Is Kastoriá safe? Greece travel risk
Is Kastoriá safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kastoriá scores 29/100 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.
Kastoriá scores 29/100 (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 Kastoriá: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (33/100) and natural hazards (49/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Greece travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Dytikí Makedonía (40.5167° N, 21.2667° E), Kastoriá sits 352.4 km SE from Athens at 641 m elevation.
Dytikí Makedonía
40.5167° N, 21.2667° E
641 m
Europe/Athens
12,548
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Greece
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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