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Small daysacks are allowed inside the bus; other luggage is put in the hold. Tell the conductor your destination as you load it. Carry your valuables with you and (as with air travel) remove items like karabiners from your rucksack. Thefts very occasionally occur at bus stations; expensive rucksacks may be coveted by certain other travellers, so keep an eye on the hold until it is closed for departure. Monitor the unloading of bags at busy bus stops en route, especially when the hold is full – innocent mistakes do sometimes occur. Note the conditions of your travel insurance concerning luggage in transit. As a rule losses must be reported to the relevant local police station within 24hrs, a very time-consuming procedure.

Refreshments at a village kafeneon

Village bus

Depending on the distance from town, weekday services doubling as school buses may operate from town bus stations rather than from specific villages. Typically, a ‘school bus’ departs about 0600 and returns from a village at about 0700, and repeats that run in the early afternoon. During school holidays a different service may operate. Ask at information kiosks for services to villages not listed on the main board – they may run, but not on every day of the week and seldom at weekends. It is wise to be early for village buses as the driver may depart when he sees that all local passengers are aboard.