[header] How to get cash when traveling in europe [title] Notify your domestic bank about your travel plans. [step] There have been many cases where travelers have their card accounts frozen because of " suspicious foreign activity ". Your bank means well, but if you don't tell them you might be stranded with no access for cash for several days. 
[title] Take as much cash, in the foreign currency, as you feel comfortable carrying and get it before you leave for the airport. [step] Check with your bank to see if they can sell you some currency before you go.