ATHENS TRAVEL GUIDE 🇬🇷 Things to Do in Athens Greece

Athens is one of those cities that I have dreamed of visiting ever since I was in high school and first learned about Ancient Greece. Home to the Acropolis, the Ancient Agora, Hadrian's Library, the Lyceum, and some of the best food in the Mediterranean (in my humble opinion), Athens is one of those cities that you have to visit once in your life.

Chapters:
00:00 We’re at the Acropolis!
00:21 Intro
00:49 Athens Travel Tips
2:19 Visiting the Acropolis
3:09 Acropolis Museum
3:46 Plaka
4:19 Monastiraki
4:28 Ancient Agora
4:58 Hadrian’s Library
5:36 Kerameikos
6:53 Panathenaic Stadium
8:28 Lyceum
8:32 Temple of Zeus
8:55 Hadrian’s Gate
9:52 Changing of the Guards
11:05 Lycabettus Hill

Location of Restaurants in the video:

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[sharikratz]

I have watched hundreds of hours of videos preparing for my trip to Athens. You have the best editing and great information. Thank you for the video.

[thrivingnow]

Was just there 2 weeks in Greece. Spent 7 days on mainland Greece and 4 days on Rodos Island at a yoga retreat. I loved all of it. 🏜️🥰

[johnceragioli]

The Parthenon is spectacular but my favorite building in the Acropolis is the Erictheum (sp?). The caryatid (female figure) columns are unlike any other in the world. Thanks for including a few shots of it Laura, really enjoyed this video. Yes, I studied Architecture in college :) !

[djaktube]

Great vlog. Thanks for the restaurant suggestions.

[JizelleP]

Thanks for this video. I completed making my itinerary based on your vlog 😁

[LJ-jqog]

Thank you for an exceptionally well done video as usual ! ❤ I will use your video for my bucket list trip someday 🙏

[Rousseau]

Great video about Athens. To all the viewers my experience says that the best time and day to visit Parthenon is early on Sunday morning just after the ceremony of the Evzones raising the Greek flag on the sacred rock. That particular day and hour are very few people visiting it. And if you don’t stay too long you can head through Dionysous Areopagus street to Queen Emily’s str that leads to Syntagma Square and watch out also the Grand ceremonial parade and change of the Guards at the tomb of Unknown soldier under the parliament. Two birds with one stone.
I should also point out that with a very small fee you can take a bus or a train and visit a beach on the Athens Riviera and take a bath in the sea. There are free beaches and private ones with umbrellas and sezlongs with a ticket or if you place an order over a certain amount of money. So you can combine the visit with leisure in the sea. That will help further to digest those delicious Greeks souvlakia and burn them out completely 😝😝😝😝.

[ramonlicha]

As always Laura, beautiful video. Thanks for sharing all the details and information. We will put in our bucket list. Safe travels and waiting for the other videos. Zoe and Ramon

[markszeto]

Great video. I am planning to visit Europe and Greece is very high on my list. Thanks for slowly pronouncing these Greek names. I may have a chance to repeat them correctly.

[nthenwhat]

Professional, informative and personable ... wonderful destination with overwhelming sense of history, didn't realize how crowded it gets ... great looking food ... left me "peckish". P.S. I'm only here for the interesting, high quality, spirited travel vlogging, wherever that takes you. LOL 👍👍

[walterwally]

ive lived in athens almost 20 years and you are spot on! great job! I have no idea how you figured out all these local things, esp the bakery Ariston! Good Stuff, hope tourist see this before coming!

[NomadShifu]

Athens is known to be the birthplace of democracy and the idea that all citizens should have a voice in governing their society. Athens also houses many historic landmarks, such as temples and theatres, which were made by ancient architects during the Classical period.

[sergelainesse]

Hello Laura... If I ever visit Athens, I will follow most of your recommandations... Cheers 👌👍🥂

[jaynebooton]

Thank you Laura, just booked my trip to Athens, this will be a great help!

[lilizakhireh]

Very informative with great explanations! I’m going there in October! Thanks for the food suggestions! Loved it

[ck]

I'm coming in October! Planning on Athens, Naxos, and Crete. Will you visit Crete?

[danwilliams]

Hello....I liked your review of Athens, as it is very descriptive for a short segment. I would only add Piraeus into your video, as most people will stay in Athens, then leave out of Piraeus to the Cyclades. Some helpful hints would be how far the the port is from Athens, how best to get there from Athens, and navigating their way to the berth they need to board. Other than that, I enjoyed your review!

[GreatCityAttractions]

Nice video Laura! I enjoyed watching your adventure!

[virginialemm]

Thank you SO MUCH for this wonderful video on things to see and do in Athens! It was VERY informative and I can’t wait to use your suggestions this Fall when we visit Athens and other Greek locales…we even have a stop in Turkey on our cruise. I DO have one suggestion (me, being the product of a professional photographer and married to a former newspaper editor!). Hold your camera as steady as possible while panning…an example is when you visited the site of the first, modern Olympic games. You had the camera facing you and the movement of the arena with you in the foreground was kinda distracting and made me dizzy! Hold still while focusing with you in the center of the screen. THEN, reverse the image to pan the arena. No dizziness and an extra beautiful video scene! Please, this is NOT to criticize you, just a little “professional” (🤭) insight offered! Thank you so much again for a lovely and very informative video of Athens!

[noelwibbeke]

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