Greece is one of those few EU countries that really accept Russian travelers with pleasure and even before the crisis did not pose any special obstacles to obtaining a visa. Especially if it is tourist.
In fact, the easiest and really fastest way to get permission to stay in this southern country is to contact a specialized agency. Of course, you can do everything yourself, but it will take longer and you will have to make an effort. On the other hand, various visa centers undertake to arrange everything within 5-10 days. That's just worth it will be quite expensive, starting from two hundred dollars. And the higher the visa category, the more expensive. For instance, will be received within a week. But it already costs 500-1000 dollars, depending on the purpose of the trip.
Another way is to get a ticket. You can also charge a visa to a travel agency. It will cost a little cheaper, especially if there is a large group of tourists who are willing to pay for this service. But there is another option: cheaper, but not so fast. You will go through the procedures yourself, and the travel agency will simply help with advice. This option can even be considered ideal.
The most important thing for obtaining a visa is the correctness and completeness of filling out the necessary documents. For the most part, it depends on how successfully they will go through all instances, and you will get a visa. Therefore, assistance at this stage is often the most important. Everything else, for which intermediary firms charge money, is rather a matter of convenience. On its own the procedure is not very complicated. Moreover, it is believed that there is some kind of agreement between the governments of Russia and Greece, so if you do not have a criminal record, no one will particularly find fault.
Indeed, in the midst of the tourist season, you can get it relatively easily. Representatives of the Greek authorities, by and large, pay attention to only a few things: the exact timing, i.e. a detailed route, confirmation of the reservation of the necessary hotels and the availability of a minimum of money. In the latter, they repulse from fifty dollars per day of stay in the country. In fact, these requirements are common to the entire European Union, and you can prepare the necessary supporting documents without any problems.
The main thing is to carefully check your documents. If they find errors or are considered suspicious, the procedure may take a long time. There were cases when embassy workers generally followed the principle and blocked access to the Schengen area for several years.