Yes, southern europe generally supports and even uses credit cards. Holland has banned swipe all together. You need an authentification chip and a pin.
In our defense: we had to, because the skimming by eastern european criminal organisations was getting out of hand. There were incidents were they completely replaced cash machienes with identically looking clones.
So, in holland, get money at a tourist bank, the airport or your hotel. Beyond those places, you cant swipe anywhere.
In our defense: we had to, because the skimming by eastern european criminal organisations was getting out of hand. There were incidents were they completely replaced cash machienes with identically looking clones.
So, in holland, get money at a tourist bank, the airport or your hotel. Beyond those places, you cant swipe anywhere.