir shops (not in the bakeries and smaller supermarkets), but of course, they all prefer cash if they have a choice.
Hope this helps. hugo
Stuart & Hilary:
We always pay for our evening meal in Plakias, Sougia, Loutro & Paleohora with a credit card (Nationwide). We don't like carrying too much cash so tend to seek these places out but there is always plenty of choice.. Also for rooms if we are staying for more than two nights we pay with a credit card. One taverna which has been mentioned a couple of times, recently The Gio-Ma have been taking cards since we have been eating there over some 14 years. Also the Nationwide exchange rate on the card is better than on their debit card or taking Euros from the Post Office.
Stuart
Stuart & Hilary:
http://www.bestforeignexchange.com/Exchange-rates-check-exchange-rates.php
A useful site for checking out exchange rates or if in London buying currency.
Stuart
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