Is Árta safe? Greece travel risk
Is Árta safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Árta scores 30/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Greece Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 23 Oct 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Árta scores 30/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Greece (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Árta: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (33/100) and natural hazards (51/100).
A score of 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Greece travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Ípeiros at 39.1650° N, 20.9875° E (elevation 52 m), Árta lies 272.0 km ESE of Athens. Time zone: Europe/Athens.
Ípeiros
39.1650° N, 20.9875° E
52 m
Europe/Athens
21,895
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Greece
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Árta happened in December (2 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 8 Mar 2026 (66 km away) — USGS details
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