7 Tips: Athens Acropolis Guide
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- Here are the tips you need so you can make the most of your visit to the Acropolis in Athens and other popular archeological sites in the area.
As you'll see, we start out strong, but things fall apart in the middle. But we learn from our mistakes so you don't have to make the same ones. :)
On this day, we also explored Anafiotika, saw the changing of the guard, ate great food, and watched a beautiful sunset on a hill. See that video here: • Anafiotika and Wanderi...
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Here are some timestamps for some of the things we did today:
0:31 - Acropolis Entrance
0:45 - Propylaea Gates
0:49 - Parthenon
1:40 - Porch of the Maidens (on Erechtheion)
1:44 - Erechtheion
2:22 - Sacred Olive Tree (Battle of Athena and Poseidon)
3:29 - Odeon of Herodes Atticus
4:08 - Theatre of Dionysus
4:22 - Arch of Hadrian
4:30 - Temple of Olympian Zeus
5:05 - Athens Olympic Stadium
5:59 - Athenian Agora
6:14 - Temple of Hephaestus
7:43 - Roman Agora
8:14 - Tower of the Winds
8:30 - Hadrian's Library
9:00 - Pnyx Hill
9:14 - Socrates Jail Cell
9:33 - Sunset on the Hill of the Muses
10:00 - Mars' Hill (Areopagus)
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I can't handle my emotions every time I see this city I have no clue where that comes from but I feel sad and happy and the same time. Can't explain.
Interesting that you feel sad too. I can definitely understand the happy part. Athens is incredible! -Brian
Maybe at your past life you were living in Athens
The Panathenaic stadium was were the first modern Olympic games took place in 1896 AD. The ancient Olympic games were held in Olympia, in Peloponnese, hence the name "Olympic' games.
OOoohhh, thanks for the clarification! I must have misread our info. That makes more sense. :) -Brian
Hope you enjoyed your stay in Athens :)
i like this info.
Loved your Tour!!! I also loved that you still had energy to run at 3pm, after starting at 8am!!!
Lots of adrenaline when you only have one chance to see something! -Brian
@@PerfectLittlePlanet At the end of our 2 week tour of Southern Italy we had two hours to see the Vatican... Click, click, click and we saw the blurry pictures when we got home!
Geez, the best food in the world!
Great tips - thanks for sharing! Especially about starting first thing in the morning and getting as much in as you can before things start to close early. We'll keep an eye out for that when we go in a few months, especially because I think we're going to be straddling the summer and winter seasons.
Glad we could help you plan ahead. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
Great video. So educational and fun to watch! Thank you for the content
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it.
Wow great help! It's morning in April and we are going to follow your advice about the Acropolis and Mars Hill - I also want to stand where Paul did! Thank you for this video!
Great! Glad we could help. Have fun!
Thank you Brian and Isa. I have been looking through travel videos for our trip to Greece next week (Santorini, Mykonos and Athens). A short time for most people, but just right for us. Of all the videos of Athens, yours are hands-down the very best. Now that you have a little one how do you keep traveling? Thanks so much for your insights and tips. They are exceptionally well done.
Wow, thank you so much for the compliment! We really appreciate it. :) We are very blessed that our baby is a pretty good traveler. He actually took 20 flights before his first birthday! While he still flies free (or at least discounted on international flights), we're trying to take advantage of that as much as possible. -Brian
Thank you so much, they're very useful!
Glad we could help! :) -Brian
as a greek person i must admit that your pronunciation was really good! i was so happy to see you read the greek letters and words. it means a lot to us greeks! 💙🇬🇷
Oh, thank you!! We always try to learn at least a few phrases in the local language, and if we can learn to read a bit even better. We love learning about other cultures and customs, and language is a great place to start.
Nice and useful video. Eagerly waiting to see in July
Have a great time! We absolutely loved the Acropolis and exploring Athens. -Brian
Nice work...thanx guys!
You're welcome! Glad we could help. -Brian
love you video and that your tips are winging it lol great
We think of it as learning as we go. :) Glad you liked the video. Have a great day! -Brian
These are good tips for those who want to travel to Athens in winter.
I have been there a couple of times in the summer and I would go to the Parthenon, Ancient Agora and Temple of Zeus after 4pm as many tourists have left by then and going at the top of Acropolis around 7pm with the sun almost setting is an awesome experience and not many tourists around. I do agree that go through the South East entrance rather than the West entrance
Yes, if you've got later hours in the summer, I think that'd be great to visit in the late afternoon. Thanks for the additional summer tips!
I'm loving traveling the world with you guys!! When my dad and I head to Nashville in a couple of days, there's a life size parthenon in Nashville we're going to stop at. It's the closest we can get.. besides you're fun video.
Oh cool! I had no idea. We'll be driving through Nashville as well. It'd be fun to compare it.
Awesome! I look forward to seeing what you're comparisons are =)
Have you Visited #Greece
I really enjoyed your video, thank you!
You're welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate the support! -Brian
i will also make a video on this topic in a few days.
I lived in Athens for 5 years and didn't do any of these exciting things. Shame on me. I was there for work so basically lived the life of an expat which means spending the weekends lounging on the beach along the Athenian Riviera. Actually here's another great tip for visitors to Athens; make sure you visit *Lake Vouliagmeni* in the neighbourhood of Vouliagmeni. It's about a 30 minute cab ride from downtown Athens and has cool neighbourhoods nearby to explore. I liked the neighbourhood of Glyfada (also known as the sea-side neighbourhood) as it has great shops and plenty of delicious restaurants to choose from. Alternatively, there's the posh neighbourhood of Kiffisia in the north of Athens, which has boutique shops and great eateries too. In all I fell in love with Athens when I lived there. Sun, sea, beaches amazing cuisine and some gorgeous people too. Perhaps one day I'll retire there, lol. Okay thanks for the upload nice to see Athens again.
Thanks for the tips for more places to visit! We definitely want to go back. It was such a great place and we want to explore more, especially the islands! -Brian
Great guide thank you!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting! -Brian
Wow! You practically have the place all to yourself to be almost alone with the Parthenon to meditate and contemplate! Now that's for me! Great chance to get good pics without all the tourists in your photos!
Seriously, there are not many things that bring me more joy than being at a famous landmark all by myself. This was definitely special. I also went to Angkor Wat in Cambodia during the SARS epidemic and I was one of just a handful of people in the entire complex. One of my favorite experiences ever. -Brian
Awesome video guys, thank you! I'm going to Athens in September to see Florence and The Machine play at the Herodion Theatre, it's going to be so magical and epic! My friend and I only have 4 days there to do stuff but hoping to get to see as much as we can in that time without exhausting ourselves too much and we'd love to visit a beach too! How long did you go for? How was the weather in February? It looks super sunny and hot!
We spent three days in Athens and thought that was a good amount of time. You can see all our videos from Athens here: th-cam.com/video/mbkynEIK5RM/w-d-xo.html
You can do the Acropolis and other ruins in one day, the museum and Anafiotika and your concert on another day, and then maybe fly to a Greek island for you beach day? Sounds like you're going to have a blast! -Brian
beautiful......
Thank you!! :)
Loved the video! Did you visit all these places in one day?
Yes we did. Actually, we saw all this and more! We made two separate videos this day. You can see more of Athens and the neighborhood of Anafiotika here: th-cam.com/video/VbaGDC1lrGY/w-d-xo.html
Informative
Thank you!
I always wanted to go here.
We hope you can make it some day. It's amazing to see in person. -Brian
Looks like a dream!
Athens is so great! You guys should totally go!
yes you are right.
Thank you for listing those places you visit and great tips, are they within walking distance or did you have to ride taxi?
Everything in this video is within walking distance. In fact, the city center is so congested, you'd probably get there faster by walking than by taxi. -Brian
xojenoxo Why to get a taxi in the first place? It costs a minimum of 3.5€ while the public transport is 1.4€ for unlimited rides within 90 minutes
The best tip of all; Take a small Greek coffee every 1½ hours.
Thanks for a good video! Opa!
Sage advice for sure. Thanks!
Thanks for the awesome video! Where were all the cats?
The cats are just around. They wander the ruins and the hang out in alleys throughout the city. You won't miss them when you're out exploring.
Excellent
Thanks so much!
Nice video
I was very surprised you know greek language!
Thank you! We don't know Greek, but whenever we go to a new country, we try to learn some words and phrases. And I was really interested in the alphabet too. :) -Brian
Also worthy of note. If you have a student card of some sort, you can often go for free. As a classicist, I make use of this often.
That's really good to know. Neither one of us were students at this time, so sadly we couldn't use that discount, but that would have been great! -Brian
oooh really?
If you enter the southeast entrance, can you buy the entrance ticket there, or how far is it from the ticket booth?
Yes, there are ticket booths at both entrances. -Brian
I just back last September 10. Wondering what Month were you there? And what is the temperature at that time?
We were there in mid-February and it was mostly comfortable, sometimes a little chilly.
I just came back from Athens..
How was your trip?! Did you love it?
Any one got a link to the location of the south east entrance precisely
Here are the coordinates: 37.969643, 23.729053
@@PerfectLittlePlanet thank you
Handrail did not build temple of Zeus but completed it. It was being built for a long time.
Oh, interesting. I didn't realize that. Thanks for the correction. -Brian
Wonderful tips especially as we were worried about the safety
Glad we could help! And yes, we felt safe everywhere we went in Athens. We have a few other videos of exploring Athens, where you can see what it's like in the graffitied alleys at night too. Have a great trip! -Brian
It is more about the steps and slippy surfaces. I slipped in Venice on the floor near Bridge of Sighs and broke my shoulder. It spoilt our hols . I now take a walking stick on all my hols and obviously sens shoes so you highlighted it brilliantly. I still have to decide if I'm booking the trip from the ship with the guide Ta.
Ah, yes. Sorry to hear about your Venice experience. That could definitely happen at the Acropolis, but it'd probably be worse since you'd be on top of a mountain and not right next to Piazza San Marco. I hope Athens works out for you. It's such an amazing experience! -Brian
Cheers
@@dorothywhitaker7438 On slippy surfaces you can wear good quality hiking boots or sailing shoes.They are perfect on slippy surfaces plus very comfortable.
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What is the name of that place? 7:00
The full name is the Stoa of Attalos. A stoa is just a "covered walkway."
20 min for the Agora... that is rough hehe
Poor planning on our part. :( Hopefully people learn from our mistakes so they can spend more time exploring. -Brian
did you visit Hadrian Tivoli in Italy. are you guys from NYC.
I've been to Tivoli before, but I went to Villa d'Este, not Hadrian's Villa. Next time we're in Rome, we'll take a trip out there to see it. I just looked it up and it looks really cool. Isa's from Alaska, but we call New York home now. -Brian
I studied in Athens..1970-71...there was not any construction on the Acropolis and one was able to walk inside the Parthenon....
Really?! That would have been amazing!
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In which u guys visited?
We shot this on February 15, 2017.
i will just visit in a few days.
A.R Bajwa so how’s the weather in this season
Have u visited Mykonos too
@@mayra8762 Its superb...2 days ago its Athens was full of snow..And full rainy now....I did not visited anywhere else.but i'll.
i will make my next vlog At Acropilis in Athens
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Yay! 🥳
MEU ESTILO GRECO ROMANA.
Sim, é um ótimo estilo.
Great video! But the "N" is pronounced [nee] not [new] (and "M" is [mee]), and the "I' is pronounced [ee-oh-tah] not [eye-oh-tah]. Thanks for the tips! I'll be in Athens in a few days!
Oh my goodness I was way far off on so many letters! Thank you for teaching me the right way to pronounce them. I love learning new things! Hope you have fun in Athens. :) -Brian
oooh...Greek Alphabets are difficult..but i like to learn.
@@AliBajwaOfficial No it's not - only couple of letters like "θ" or "Ξ". Just learn and follow the rules.
Αα = a / Ββ = v / Γγ = Y (yes) / Δδ = (th-e) / Εε = e / Ζζ = z / Ηη = ee (always) / Θθ = (th)under / Ιι = ee (always) / Κκ = k or C / Λλ = l / Μμ = m / Νν = n / Ξξ = x or ks / Οο = O / Ππ = p / Ρρ = R / Σσς = S / Ττ = T / Υυ = ee (always) / Φφ = f / Χχ = (h-ero) / Ψψ = ps / Ωω = o.
Pronounciation: Alfa/Vita/Γama (like yammy)/Thelta(th-e)/Epsilon/Zeeta/Eeta/Theeta(th-under)/eeota/Kapa/Lamtha/Mee/Nee/Xee/Omicron/Pee/Ro/Siyma(like yes)/Taf/Eepsilon/Fee/Hee/Psee/Omeya(like yes).
And: ει/οι = ee (always) but εϊ & οϊ (e-ee & o-ee)
Ηη/Ιι/Υυ = ee (always)
She’s pretty
Thank you. :) I think so too. -Brian
yes she is.
check out alaje u tube video on greece and the ancient sites
I did a search and couldn't find what you're talking about. Do you have a link?
@@PerfectLittlePlanet th-cam.com/video/oiSkrxINkHA/w-d-xo.html
Try also the greek islands
Definitely planning on visiting the Greek islands, hopefully soon. Which islands are your favorites? -Brian
@@PerfectLittlePlanet Kos island and Rhodes are the best.
Thanks for the tip!
Hi h y doing
Great! How are you doing? -Isa
He has done very well. with the girl i mean. but athens too.
Thank you. And thank you. :) -Brian
@@PerfectLittlePlanet thanks for the reply! Great video too
Look we appriciate you trying to read Greek, we think it's cool for a foreigner to do so, but the way you pronounced the letters in 2:00 almost gave me an aneurysm.
Haha, I'm so sorry! I don't doubt for a second that it was terrible. This is exactly why we need locals to show us around. ;) -Isa
lovely girl
Thank you! :)
I was there last week. While the acropolis was cool to visit, I loathed Athens. Dirty, crowded, full of scammers, etc. The Greek Islands however are incredible.
We've never been to the Greek islands. Glad you had a good experience down there at least. We actually liked how dirty and crowded Athens was - made it feel gritty and real. -Brian
You are so cute
Aww, thank you! :)
What a cute girl you have with you!!! and you're so homely !!! hahahaha
Thank you?
Kill the meaningless "music"! What an annoyance! Stayed 2:30.
Thanks for the feedback. I felt like without the music the video is boring, but maybe I just need better music. Any suggestions?
Proud to see old temples and civilization but very difficult to safeguard from Islamic forces and may be destroyed again
I'm not sure where this comment is coming from. Islam is a peaceful religion and they don't have any plans to destroy ancient structures.