I rarely find somebody on youtube to really appreciate and who does a great job to actually help others. Your videos are very on point. Also, I've never donated neither have I felt like even care about donating to youtubers, but I will do it for you as I find your content actually very helpful. Thank you!!
Omg Seb, you are an absolute game changer. It was only yesterday that I was struggling to book Acropolis tickets online and here comes your video. I am travelling to Greece( Athens and Santorini) in 2 weeks and looks like your videos are tailor made for me 😃😃. Thanks a ton.
@@dlkoehler5Everything that Seb suggested in his videos was spot on. I cannot really recommend anything else for you to visit but I can recommend something that is not worth visiting. It's the Lost Atlantis museum in Santorini. Such a waste of money and time for the price of the ticket.
Bravo! Was there in 2018 the on/off bus tour was great but we didn’t have a tour guide to point out the best places to stop. Please do a video on that.
Sir, thank you very much for this video and the channel! This is what I needed for my trip next month! So informative, I'm so excited about what I'm gonna experience ❤
Thank you so much for your comprehensive guide! You have no idea how helpful your videos are starting from arriving at the airport, using the public transport and all! Thank you again🎉
Make sure to select your accommodation properly at Athens. Closer to the Acropolis, the better, and I was lucky to be able to experience a weekly local farmers market there back in Oct 2022. It was quite an experience besides the Acropolis. 😅
Really appreciate the value of your information and insight. I used your link and booked a tour guide to visit the Acropolis and Museum in November 2023. Total cost was $101.40. Sharing this with you, so you can update your records and video in the future. Thank you.
Every video You have taught me something about Greece I thought the parthernon was the Only structure on the Acropolis I had no idea there was anything else there .
Hi mate! My partner and I are travelling to Greece in August and your videos are helping us a LOT! Thank you SO much for all the great tips! We'll be definitely doing a donation to your channel! 😀
Hi Sebastian! Firstly, thank you for your very informative vids. Great timing for us because we are arriving in Athens on May 17th and we plan to wake up early and go to the Acropolis on May 18th for FREE!!! We have been watching your channel and are learning a lot about Greece... we are also going to Paxos, Naxos, Santorini and Crete. Cannot wait to get there. THANKS AGAIN!!! Ed
Next month I'm going to Athens with my wife, the 2nd time for me and for my wife the 1st time. We don't planned to get a tour, so we bought the tickets in advance. We scheduled the visit at 10 am, but after seeing your video, we should try to go earlier. Thanks for the recommendations, I forgot some things about my first visit, so this video was a good refresher.
Hey Sebi! My daughter and I did a bus tour our first time in Athens that included both the Olympic Stadium and the Acropolis and was very informative! (just like your tour of Fira was😊) It included admission (we walked right in) and picked us up close to our hotel, I'd highly recommend the guided tour!
Hi Sebastian! Love your channel! Extremely informative and quick education. Good to hear you can fly a recreational drone around (not over!) the Acropolis. Looking forward to getting some neat video there. Also was wondering if you knew if you can fly similarly on Santorini? Thanks so much for such a great channel! Cheers!
Excellent videos. My wifeand I really enjoy how you approach your coments. You're refreshing. I tried buying you a coffee but processing didn't take. I'll try again.
Thank you so much for all this useful information, can you please add points about visiting Greece with kids? all these logistics changes if you are travelling with kids. Any guided tour you recommend that allows kids and doesn't charge an adult price for a 3 year old???
My trip to Athens was about 15 years ago. I don't really remember much of the detail now, except for the snow falling at the Parthenon. It was magical. We went first thing in the morning and it was almost entirely empty. No more than about 30 people in total on the site.
Such incredible videos! Question: are there bag checks at the Acropolis? For example if I have my camera tripod in my bag after spending hours walking around the city would they allow that?
We are scheduled for a 28 day cruise in November/December starting in Athens. Will we be able to get into these beautiful places? What is the weather typically like this time of year? Thanks and great videos!
Hi Seb! Thanks for the great videos you've shared about Santorini and Athens. I'm worried about the entry to the Acropolis from now on because I've read there would be some changes and the daily visitors to the Acropolis will be timed (although I agree with this new rule, I fear there may be some issues trying to get an entry). Have you had any issue with this so far? I know is something recent but maybe there has been some info about it in the country. Thanks!
For the guided tour, the 60 euros isn't for 1 person to join a group tour, the link you have shows over 1000$ if I add myself to the tour. It seems it's only if you're coming with a group already and not if you want to join a group tour
Hello great video Thank you important question is there any suggestion for adults over 80 with walking up step issue??? My mother wants to go to the top but I don’t think she can climb
Hi Sebi - I am wondering if you could offer some advice. So many of the videos I watch say to use the south entrance as the lines might be a bit shorter. But, I would kind of like to use the main entrance and enter through the Propylaia - sort of like I was walking in Athens 2500 years ago. What do you think? Is one entrance better than the other? We will be visiting in July - so I know crowds and heat will be an issue. I was thinking of trying to be there right at opening. Thanks for all your great advice!
Thank you for these videos, you’re very straightforward and helpful. I will travel to Greece in July, and since I’m younger than 25 I can’t buy tickets in advance in order to be granted free admission. I will definitely go to the ticket office of the Acropolis at around 8am, but I won’t be able to reach other places that early, so I was wondering if you know how long the lines can get in ticket offices in other sites such as the Acropolis Museum, the National Archeological Museum or Mychenae in other times of the day. I wouldn’t want to waste too much time just waiting in line 😅 thank you in advance!
Thank you so much for all your advice Sebastian! We are not sure what time we will be able to get to the acropolis. Is there a possibility of getting a tour guide at the main entrance? We did this at the Palace of Knossos and it was an incredible experience. Any input is greatly appreciated
Super informative video! What's the difference between the Tiqets link in the description box, versus buying directly from the Acropolis (and museums) website?
Love your videos! You give very informative and valuable info. Quick question: is combo tickets available also in November? (Tickets are not available on the link you provided, maybe because it's 6 months away?) Thank you!
Yes there's also a winter combo ticket, usually half priced. It's not for sale yet coz its price hasnt been decided yet. That's usually done last minute, do they will be bookable from late October, I presume.
I just found your videos and I think they are great! You are so helpful. Do you know why I can’t buy tickets online for the acropolis on the 24th of September 2023? All of the sites seem to be grayed out for the 23rd and 24th.
Sep 23 and 24 will be FREE for everyone in 2023. On the last weekend of September, all archeological sites and public museums are free because its the "European Heritage Days".
Sorry to be a bother. So we would still need to wait in line to get a ticket, as there is no reserving them ahead, correct? Can you still enter the back, less populated entrance to Acropolis?
Great video thanks, however, can you clarify, when I click on the Acropolis Guided Tour link you provided, it takes you to many offers and at various prices. Is there a favourite one you would recommend? Also, is there a 'Combo ticket' with a guided tour that includes the museum.
Its the first one on the list ! Yes the "Athens Pass" is what you're looking for. I explain everything in this video : th-cam.com/video/hecReSX70gs/w-d-xo.html
why are the tour links above not through some official greek acropolis website? How does one have confidence in tix purchased through "get your guide"? If i have 1 day in Athens i don't want to make a mistake.
My fiancé and I are visiting Athens next month and your videos are a huge help with our planning. Thank you for all the great tips! Do you know if the Acropolis has free entry on 18 May for international tourists? I don't want to purchase tickets in advance if we can also get in for free on International Museums Day. Thanks!
I would like to ask if the combined ticket should be used first in Acropolis and then in the other places? For example, if I want to visit the Acropolis on the last day of my visit to Athens, can I use the ticket for the other attractions on the previous days?
I'm coming to Atrhens on Sept 16 with a group of 12 and have a private tour booked with Viator, but they are having trouble getting us a Licensed Unesco Guide. Any suggestions to helping us find that guide?
I just purchased my ticket! Combined ticket Attica and Central Greece. Is the time slot selected only applicable to the Parthenon? there are so many sites that are covered under the combo ticket that I purchased, that I could not possibly cover them all under that one-hour slot window. Can you shed some light? Thank you in advance!
Your videos are very helpful. I’ve heard there is a lift at the Acropolis for older people who can’t work uphill . Which entrance is it at .I’m staying in Plaka
@@GreeceExplainedI’m 79 and I got there in April 23…I entered early at the museum entrance and made it to the top quite easily . By 10:30 it was very crowded but I had finished my visit…took lots of photos had something to eat when I got down and visited the museum after that…what a great day and the weather was perfect
Thank you so much for this video. It was very informative. I do have a question if I buy the combo ticket how much of it will I be able to see in one day and are they close to each other?
Hello Sebastian, thanks a lot for all the videos and great information. If you come in on a cruise ship at 8am and leave at 8pm beginning of September, what time would you recommend to visit the acropolis? After watching your video 10am is not recommended, then it gets warm and after 5pm it is cutting it close to the cruise ship leaving. Any advice?
The days are shorter in September, which means that 4pm is already much more bearable in terms of heat, compared to months like June and July. So I'd do 4pm :-)
@@GreeceExplained Hello Sebastian, Thanks for your advice and the info from all the other videos. We arrived at the furthest cruise port and took a cab to the Ancient Agora. Explored this area. Walked to the National Archeological Museum. Had a great stop on the way at a pie shop (Mάμ) and ate great sheep yoghurt with honey and coffee at Stani. After the museum we took subway to acropolis for the 4pm appointment. It was still hot (even for us from Arizona), but less crowded. After that we explored the neighborhood and took the subway back to the port, took a bus close to the cruise terminal and walked the remaining distance. We had a great day in Athens. THANKS to YOU! Other cruise guests visited the acropolis in the morning and the crowd was unbelievable. Also I heard from others who used the hop on hop off buses that the bus got stuck in traffic jam and they were not able to see a lot of places. Our advice, plan wisely!
I got the combo ticket from the official website and chose to go tomorrow at 4 pm. I assume that would be the day and time for the Acropolis. Would I be able to go to another archeological site before the Acropolis? Today or tomorrow morning? Or for the combo ticket I would have to go to the Acropolis first and then the rest of the archeological sites?
The date you chose is indeed the date & time for your visit of the Acropolis. Which means you can validate your ticket for the first time up to 5 days before that date.
Hi, First thank you for your travel advice! Please can help me with a answer at the folow question: Do you know or you can verify if disability people from UE have free acces at this sites and museu? I know this is a default law in UE contry's... but I whant to make sure that is avaible in this case. If not to book online tikets. I came in Athena in 18 september....Thnak you in advance! Best regards, Constantin from Romania
Hello, I clicked on the link for the combo ticket , it took to Tiqets but any day is available -- it says "This experience is not available on Saturday 30 Nov. Please choose a different date" - No dates avialable??? would appreciate your help.
Hi .I bought a ticket from the link you provided and they said it's a fake ticket. I had to go through the line now and lost money. You should remove the link and add an official ticket website
This is the first year they DONT put all summer tickets for sale on Apr 1st, so I'm as confused as you are. I can only hope that before the end of April, all tickets will be online.
I climbed Acropolis when it was 40 degrees I nearly died! It was so hot and there was hardly any shade and it was stinking hot when climbing up but so worth it!!
Hello, the links that you posted to find tickets for the Acropolis take me to a page that says: "Tickets not available" 😕 I am looking to visit Greece soon. Where else can i get them from?
Hallo sir, im khan from Germany and i will fly in january to athen city and i need litle help if you like can you pliz guide me with the tickets. I think the best ticket combination is Combo Ticket. If i click on the link that you give in discruption and that you mention, but i can not come forward. There are two option i dont understand until there.
Hi, very informative video. It's mentioned above that Oct. 28 (OXI Day) is free entry at the Acropolis. I plan to visit the site that day, do i need to get a free ticket (where to get) or just walk in at the entrance? Thanks in advance
@@GreeceExplained Thanks for your reply. I’ll go early to line up. My accommodation is near the south entrance. Is that the entrance to take the free ticket? Also, are the free tickets only available at the booth, none online?
@@GreeceExplained I decided to just buy the combo ticket and do the Acropolis the day before the holiday. I will choose late entry to Acropolis as there will be 4 cruise ships that day. Incase I cannot visit the 7 archaeological sites included in the combo ticket on day 1, I can skip the line the next day (free sites day), right? I don’t need to line up for free tickets.
If you enter through the side south slope, do you still ascend up the hill the same way as the main entrance? Like up through the propylea or is there another path/trail up?
Both trails lead to the Propylea, but by entering (or exiting) through the side entrance, you also pass in front of the amphitheater of Dionysus and a few other monuments, which you dont see if you enter & exit through the main entrance.
Nothing changes, except you'll soon have to select a timeslot when booking your ticket. And you'll have to stick to that timeslot, otherwise they might not let you in.
@@ryanfeliperoque466 Yes that's normal, from what has been communicated so far, the Combo Ticket will not be subject to timeslots since it's valid for 5 whole days.
Hi Seb. Last month a visitor cap was instituted at the Acropolis (and not the other sites AFAIK) and when you buy either a single ticket or combo ticket, it will ask you to select a time period for that day. Does that mean that we are now forced to use the combo ticket first for the Acropolis? Our plan is to visit the Kerameikos the before, then the agoras the following day before we go to the Acropolis in the late afternoon to cap our day. We are now confused as to what day and time to chose? If we chose the day and time we want to visit the Acropolis does it mean that we can no longer visit the other sites the day or the times prior? If we chose the day and time for the Kerameikos, will we be able to enter the Acropolis the following day at any time? PLease advise. Thanks.
Hi ! Yes I'm going to release a video on this :-) The date you chose for the combo ticket is the date (and time) at which you HAVE TO visit the Acropolis. Since the Combo ticket is valid for 5 days, you can start using it as early as 5 days BEFORE the date of the Acropolis. So no worries, no need to change your plans :-)
@@GreeceExplained Thank you Seb. I was worried as when I received the PDF tickets via e-mail, the VALID until date was 5 days from the date that we chose to go to the Acropolis. We chose next Monday, Oct 30 and the "valid until" date was Friday Nov 3rd.
Are you allowed to bring a mid sized backpack into the Acropolis? Because I‘ve read online that it’s forbidden but I see people with backpacks in there. So what’s about it?
Great video Seb! Do you know if the free entrance for du citizens include people who has turned 25? The website is abit confusing and it is either free for people during their 24th year or also their 25th year. For example being born 1998-03-14, is it still free? Many thanks for your insights!
Sir u are doing an amazing job. U have no idea how your videos help people like us who travels from India to Greece.
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I rarely find somebody on youtube to really appreciate and who does a great job to actually help others. Your videos are very on point. Also, I've never donated neither have I felt like even care about donating to youtubers, but I will do it for you as I find your content actually very helpful. Thank you!!
Thank you very much !! Means a lot, really !
This is the BEST helpful info about the Acropolis - simple and right to the point! Thanks so much!
Omg Seb, you are an absolute game changer. It was only yesterday that I was struggling to book Acropolis tickets online and here comes your video. I am travelling to Greece( Athens and Santorini) in 2 weeks and looks like your videos are tailor made for me 😃😃. Thanks a ton.
Happy I could help ! :-)
Hi @komalireddy662!
We're traveling to Athens and Santorini next weekend, other than these amazing videos, any recommendations! TIA! :)
@@dlkoehler5Everything that Seb suggested in his videos was spot on. I cannot really recommend anything else for you to visit but I can recommend something that is not worth visiting. It's the Lost Atlantis museum in Santorini. Such a waste of money and time for the price of the ticket.
Bravo! Was there in 2018 the on/off bus tour was great but we didn’t have a tour guide to point out the best places to stop. Please do a video on that.
Sir, thank you very much for this video and the channel! This is what I needed for my trip next month! So informative, I'm so excited about what I'm gonna experience ❤
Thank you so much for your comprehensive guide! You have no idea how helpful your videos are starting from arriving at the airport, using the public transport and all! Thank you again🎉
Hi Sebastian, your videos is quite helpful for me (First time visit Athens). Thank you very much.
Make sure to select your accommodation properly at Athens. Closer to the Acropolis, the better, and I was lucky to be able to experience a weekly local farmers market there back in Oct 2022. It was quite an experience besides the Acropolis. 😅
Like all major tourist attractions it’s a huge group of people going to look at things they don’t understand and take a photo of it for the gram.
Really appreciate the value of your information and insight. I used your link and booked a tour guide to visit the Acropolis and Museum in November 2023. Total cost was $101.40. Sharing this with you, so you can update your records and video in the future. Thank you.
Thx for the feedback !
Sebastian your videos are so so good!! Honest, not trying to scam anyone, i truly appreciate them!! Thank you for each one of them 😊
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Hi mate! My partner and I are travelling to Greece in August and your videos are helping us a LOT! Thank you SO much for all the great tips! We'll be definitely doing a donation to your channel! 😀
Thanks to you Sebastian, we learned we needed to get our tickets ahead of time to save LOADS of time during our vacation.
Hi Sebastian! Firstly, thank you for your very informative vids. Great timing for us because we are arriving in Athens on May 17th and we plan to wake up early and go to the Acropolis on May 18th for FREE!!! We have been watching your channel and are learning a lot about Greece... we are also going to Paxos, Naxos, Santorini and Crete. Cannot wait to get there. THANKS AGAIN!!! Ed
Thank you for your video.And the information was very helpful.I just booked my tickets
your videos are the best!! I'm going this September and will watch all your videos before going..keep up the great videos! 👍
Next month I'm going to Athens with my wife, the 2nd time for me and for my wife the 1st time. We don't planned to get a tour, so we bought the tickets in advance. We scheduled the visit at 10 am, but after seeing your video, we should try to go earlier. Thanks for the recommendations, I forgot some things about my first visit, so this video was a good refresher.
Hey Sebi! My daughter and I did a bus tour our first time in Athens that included both the Olympic Stadium and the Acropolis and was very informative! (just like your tour of Fira was😊) It included admission (we walked right in) and picked us up close to our hotel, I'd highly recommend the guided tour!
Well I just found your videos all the sudden and thank you very much, think it will be very helpul for my next visit to Athens
Thank you so much for this vital information. I have been searching since Jan on and off.
Super helpful information! Thanks so much!!
Thank you for all the information in such a short and well done video
Great video, this helps planning our short visit in Athens later this summer!
Hi Sebastian! Love your channel! Extremely informative and quick education. Good to hear you can fly a recreational drone around (not over!) the Acropolis. Looking forward to getting some neat video there. Also was wondering if you knew if you can fly similarly on Santorini? Thanks so much for such a great channel! Cheers!
Hi James ! Fly your drone as much as you want in Santorini. It's technically not allowed, but absolutely not enforced, so have fun.
Thank you for this video.
Excellent editing. No dead air !
Thank you for all the info!!! Thanks to your videos I have planned my trip to Greece in May 👍🏼
Wow! So glad I found your channel. Amazing job! Thank you
Very informative and very helpful as usual! Your channel is awesome and I hope your subscribers grow in number more!
Excellent videos. My wifeand I really enjoy how you approach your coments. You're refreshing. I tried buying you a coffee but processing didn't take. I'll try again.
Thank you so much this video is so helpful!!
Thank you so much for all this useful information, can you please add points about visiting Greece with kids? all these logistics changes if you are travelling with kids. Any guided tour you recommend that allows kids and doesn't charge an adult price for a 3 year old???
Great job love your videos. Will be there may 19!
Good video!!! Very informative!! And your English is easy to understand!!!😊😊
I chuckled at the warning about the heat. When I visited the Acropolis - in February - it snowed.
lol
My trip to Athens was about 15 years ago. I don't really remember much of the detail now, except for the snow falling at the Parthenon. It was magical. We went first thing in the morning and it was almost entirely empty. No more than about 30 people in total on the site.
straight to the point, love it! great video!!
I saw u yasterday but i was shy to say hello 😂 ur videos its very useful to me its my first time to visit greec, thank you
Next time ! :-D
Such incredible videos! Question: are there bag checks at the Acropolis? For example if I have my camera tripod in my bag after spending hours walking around the city would they allow that?
Yes its allowed :-)
Thank you❤ Is it posible to buy one ticket that includes: the Acropolis + the Acropolis Museum + the archeological museum (all without a tour)?
Nope
Your videos are SO helpful!!!
We are scheduled for a 28 day cruise in November/December starting in Athens. Will we be able to get into these beautiful places? What is the weather typically like this time of year? Thanks and great videos!
Yes everything will be open. Weather will be around 15°C mainly sunny.
Great video as always Sebastian. Very helpful! 👍
Great summary and useful links. Thanks
Another great video. Thank you for your great tips😀
I agree the Acropolis is probably the number 1 thing to do in Athens ha just did my own travel vlog on it 😆
Thanks for all this info. Very helpful ❤
Hi Seb! Thanks for the great videos you've shared about Santorini and Athens. I'm worried about the entry to the Acropolis from now on because I've read there would be some changes and the daily visitors to the Acropolis will be timed (although I agree with this new rule, I fear there may be some issues trying to get an entry). Have you had any issue with this so far? I know is something recent but maybe there has been some info about it in the country. Thanks!
You shouldnt worry about it. The lines will probably be a bit longer than before, but apart from that nothing changes.
Thank you! The link for the acropolis tour with the tickets included is not working, would you mind please sending it again?
Sure, here you go : gyg.me/dve5LBfD
It's the first one in the list : "Athens: Acropolis and Parthenon Guided Walking Tour"
For the guided tour, the 60 euros isn't for 1 person to join a group tour, the link you have shows over 1000$ if I add myself to the tour. It seems it's only if you're coming with a group already and not if you want to join a group tour
Are you sure you selected the "Group Tour" option instead of "Private Tour" ? I just went to check and the price is as I said in the video.
@@GreeceExplained for me it says the group tour has to have a minimum of 2 ppl
everything is sold out until november on the get your guide link you provided.
Just updated the link, you can try again :-)
Hi Seb, thanks for the helpful videos! Can I please know which side is better to enter from? In terms of the experience/views and crowds?
Enter from the side entrance and leave through the main one :-)
Great guide as usual! 😊
Hello great video Thank you important question is there any suggestion for adults over 80 with walking up step issue??? My mother wants to go to the top but I don’t think she can climb
No there is no alternative unfortunately. Only wheelchair users get to use the elevator.
Hi Sebi - I am wondering if you could offer some advice. So many of the videos I watch say to use the south entrance as the lines might be a bit shorter. But, I would kind of like to use the main entrance and enter through the Propylaia - sort of like I was walking in Athens 2500 years ago. What do you think? Is one entrance better than the other? We will be visiting in July - so I know crowds and heat will be an issue. I was thinking of trying to be there right at opening. Thanks for all your great advice!
Hey ! I would buy my ticket online in advance, that way there's nearly no line at all, and you can decide which entrance to use :-)
Thank you for these videos, you’re very straightforward and helpful. I will travel to Greece in July, and since I’m younger than 25 I can’t buy tickets in advance in order to be granted free admission. I will definitely go to the ticket office of the Acropolis at around 8am, but I won’t be able to reach other places that early, so I was wondering if you know how long the lines can get in ticket offices in other sites such as the Acropolis Museum, the National Archeological Museum or Mychenae in other times of the day. I wouldn’t want to waste too much time just waiting in line 😅 thank you in advance!
Hey ! The Acropolis Museum and the Acropolis Archeological site is where it gets ugly. Anything else is kind of okay.
Thank you so much for all your advice Sebastian! We are not sure what time we will be able to get to the acropolis. Is there a possibility of getting a tour guide at the main entrance? We did this at the Palace of Knossos and it was an incredible experience. Any input is greatly appreciated
Yes its possible
Super informative video! What's the difference between the Tiqets link in the description box, versus buying directly from the Acropolis (and museums) website?
It's the same ticket so you can buy it wherever ! :-)
What is the official website of the acropolis? The tiqets website is only allowing me to buy tickets for 11 am and I don't want to go at that time
I got this tour guide! Thank you!
Thank you so much for the useful info ❤
Can you use trekking poles on the acropolis? (With rubber tips).
Yes I believe you can
Love your videos! You give very informative and valuable info. Quick question: is combo tickets available also in November? (Tickets are not available on the link you provided, maybe because it's 6 months away?) Thank you!
Yes there's also a winter combo ticket, usually half priced. It's not for sale yet coz its price hasnt been decided yet. That's usually done last minute, do they will be bookable from late October, I presume.
@@GreeceExplained Got it, thank you! All your videos are great, providing details and great recommendations :) Appreciate all your videos!
I just found your videos and I think they are great! You are so helpful. Do you know why I can’t buy tickets online for the acropolis on the 24th of September 2023? All of the sites seem to be grayed out for the 23rd and 24th.
Sep 23 and 24 will be FREE for everyone in 2023.
On the last weekend of September, all archeological sites and public museums are free because its the "European Heritage Days".
Thank you! On the days the acropolis is free at the end of September, would we still need to get tickets to enter or would we just walk right in?
@@LucilleB-p3n The staff gives you a free ticket which you immediately scan, and in you go.
Sorry to be a bother. So we would still need to wait in line to get a ticket, as there is no reserving them ahead, correct? Can you still enter the back, less populated entrance to Acropolis?
Thank you very much for your videos! Just one question: On the website, it's possible to buy tickets for May 1st, but is it open?
Yes, specifically in 2024 Labour Day will be celebrated on May 7th, meaning that for once May 1st is a normal day, with all sites remaining open.
Great video thanks, however, can you clarify, when I click on the Acropolis Guided Tour link you provided, it takes you to many offers and at various prices. Is there a favourite one you would recommend? Also, is there a 'Combo ticket' with a guided tour that includes the museum.
Its the first one on the list !
Yes the "Athens Pass" is what you're looking for. I explain everything in this video : th-cam.com/video/hecReSX70gs/w-d-xo.html
I have an question to you! Why early Greek person wore sandals if the ground slippery?
Ancient sandals were grippier than the crappy ones we have today :D
@@GreeceExplained I will be there next tuesday and I am so so excited!!!✨💫
why are the tour links above not through some official greek acropolis website? How does one have confidence in tix purchased through "get your guide"? If i have 1 day in Athens i don't want to make a mistake.
Sure, all websites work ! Same ticket :-)
Thank you! Very informative
My fiancé and I are visiting Athens next month and your videos are a huge help with our planning. Thank you for all the great tips! Do you know if the Acropolis has free entry on 18 May for international tourists? I don't want to purchase tickets in advance if we can also get in for free on International Museums Day. Thanks!
Yes free for everyone !
Wonderful, thank you!!
I would like to ask if the combined ticket should be used first in Acropolis and then in the other places? For example, if I want to visit the Acropolis on the last day of my visit to Athens, can I use the ticket for the other attractions on the previous days?
Yes you can start using the combo ticket up to 5 days before the Acropolis date.
@@GreeceExplained Thanks!
Is there a combo ticket that includes all 7 archaeological sites and the Acrópolis museum with a guide?
Nope. You need to hire the guides separately.
I'm coming to Atrhens on Sept 16 with a group of 12 and have a private tour booked with Viator, but they are having trouble getting us a Licensed Unesco Guide. Any suggestions to helping us find that guide?
Dont know about Unesco Guides, sorry !
I just purchased my ticket! Combined ticket Attica and Central Greece. Is the time slot selected only applicable to the Parthenon? there are so many sites that are covered under the combo ticket that I purchased, that I could not possibly cover them all under that one-hour slot window. Can you shed some light? Thank you in advance!
Great !! I explain that in this vid : th-cam.com/video/nqoSwTRP63Y/w-d-xo.html
@@GreeceExplained thank you! 🙂
@@GreeceExplained Thank you! 🙂
Thank you!!!! 🙏🙏🙏
My pick would be the Nat.Archaeological museum if you have only a few hours, as great as the Acropolis is!
Your videos are very helpful. I’ve heard there is a lift at the Acropolis for older people who can’t work uphill . Which entrance is it at .I’m staying in Plaka
The elevator is located just behind the Erechtheion. But its for disabled people only (aka wheelchair).
@@GreeceExplainedI’m 79 and I got there in April 23…I entered early at the museum entrance and made it to the top quite easily .
By 10:30 it was very crowded but I had finished my visit…took lots of photos had something to eat when I got down and visited the museum after that…what a great day and the weather was perfect
@@garyroberts3859 Hi Gary ! Glad to hear you had an awesome time :-)
Thank you so much for this video. It was very informative. I do have a question if I buy the combo ticket how much of it will I be able to see in one day and are they close to each other?
Everything is explained here : th-cam.com/video/hecReSX70gs/w-d-xo.html
Hello Sebastian, thanks a lot for all the videos and great information. If you come in on a cruise ship at 8am and leave at 8pm beginning of September, what time would you recommend to visit the acropolis? After watching your video 10am is not recommended, then it gets warm and after 5pm it is cutting it close to the cruise ship leaving. Any advice?
The days are shorter in September, which means that 4pm is already much more bearable in terms of heat, compared to months like June and July. So I'd do 4pm :-)
@@GreeceExplained Hello Sebastian, Thanks for your advice and the info from all the other videos. We arrived at the furthest cruise port and took a cab to the Ancient Agora. Explored this area. Walked to the National Archeological Museum. Had a great stop on the way at a pie shop (Mάμ) and ate great sheep yoghurt with honey and coffee at Stani. After the museum we took subway to acropolis for the 4pm appointment. It was still hot (even for us from Arizona), but less crowded. After that we explored the neighborhood and took the subway back to the port, took a bus close to the cruise terminal and walked the remaining distance. We had a great day in Athens. THANKS to YOU! Other cruise guests visited the acropolis in the morning and the crowd was unbelievable. Also I heard from others who used the hop on hop off buses that the bus got stuck in traffic jam and they were not able to see a lot of places. Our advice, plan wisely!
I got the combo ticket from the official website and chose to go tomorrow at 4 pm. I assume that would be the day and time for the Acropolis. Would I be able to go to another archeological site before the Acropolis? Today or tomorrow morning? Or for the combo ticket I would have to go to the Acropolis first and then the rest of the archeological sites?
The date you chose is indeed the date & time for your visit of the Acropolis.
Which means you can validate your ticket for the first time up to 5 days before that date.
Thank you!
How doable are the steps to get to the acropolis and how do you use the elevator?
Its a 10-20min uphill walk, part stairs part slopes. The elevator is only for wheelchair users.
Hi,
First thank you for your travel advice!
Please can help me with a answer at the folow question: Do you know or you can verify if disability people from UE have free acces at this sites and museu? I know this is a default law in UE contry's... but I whant to make sure that is avaible in this case. If not to book online tikets.
I came in Athena in 18 september....Thnak you in advance!
Best regards,
Constantin from Romania
Sorry, I'm not sure !
Hello, I clicked on the link for the combo ticket , it took to Tiqets but any day is available -- it says "This experience is not available on Saturday 30 Nov. Please choose a different date" - No dates avialable??? would appreciate your help.
Hi Tobias ! I heard that new combo tickets will be put again online shortly :-)
Hi .I bought a ticket from the link you provided and they said it's a fake ticket. I had to go through the line now and lost money. You should remove the link and add an official ticket website
Hi ! Thx for the input. Could you plz email me your ticket (sebitheguide@gmail.com), I'll follow this up with them. Thx !
Do senior citizens over 65 year old from United States get free tickets?
Nope
You are amazing.💕👏🙏
Hi Sebastian! Dou you know when the tickets to July will be sold?
This is the first year they DONT put all summer tickets for sale on Apr 1st, so I'm as confused as you are.
I can only hope that before the end of April, all tickets will be online.
I climbed Acropolis when it was 40 degrees I nearly died! It was so hot and there was hardly any shade and it was stinking hot when climbing up but so worth it!!
Hello, the links that you posted to find tickets for the Acropolis take me to a page that says: "Tickets not available" 😕 I am looking to visit Greece soon. Where else can i get them from?
The tickets for the summer season will be available from Apr 1st :-)
@@GreeceExplained Got it! Thanks! 🙂
Hallo sir, im khan from Germany and i will fly in january to athen city and i need litle help if you like can you pliz guide me with the tickets.
I think the best ticket combination is Combo Ticket. If i click on the link that you give in discruption and that you mention, but i can not come forward. There are two option i dont understand until there.
Hi ! You have to choose the "Low Season" option, since you're coming in January.
Hi, very informative video.
It's mentioned above that Oct. 28 (OXI Day) is free entry at the Acropolis. I plan to visit the site that day, do i need to get a free ticket (where to get) or just walk in at the entrance? Thanks in advance
You need to go to the ticket booth and get your free paper ticket, and then walk in. Expect some serious lines though.
@@GreeceExplained Thanks for your reply. I’ll go early to line up. My accommodation is near the south entrance. Is that the entrance to take the free ticket?
Also, are the free tickets only available at the booth, none online?
@@carmfe2688 Both entrances give away free tickets. No, you cant get them online. That's why there's gonna be huge lines even in the morning.
@@GreeceExplained
I decided to just buy the combo ticket and do the Acropolis the day before the holiday. I will choose late entry to Acropolis as there will be 4 cruise ships that day. Incase I cannot visit the 7 archaeological sites included in the combo ticket on day 1, I can skip the line the next day (free sites day), right? I don’t need to line up for free tickets.
@@carmfe2688 Correct !
Hi great video. Is people allow to walk around or in the Parthenon?
Around, yes.
If you enter through the side south slope, do you still ascend up the hill the same way as the main entrance? Like up through the propylea or is there another path/trail up?
Both trails lead to the Propylea, but by entering (or exiting) through the side entrance, you also pass in front of the amphitheater of Dionysus and a few other monuments, which you dont see if you enter & exit through the main entrance.
We are visiting Athens 4-5/10. What is the best way to get tickets and see it now that they are limiting the # of visitors?
Nothing changes, except you'll soon have to select a timeslot when booking your ticket. And you'll have to stick to that timeslot, otherwise they might not let you in.
@@GreeceExplainedhi sebastian! I'm trying to book the combo ticket on the link you provided but it doesn't make me select a timeslot.
@@ryanfeliperoque466 Yes that's normal, from what has been communicated so far, the Combo Ticket will not be subject to timeslots since it's valid for 5 whole days.
I tried to book a ticket today for October, and the site stated that tickets for October weren’t available yet?
Just updated the link. You can try again :-)
Hi Seb. Last month a visitor cap was instituted at the Acropolis (and not the other sites AFAIK) and when you buy either a single ticket or combo ticket, it will ask you to select a time period for that day. Does that mean that we are now forced to use the combo ticket first for the Acropolis? Our plan is to visit the Kerameikos the before, then the agoras the following day before we go to the Acropolis in the late afternoon to cap our day. We are now confused as to what day and time to chose? If we chose the day and time we want to visit the Acropolis does it mean that we can no longer visit the other sites the day or the times prior? If we chose the day and time for the Kerameikos, will we be able to enter the Acropolis the following day at any time? PLease advise. Thanks.
Hi ! Yes I'm going to release a video on this :-)
The date you chose for the combo ticket is the date (and time) at which you HAVE TO visit the Acropolis. Since the Combo ticket is valid for 5 days, you can start using it as early as 5 days BEFORE the date of the Acropolis. So no worries, no need to change your plans :-)
@@GreeceExplained Thank you Seb. I was worried as when I received the PDF tickets via e-mail, the VALID until date was 5 days from the date that we chose to go to the Acropolis. We chose next Monday, Oct 30 and the "valid until" date was Friday Nov 3rd.
Are you allowed to bring a mid sized backpack into the Acropolis? Because I‘ve read online that it’s forbidden but I see people with backpacks in there. So what’s about it?
At the Acropolis archeological site, no worries. At the Acropolis MUSEUM, you have to leave all backpacks at the cloakroom, correct.
@@GreeceExplained Ohhh I see ok, then I misunderstood, thank you for clarifying 👍🏼
What is the name of your tour company?
Great video Seb! Do you know if the free entrance for du citizens include people who has turned 25? The website is abit confusing and it is either free for people during their 24th year or also their 25th year. For example being born 1998-03-14, is it still free? Many thanks for your insights!
Yes it includes people who are 25. So its free for you.