Glad you like my home town! And, btw, most of Greece is very green, you are probably thinking of the Aegean islands. They are on all tourism promotion materials, but they are nothing like the mainland. An American friend once told me very surprised that Ioannina reminded hime of Maine 😁
Most of Western, Central and Northern Greece is green, the arid landscapes in the Southeast of the country, above all, the Cyclades and Crete, are the exception rather than the rule. I think that marketing these arid islands to the World as prime destinations was a big success story for Greece.
Only the islands are arid, mainland Greece is very green. Unfortunately, all the movies on ancient myths show Greece without a single tree. That's because that's the idea of Greece tourists have in their mind, since they mostly visit the islands. In reality, Greece is very green.
You can rarely find sunshine in Ioannina mostly rain and humidity. There are at least 5 museums in the city. Ioannina is a university town and has one of the best university hospital in the country
You have the best multitasking skills, whether walking along doing your vlog or driving a manual car and filming at the same time. Thanks for taking the time out to show Ioannina, even though you weren’t well, much appreciated. Looks like a charming and historical town. I hope you’re feeling much better now. ❤️✌️
The Fall of Constantinople in 1204 is a major turning point in medieval history. The decision of the Crusaders to attack the largest Christian city in the world was unprecedented and controversial. Reports of the depredations and brutality of the Crusaders scandalized and horrified the Orthodox world. Relations between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches were disastrously affected for many centuries and were not substantially restored until modern times. The Byzantine Empire was left much poorer, smaller and ultimately less able to reverse the Turkification of the Asia Minor hinterland. The actions of the Crusaders immediately accelerated the collapse of Christianity in the east and in the long term facilitated the expansion of Islam in Europe
Hi Gabriel, I spent several weeks in Parga in 1977. It was a small village/town then, and I stayed in a little place for $9 per night. It was a magical experience for sure. We took a small boat trip to Alexandria’s beach and beautiful grotto. It was only a few miles away. Safe travels! 💚
Hey Gabriel. Ioannina is very beautiful and in my opinion deserves more exploring. Especially the inhabited island on the lake which I think is the only one in Greece. Especially the surrounding villages. Too bad you were in a hurry.
😊looks nice and green and lush there which is nice to see after all the fires last year they had hopefully the clouds and rain are keeping the fires away this year
Thanks for the video! I really like these mainland Greece videos! This is authentic travel vlogging in my book... You take something well-known: Greece. But then you really show an unknown side full of history, culture and amazing landscapes without a tourist in sight. Driving around some island feels like tourism, this feels like traveling if you know what im saying.
I agree but he doesn't seem to be enjoying it, and there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or immersion of him going to those places, misses crucial landmarks, leaves a place as soon as he gets there, doesn't explore any of the nature, complains about the weather even though he's doing a mountain trip...the vlogging itself is terrible even though the places aren't, which is a shame.
@@ΕπαμεινώνδαςΛιάσκος Yeah I get it. Im often very critical in the comment section in the attempt to provide actual feedback. There is a real challenge in creating interesting content and having a pleasant travel experience both. For Gabriel... you know, this is his livelyhood. For us Europeans this might be hard to understand. We'll always have this comfortable safety net of social care. Americans dont have that... He get what..? 10-20k views per video? Thats like $200 at most? So he has to crank out 20 videos a month or else he just wont make enough... But I love and will always support this channel. The sheer will of this guy just to get out there and see the world despite which cards he got dealt in life is just amazing. Thats why I even bother to be honest in the first place. This guy could have been some crackhead in San Fransisco Tenderloin but instead, he has truly worked hios way up to a life that only a few of us are privileged enough to ever experience... And all that with just a couple of $100 and a camera... This guy has my deepest respect, even though it doenst always sounds like it.
@@ΕπαμεινώνδαςΛιάσκος Sure but its his job... He doesnt have the comfy social security we Europeans have. He gets like 20k views per video? I dont know the curent rates but that like $200 ? That mean he has to produce at least 20 videos per month to survive... Thats... a lot. Im sure he would prefer a beach on Koh Samui with a beer in one hand and two oriental beauties in the other but that probably wont cut it. I love this guy and the life he managed to build up for himself so that why I bother to really give some honest critical feedback instead of just posting "amazing" every time... It must be really hard to strike a balance between entertaining an audience and staying true to yourself at the same time... But Gabriel is one of the , if not the absolute best doing so. Making money while not being a sellout must be really tough in that industry. He has 600k subs so he must be getting loads of shady offers, but he never sells us out, he never promotes something sponsored, and to stay afloat while upholding these priciples is laudable. He is just selling his experience, nothing more, nothing less. But like any job, sometimes you are just going through the motions.
@@ageoflove1980 I agree that not taking sponsorships deserves some respect. As for the rest, the way I see it he's close to retirement anyway so he's not concerned with quality control and growing his channel as much.
13:20 if you were to turn left you would have gotten to the heart of the castle where Ali Pashas grave is and a great coffee shop with an even greater view of the lake...
I like the city of Ioannina for it,s location,surrounded by mountains,by a lake with an island,and there is a ski center nearby-Metsovo,I could imagine living there!👍
After this video for Ioannina and the previous one for Kastoria I officially understood that you don't like Waterfronts. It's a pity, because that's why both of them are famous of. The lake of Ioannina has a very picturesque inhabitant island in it which is very easy to visit.
Hey bro, great video! I would love to check out that part of Greece myself! I'm currently in Crete, if you have any plans on coming this way I'd love to meet you!
Ioannina is basically the London of Greece. Hardly any sunshine there due to the high altitude and the fact that the city is surrounded by mountains. Lovely place though, especially the small villages scattered around the area. Can’t wait for your Parga episode! Have fun!!
At the end of the video: Those stones have Turkish writing. In the Ottoman era, the Turkish language was written in Arabic script. In 1928, the Republic of Turkey switched to Latin script.
Thank you for this walking through the streets of Ioannina. Allow me, please to make some explanation. In 1204 the Latin empire was established by the participants of the Fourth Crusade and Constantinopol fell.In the unoccupied areas, Epirus Despot State, Nikei Empire and the Trapesund Empire appeared. In 1261 The Nikei Emperor Michael VIII Paleolog defeated the Crusards, liberated Konstantinopol and reestablished the Bisantian Empire. The inscription you show may be Turkish. Turkey adopted the Latin Alphabet after the fall of the Ottoman Empire followng the reforms of Kemal Ataturk.
The Siege and Fall of Constantinople took place in April 1204 and marked the climax of the Fourth Crusade. The Crusaders, led by Henry Dandolo, Boniface of Momferrat, and Baldwin of Flanders, captured, sacked, and destroyed parts of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. After the Fall of the City, the Latin Empire (known to the Byzantines as the Frankish or Latin Occupation) was established and Baldwin of Flanders was crowned Emperor as Baldwin I of Constantinople in Hagia Sophia.
Hi gabe lots of warm sunshine on the islands my daughter is in kos and its 83 there and symi is really warm as well you'll enjoy Parga lovely little town have a great day😂
If you are still close to there you should go mikro papigko and drakolimni timfis , it a 4 hour hike but the top is very similar to alps and switzerland
Ioannina is mainly known as the capital city of the almost independent Pashalik (Ottoman province) ruled by Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1740 - January 24, 1822). He was decapitated by order of the Sultan Mahmud II. Today you can visit his house in the Old city of Ioannina, by the lake, his summer residence on the island of Lake Pamvotis, and his tomb next to the Fethiye Mosque, in one of the most scenic historical parks of Greece (which you unfortunately missed). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Pasha_of_Ioannina You have many reasons to return to Epirus, including the Zagoria villages, the Dodona archaeological site with a majestic ancient theatre, and a beautiful cave, a taxi's drive away from Ioannina city centre. Plan your next trip in winter or summertime to experience the dramatic alpine landscapes and spectacular mountain rain storms. Arguably one of the most beautiful regions of Greece, full of Hellenistic, Roman, Medieval Byzantine, Ottoman, and WWII history, completely different from what you know in the islands. Very nice video from the backstreets that tourists usually ignore.
Idea.. get in the car go south to the Peloponnese , visit monemvasia and mani area which is magnificent and then head down to Neapoli get the ferry go to the magical island of Kythera and explore some of the best beaches in Greece, beautiful hiking trails , monasteries and so much more. Great video as always be safe.
That was pretty much my suggestion - southeastern Peloponnese although I'd go north a bit from Monemvasia to include the amazing Byzantine city of Mystra near Sparta.
Ioannina is pronounced ' YUH - NEE - NUH.' It is named after St. John which in Greek is St. Ioannis. It means 'City of John.' The city was named after St.John due to St. John's Monastery, founded around 510 AD. He was at the time patron saint of the area.
Hi Gabriel, nice little walk-through it's always interesting to see something you're not expecting. You definitely have to get to a warm beach and avoid getting a cold which sounds like what you're getting. In other words, you need to break a sweat.
You should have vusited the lake front and the picturesque island which is inhabited btw. Also, there is a fascinating prehistoric cave nearby with beautiful crystals.
The first building you encountered resembles somewhat the Tzistarakis Mosque in Monastiriki near the flea market. Sign says 'entry forbidden due to danger.'
Not many people travel to Ioannina, so it's impresive that you went. Why don't people visit? Back in the day it was a very difficult to reach. Roads were crumby and tight. In the 1990s for example it was an 8 hour bus ride from Athens and about 5 hours from Thessaloniki. Ioannina is in the mountians and very traditional. Most tourists wanted to visit the islands and Athens, so Ioannina wasn't the best choice for tourists. With the improvement of roads/highways more people are coming.Also, more people are now taking advantage of the airport of Ioannina.
Ill help you with the pronunciation of Ioannia. Just pronounce it Yanniana Like the singer Yanni and add na. So glad you visited Epirus. My dad was from Epirus. Such a beautiful place. Glad you are headed to Parga. I was there in summer of 2023 and also visited Lefkada. Enjoy!
As for the comment just before 17:25. That building seems to be an Ottoman mosque. The Turks left Ioannina and what is today northern Greece during the Balkan Wars. Ioannina was liberated by Greek forces in February of 1913 .... so just over 100 years ago. Also, near Ioannina is the ancient theater of Dodona which is the most ancient of all ancient Greek theaters. You can also visit the village of Rodotopi which is located near the remains of the ancient city of Pasarona which was the capital I believe of the Molossians which were an ancient Greek kingdom of Epirus. Members of their royal family included the mother of Alexander the Great and King Pyrrhus which was famous for Pyrrhic victory with his battles against the Romans which took place in Italy. When the Romans took over Greece, they enslaved about 100,000 people from Epirus and sent them back to Rome as slaves. A new city near Preveza was built by the Romans named Nikopolis. If you travel from Ioannia to Preveza you'll pass near the area known as Agio Giorgo where you can see the remains of an old aquaduct that brought water from the mountians to Nikopolis. That's a cool spot because they have a place where locals take their carpets and clean them the old traditional way.
Turkish language was written in Arabic until the early 20th Century and Atatürk adopted the Latin Alphabet. There were many places unfortunately you were not able to see . the way your pronounce Ioannina is Yanina but with no accent on the na at the end .
Viewers are clamoring for you to visit LAKE PAMVOTIDA which the city of Ioannina lies on the west side of. It has a Byzantine fortress and the Fetiche Mosque. Its Byzantine museum has fascinating artifacts so take some Euros to pay to enter! At the fishing port you can take a boat to the island in the middle of the lake. There you will find the Ali Pasha Museum where you can still see bullet holes in the floor where he was assassinated.
In 1204 the Crusaders sucked Constantinople At 23:28 those tablets are Turkish. The Turks were using the Arabic alphabet before adopting the Latin one... Ioannina was a major Ottoman Turkish hub, as many Turks and Jews had settled there...
Ioannina was famous for Ali Pasha. He basically wanted to break away from the Ottoman Empire and start his own kingdom if you will. The Sultan wasn't happy with that idea, so he sent soldiers to Ioannina to kill Ali Pasha. As such, the Sultan sent thousands of soldiers from what is today Southern Greece to Ioannina to deal with Ali Pasha. Since that area was left poorly defended ... Greek rebels found it ideal to start a rebelion which was the start of the Greek War of Independece of 1821.
At 10:30 mark I hear Americans discussing driving. I guess Epirus region is getting discovered by Americans. That’s good for Gabriel Traveler as prices in Italy and France get us thinking about new destinations. I met a fly n fly out mine worker from Australia on a bus to Skopje headed to this region. They have so much more time for slow travel and don’t need to be quite as discerning with the luxury of time.
@@eleniasimop My Greek sister friends are pastry 🥮 chefs in San Francisco and proudly call Thessaloniki home. Can’t wait to visit in September as can’t take summer heat. Are you from Northern Greece too? Looking at 21 hour journey from SFO via Istanbul to Thessaloniki on Turkish Airlines.
@@pat2row I am from Kozani which is between Thessaloniki and Ioannina. There is a rather new street named "Egnatia" which most of people use now to go from Thessaloniki to Ioannina. You don't have any more to go through the mountain route Gabriel did, except if you want to see the incredible views and live the adventure.
Hey Gabriel, the writings you saw are definitely Arabic. This is not unusual even if it was the Otheman empire, in mosques everywhere, they would have verses of the Coran sculpted on stones and walls. coran verses are almost always in arabic. They would Almost never have a translation
24:50 I really need to take a closer look in order to decipher whether the inscription is Turkish written in Arabic scripts or basically Arabic. Nevertheless I am able to catch some Arabic words like Alfatiha (the first chapter in the Quran). I believe these are grave stones with the name of the deceased and date of the death, one of the tablet dated to 1313 H which is equivalent to 1895 G, other tablet mentions 1215 H which is equivalent to the year 1858 in Georgian.
So the alphabet of the Turkish language as well as Farsi which is the language of Persians, was and is Arabic, but they are 3 completely different languages. For instance, as much as you understand Italian, although the alphabet is similar to English, an Arab understands Farsi or would understand Turkish before they change their alphabet to Latin. (also there are 4 alphabets specific to Farsi, meaning you don't have those alphabets in Arabic)
Hey Gabriel, if you do start heading back toward the northeast portion of Greece, here are some suggestions: Portitsa bridge near Grevena, Enipeas gorge in Mount Olympus, Kavala city, Nestos river and Livaditis waterfall; if you do head back near the Vikos gorge, the best viewing spot called Oxia
Two of the major kings of history they have origin from the Ioannina's aerea (ancient Molossia):Alexander the great from his mother Molossian queen Olympias and the Molossian king of Epirus Pyrrhus.
Okay Ioannina! ☆ I started to take it as a personal challenge when, at 22:01 you'd said: "you can’t get any higher up" just as the video showed a ladder to the roof. It's nice to walk thru this town and see the other places to park. I think the $40 car rental would keep me confident about any bookings snafu's - esp if one of those hybrid 55mpg + carriages, was available. Are you hearing many diesels there? Happy trails☆ 🌲😎🌲
The stones you saw are written in Ottoman Turkish. Following the creation of the Turkish Republic, Ataturk sought to do away with the Arabic script to modify and make Turkey more ‘European’.
Yes that is a Palestinian flag. Enjoying this Greek series of educational videos. Beem watching you for 6+ years and I'm amazed at your relentless get up and go. While watching video on Chris McCandless last night your 2017 video came up.
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I can't believe how green this part of Greece is. This looked like a very charming and neat town.
Glad you like my home town! And, btw, most of Greece is very green, you are probably thinking of the Aegean islands. They are on all tourism promotion materials, but they are nothing like the mainland. An American friend once told me very surprised that Ioannina reminded hime of Maine 😁
Most of Western, Central and Northern Greece is green, the arid landscapes in the Southeast of the country, above all, the Cyclades and Crete, are the exception rather than the rule. I think that marketing these arid islands to the World as prime destinations was a big success story for Greece.
Only the islands are arid, mainland Greece is very green. Unfortunately, all the movies on ancient myths show Greece without a single tree. That's because that's the idea of Greece tourists have in their mind, since they mostly visit the islands. In reality, Greece is very green.
There is an inhabited island inside the lake of Ioannina, , you missed it !!!
You can rarely find sunshine in Ioannina mostly rain and humidity. There are at least 5 museums in the city. Ioannina is a university town and has one of the best university hospital in the country
You have the best multitasking skills, whether walking along doing your vlog or driving a manual car and filming at the same time. Thanks for taking the time out to show Ioannina, even though you weren’t well, much appreciated. Looks like a charming and historical town. I hope you’re feeling much better now. ❤️✌️
There was a sign in Greek in the greater entrance indicating there's a museum inside the yard area.
The Fall of Constantinople in 1204 is a major turning point in medieval history. The decision of the Crusaders to attack the largest Christian city in the world was unprecedented and controversial. Reports of the depredations and brutality of the Crusaders scandalized and horrified the Orthodox world. Relations between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches were disastrously affected for many centuries and were not substantially restored until modern times. The Byzantine Empire was left much poorer, smaller and ultimately less able to reverse the Turkification of the Asia Minor hinterland. The actions of the Crusaders immediately accelerated the collapse of Christianity in the east and in the long term facilitated the expansion of Islam in Europe
Ioannina is the city of jewellery makers. Sotirios Voulgaris was from there.
Τα διάσημα Bulgari jewelry?
@@CristinaGreece Ναι
Hi Gabriel, I spent several weeks in Parga in 1977. It was a small village/town then, and I stayed in a little place for $9 per night. It was a magical experience for sure. We took a small boat trip to Alexandria’s beach and beautiful grotto. It was only a few miles away. Safe travels! 💚
Very cool. It's still a small town but probably bigger now. I'll show it in the next video.
Ioannina, one of the most "rainy" cities in Greece, but amazingly beautiful
Hey Gabriel. Ioannina is very beautiful and in my opinion deserves more exploring. Especially the inhabited island on the lake which I think is the only one in Greece. Especially the surrounding villages. Too bad you were in a hurry.
Thank you Gabe. You're videos really make me want to quit my job and start travelling.
Nice walk through the diversity of the buidings in the beautiful Ioannina city!
Good for you that you're exploring Epirus, such a lovely and unknown to the foreigners place.
Are you Yoda from Star Wars?
😊looks nice and green and lush there which is nice to see after all the fires last year they had hopefully the clouds and rain are keeping the fires away this year
The lake Gabriel, you missed the lake and its island! But it was beautiful to the see the streets of my birth city after so many years. Thank you!
Thanks for the video! I really like these mainland Greece videos! This is authentic travel vlogging in my book... You take something well-known: Greece. But then you really show an unknown side full of history, culture and amazing landscapes without a tourist in sight. Driving around some island feels like tourism, this feels like traveling if you know what im saying.
I agree but he doesn't seem to be enjoying it, and there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or immersion of him going to those places, misses crucial landmarks, leaves a place as soon as he gets there, doesn't explore any of the nature, complains about the weather even though he's doing a mountain trip...the vlogging itself is terrible even though the places aren't, which is a shame.
@@ΕπαμεινώνδαςΛιάσκος Yeah I get it. Im often very critical in the comment section in the attempt to provide actual feedback. There is a real challenge in creating interesting content and having a pleasant travel experience both. For Gabriel... you know, this is his livelyhood. For us Europeans this might be hard to understand. We'll always have this comfortable safety net of social care. Americans dont have that... He get what..? 10-20k views per video? Thats like $200 at most? So he has to crank out 20 videos a month or else he just wont make enough... But I love and will always support this channel. The sheer will of this guy just to get out there and see the world despite which cards he got dealt in life is just amazing. Thats why I even bother to be honest in the first place. This guy could have been some crackhead in San Fransisco Tenderloin but instead, he has truly worked hios way up to a life that only a few of us are privileged enough to ever experience... And all that with just a couple of $100 and a camera... This guy has my deepest respect, even though it doenst always sounds like it.
@@ΕπαμεινώνδαςΛιάσκος A shame for sure!
@@ΕπαμεινώνδαςΛιάσκος Sure but its his job... He doesnt have the comfy social security we Europeans have. He gets like 20k views per video? I dont know the curent rates but that like $200 ? That mean he has to produce at least 20 videos per month to survive... Thats... a lot. Im sure he would prefer a beach on Koh Samui with a beer in one hand and two oriental beauties in the other but that probably wont cut it. I love this guy and the life he managed to build up for himself so that why I bother to really give some honest critical feedback instead of just posting "amazing" every time... It must be really hard to strike a balance between entertaining an audience and staying true to yourself at the same time... But Gabriel is one of the , if not the absolute best doing so. Making money while not being a sellout must be really tough in that industry. He has 600k subs so he must be getting loads of shady offers, but he never sells us out, he never promotes something sponsored, and to stay afloat while upholding these priciples is laudable. He is just selling his experience, nothing more, nothing less. But like any job, sometimes you are just going through the motions.
@@ageoflove1980 I agree that not taking sponsorships deserves some respect. As for the rest, the way I see it he's close to retirement anyway so he's not concerned with quality control and growing his channel as much.
13:20 if you were to turn left you would have gotten to the heart of the castle where Ali Pashas grave is and a great coffee shop with an even greater view of the lake...
I like the city of Ioannina for it,s location,surrounded by mountains,by a lake with an island,and there is a ski center nearby-Metsovo,I could imagine living there!👍
4:35 FYI: The poster calls for "no involvement of Greece in the massacre" in Palestine
And "Freedom to Palestine" in the beginning
How if about the demand giving back the Temple Mountain which belongs to them?
It’s sunny and warm here in Ireland today 😆
After this video for Ioannina and the previous one for Kastoria I officially understood that you don't like
Waterfronts. It's a pity, because that's why both of them are famous of. The lake of Ioannina has a very
picturesque inhabitant island in it which is very easy to visit.
I could count on one hand the # of days the sun has come out here in NH. Just gray all the time! I love these little hidden gems along the way. 😊
Nice to see happy faces greeting you in Greece. Kalimera/Kalispera.
I also wanna add, “muchas gracias.”
Awesome gabe! I was just waiting for your new video.. Have a great time in Greece..
Hey bro, great video! I would love to check out that part of Greece myself! I'm currently in Crete, if you have any plans on coming this way I'd love to meet you!
I'll be in Turkey 🇹🇷 soon, you will come and we'll meet
The hinterlands in Epirus are magical. Old Balkan.
Worth seeing.
Wow, amazing. I’ve found hours worth of historic reading on this town. Thank you!
I O A NNI NA (the tone on A), one of my favorite cities to live in Greece !! 💙✌
@@mariafentis 💖
@@mariafentis I O A NNI NA is the long "proper" form. Ya nni na is the short form.
Ioannina is basically the London of Greece. Hardly any sunshine there due to the high altitude and the fact that the city is surrounded by mountains. Lovely place though, especially the small villages scattered around the area. Can’t wait for your Parga episode! Have fun!!
I'm looking forward to the next country too
Next time consider asking a local where to go, the lake and its island is something you'd wanna see
Welcome to my home town Gabriel...
Thanks, nice city.
The weather in Sanct-Peterburg and Tallinn was sunny and cool today. Hopefully it will reach Greece soon.
How will it reach Greece?
At the end of the video: Those stones have Turkish writing. In the Ottoman era, the Turkish language was written in Arabic script. In 1928, the Republic of Turkey switched to Latin script.
It is sunny and warm in the U.K. today.
Take the opportunity as long it last mate.
Είσαι ένας φίλος της Ελλάδος ❤❤
Thank you for this walking through the streets of Ioannina. Allow me, please to make some explanation. In 1204 the Latin empire was established by the participants of the Fourth Crusade and Constantinopol fell.In the unoccupied areas, Epirus Despot State, Nikei Empire and the Trapesund Empire appeared. In 1261 The Nikei Emperor Michael VIII Paleolog defeated the Crusards, liberated Konstantinopol and reestablished the Bisantian Empire. The inscription you show may be Turkish. Turkey adopted the Latin Alphabet after the fall of the Ottoman Empire followng the reforms of Kemal Ataturk.
The Siege and Fall of Constantinople took place in April 1204 and marked the climax of the Fourth Crusade. The Crusaders, led by Henry Dandolo, Boniface of Momferrat, and Baldwin of Flanders, captured, sacked, and destroyed parts of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. After the Fall of the City, the Latin Empire (known to the Byzantines as the Frankish or Latin Occupation) was established and Baldwin of Flanders was crowned Emperor as Baldwin I of Constantinople in Hagia Sophia.
Hi gabe lots of warm sunshine on the islands my daughter is in kos and its 83 there and symi is really warm as well you'll enjoy Parga lovely little town have a great day😂
If you are still close to there you should go mikro papigko and drakolimni timfis , it a 4 hour hike but the top is very similar to alps and switzerland
17:30. Sign basically says KEEP OUT, illegal to enter. That building is the old Ottoman library
There is an underground 3 storey garage under the center square.
There is a 3 storey open air garage behind the clock opposite your hotel
I was in Parga last year. So nice. I have some great tips 😊
Ioannina is mainly known as the capital city of the almost independent Pashalik (Ottoman province) ruled by Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1740 - January 24, 1822). He was decapitated by order of the Sultan Mahmud II. Today you can visit his house in the Old city of Ioannina, by the lake, his summer residence on the island of Lake Pamvotis, and his tomb next to the Fethiye Mosque, in one of the most scenic historical parks of Greece (which you unfortunately missed). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Pasha_of_Ioannina
You have many reasons to return to Epirus, including the Zagoria villages, the Dodona archaeological site with a majestic ancient theatre, and a beautiful cave, a taxi's drive away from Ioannina city centre. Plan your next trip in winter or summertime to experience the dramatic alpine landscapes and spectacular mountain rain storms. Arguably one of the most beautiful regions of Greece, full of Hellenistic, Roman, Medieval Byzantine, Ottoman, and WWII history, completely different from what you know in the islands. Very nice video from the backstreets that tourists usually ignore.
Hello from Ioannina
Lovely Ioannina! Hope you are getting better Gabriel.
Idea.. get in the car go south to the Peloponnese , visit monemvasia and mani area which is magnificent and then head down to Neapoli get the ferry go to the magical island of Kythera and explore some of the best beaches in Greece, beautiful hiking trails , monasteries and so much more. Great video as always be safe.
That was pretty much my suggestion - southeastern Peloponnese although I'd go north a bit from Monemvasia to include the amazing Byzantine city of Mystra near Sparta.
Ioannina is pronounced ' YUH - NEE - NUH.' It is named after St. John which in Greek is St. Ioannis. It means 'City of John.' The city was named after St.John due to St. John's Monastery, founded around 510 AD. He was at the time patron saint of the area.
I see, that's right. I knew that Ioannis meant John, but hadn't made the connection.
I am glad you decided to film the streets of Ioannina.
Sun, Sunny The Best away to Enjoy! Greck always remind us History!!!
Hi Gabriel, nice little walk-through it's always interesting to see something you're not expecting. You definitely have to get to a warm beach and avoid getting a cold which sounds like what you're getting. In other words, you need to break a sweat.
Hi Gabe love the videos. I was just wondering what is that noise we hear must be way you are holding the camera. For example at 10:38 and 10:58 in.
Another Awesome Adventure Thank You Gabriel🙂❤👍
You should have vusited the lake front and the picturesque island which is inhabited btw. Also, there is a fascinating prehistoric cave nearby with beautiful crystals.
great video thanks so much for share with us. saludos
11:31 CAT!!! on side street!
😍😍😍😍😍😍
After Amfilohia you passed near from Preveza in 2021 ,now you came near again ! Nobody else in the world has done it !
How did you find it? Are there any stray dogs? Thank you
The first building you encountered resembles somewhat the Tzistarakis Mosque in Monastiriki near the flea market. Sign says 'entry forbidden due to danger.'
Not many people travel to Ioannina, so it's impresive that you went. Why don't people visit? Back in the day it was a very difficult to reach. Roads were crumby and tight. In the 1990s for example it was an 8 hour bus ride from Athens and about 5 hours from Thessaloniki. Ioannina is in the mountians and very traditional. Most tourists wanted to visit the islands and Athens, so Ioannina wasn't the best choice for tourists. With the improvement of roads/highways more people are coming.Also, more people are now taking advantage of the airport of Ioannina.
G, what’s the best Greek island you been? Beaches and history etc
Interesting 🏴👍🙏
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English scoundrels repress Scotland
Hopefully you pay a visit to Preveza!
Also if you do go towards Kavala you should make a stop at the lion of amphipolis.
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Constantople saw sacked by the cursaders in the 1200 :p
1204!
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@@magureveeruit was 1204 , not 1200 🤔
Ill help you with the pronunciation of Ioannia. Just pronounce it Yanniana Like the singer Yanni and add na. So glad you visited Epirus. My dad was from Epirus. Such a beautiful place. Glad you are headed to Parga. I was there in summer of 2023 and also visited Lefkada. Enjoy!
Dear half Greek. You did also pronounced it incorrect though. Twice. :D
As for the comment just before 17:25. That building seems to be an Ottoman mosque. The Turks left Ioannina and what is today northern Greece during the Balkan Wars. Ioannina was liberated by Greek forces in February of 1913 .... so just over 100 years ago. Also, near Ioannina is the ancient theater of Dodona which is the most ancient of all ancient Greek theaters. You can also visit the village of Rodotopi which is located near the remains of the ancient city of Pasarona which was the capital I believe of the Molossians which were an ancient Greek kingdom of Epirus. Members of their royal family included the mother of Alexander the Great and King Pyrrhus which was famous for Pyrrhic victory with his battles against the Romans which took place in Italy. When the Romans took over Greece, they enslaved about 100,000 people from Epirus and sent them back to Rome as slaves. A new city near Preveza was built by the Romans named Nikopolis. If you travel from Ioannia to Preveza you'll pass near the area known as Agio Giorgo where you can see the remains of an old aquaduct that brought water from the mountians to Nikopolis. That's a cool spot because they have a place where locals take their carpets and clean them the old traditional way.
You hardly saw anything from ioannina
Yeah ,it's like he didn't want to be there.
Did you hear him say is this video was not going to be a proper city video
@@BrianWeber-gt4ho Yes I did, what of it?
@@taurus167 answering aok's original comment
What's your bag, Weber? 🤔@@BrianWeber-gt4ho
Turkish language was written in Arabic until the early 20th Century and Atatürk adopted the Latin Alphabet.
There were many places unfortunately you were not able to see .
the way your pronounce Ioannina is Yanina but with no accent on the na at the end .
Viewers are clamoring for you to visit LAKE PAMVOTIDA which the city of Ioannina lies on the west side of. It has a Byzantine fortress and the Fetiche Mosque. Its Byzantine museum has fascinating artifacts so take some Euros to pay to enter! At the fishing port you can take a boat to the island in the middle of the lake. There you will find the Ali Pasha Museum where you can still see bullet holes in the floor where he was assassinated.
You speak for all viewers?
The ones that know, do so. Stay ignorant..
@@michelvanroode3940 Tell me more about ignorance Van Roode. You know a lot do you?
In 1204 the Crusaders sucked Constantinople
At 23:28 those tablets are Turkish. The Turks were using the Arabic alphabet before adopting the Latin one...
Ioannina was a major Ottoman Turkish hub, as many Turks and Jews had settled there...
I wonder whether you're aware of the stain on your camera lenz😊. It blurs the view a bit.
Is your sword used for love or hate? 😯
lol yep you butchered the pronunciation of Ioannina 😂 But we forgive you.. Thanks for the video Matey 👍😆
What is the Name of the Hotel?
Ottomans used to qrite in Arabic. Turkey change it in 1928
The fez can still be worn in Turkey. 🇹🇷👍
Ioannina was famous for Ali Pasha. He basically wanted to break away from the Ottoman Empire and start his own kingdom if you will. The Sultan wasn't happy with that idea, so he sent soldiers to Ioannina to kill Ali Pasha. As such, the Sultan sent thousands of soldiers from what is today Southern Greece to Ioannina to deal with Ali Pasha. Since that area was left poorly defended ... Greek rebels found it ideal to start a rebelion which was the start of the Greek War of Independece of 1821.
At 10:30 mark I hear Americans discussing driving. I guess Epirus region is getting discovered by Americans. That’s good for Gabriel Traveler as prices in Italy and France get us thinking about new destinations. I met a fly n fly out mine worker from Australia on a bus to Skopje headed to this region. They have so much more time for slow travel and don’t need to be quite as discerning with the luxury of time.
You may catch a flight to Thessaloniki directly from USA. It's a 3 hour drive maximum from
Thessaloniki airport to Ioannina.
@@eleniasimop My Greek sister friends are pastry 🥮 chefs in San Francisco and proudly call Thessaloniki home. Can’t wait to visit in September as can’t take summer heat. Are you from Northern Greece too? Looking at 21 hour journey from SFO via Istanbul to Thessaloniki on Turkish Airlines.
@@pat2row I am from Kozani which is between Thessaloniki and Ioannina. There is a rather new street named "Egnatia" which most of people use now to go from Thessaloniki to Ioannina. You don't have any more to go through the mountain route Gabriel did, except if you want to see the incredible views and live the adventure.
Make your way down to Parga it’s just beautiful
Hey Gabriel, the writings you saw are definitely Arabic. This is not unusual even if it was the Otheman empire, in mosques everywhere, they would have verses of the Coran sculpted on stones and walls. coran verses are almost always in arabic. They would Almost never have a translation
I see, good to know.
Torah always written in Hebrew, Koran always in Arabic.
The Ottomans actually used the Arabic script up until 100 years ago when they converted to the Latin alphabet.
Byzantine empire was for 1.100 years.
For us Konstantinoupoli means a lot in our souls 💙💙💙🇬🇷
@@BhutWhut το κατανοώ!!!!αλλά ο ιδιοκτήτης αγαπάει πιο πολύ το σπίτι του από τον φιλοξενουμενο🇬🇷💙🇬🇷💙🇬🇷
24:50 I really need to take a closer look in order to decipher whether the inscription is Turkish written in Arabic scripts or basically Arabic. Nevertheless I am able to catch some Arabic words like Alfatiha (the first chapter in the Quran). I believe these are grave stones with the name of the deceased and date of the death, one of the tablet dated to 1313 H which is equivalent to 1895 G, other tablet mentions 1215 H which is equivalent to the year 1858 in Georgian.
I think that Turkish used to be written in Arabic or Arabic-like script.
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So the alphabet of the Turkish language as well as Farsi which is the language of Persians, was and is Arabic, but they are 3 completely different languages. For instance, as much as you understand Italian, although the alphabet is similar to English, an Arab understands Farsi or would understand Turkish before they change their alphabet to Latin. (also there are 4 alphabets specific to Farsi, meaning you don't have those alphabets in Arabic)
During Ottoman times, I believe inside the castle walls is where the Turks lived. Greeks lived outside the walls for the most part.
Hey Gabriel, if you do start heading back toward the northeast portion of Greece, here are some suggestions: Portitsa bridge near Grevena, Enipeas gorge in Mount Olympus, Kavala city, Nestos river and Livaditis waterfall; if you do head back near the Vikos gorge, the best viewing spot called Oxia
Two of the major kings of history they have origin from the Ioannina's aerea (ancient Molossia):Alexander the great from his mother Molossian queen Olympias and the Molossian king of Epirus Pyrrhus.
Greece got it going on!
Yer ma has it goin on
It always amazes me how much carbs Gabriel can get away with.....I go into diabetic shock looking at it...
Why not lycia or kekova?
The Turks used the Arabic script and had many Arabic and Persian words. Until the time of Kemal Atatürk, who imposed the Latin alphabet.
That's what I thought, so perhaps it was Turkish on the tablets, or maybe Arabic verses from the Koran.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos there is a very interesting museum on the island
i just thought i wonder what Gabriel is up to and you uploaded a video 1 MINUTE ago, meant to be lol
Cool. 👍
Nice coincidence fella
Happy days.
Ritchie? 😮
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Okay Ioannina! ☆ I started to take it as a personal challenge when, at 22:01 you'd said: "you can’t get any higher up" just as the video showed a ladder to the roof.
It's nice to walk thru this town and see the other places to park. I think the $40 car rental would keep me confident about any bookings snafu's - esp if one of those hybrid 55mpg + carriages, was available. Are you hearing many diesels there?
Happy trails☆ 🌲😎🌲
The stones you saw are written in Ottoman Turkish. Following the creation of the Turkish Republic, Ataturk sought to do away with the Arabic script to modify and make Turkey more ‘European’.
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Ok I was wrong
greece got really affordable all the sudden. 60 bucks a night with a huge free breakfast...that's cheaper than rent here.
It’s Not summer yet don’t forget.
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The sign is saying: access is denied cuz of danger.
Yes that is a Palestinian flag. Enjoying this Greek series of educational videos. Beem watching you for 6+ years and I'm amazed at your relentless get up and go. While watching video on Chris McCandless last night your 2017 video came up.
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you can ask a lokal whow to pronaunce the names of places