Do I have to learn to read the greek alphabet if I go to Greece?
I am traveling to Rhodes and I guess that in touristic places I am not going to have to much problem but I was wondering if I'll have some trouble if I go to a restaurant or to visit some not that tourist places on the island.
I assumed that I have to learn some words or learn to identify them but I have been using some maps and the names are writen with Greek characters that is confusing so I am concerned about getting directions
Best Answer
Familiarizing yourself with the Greek alphabet is not a huge stretch and it's always useful to be able to re-recognize certain words, but....
Greece is a huge tourist destination from all over the world, especially Europe. You will find that in the tourist areas information, signage, menus etc will be available in multiple languages.
The extent of my Greek was "Take me to [mangled but apparently understandable place name]".
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