Is Athens Really That Bad? 🇬🇷

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In this video, we explore whether Athens is really as bad as some people say. Join us as we uncover the truth about this historic city! We will visit the tourist attractions and the most dangerous area in Athens Greece to find out if the city is worth visiting.
Chapters:
0:00 Is Athens Really That bad?
0:33 Price of Hotel in Omonoia
1:35 Omonoia Station
4:31 Freddo Cappuccino
6:57 The road to the Acropolis
9:12 The Opera House
10:01 The Acropolis
13:10 The Parthenon
19:55 Cameras Not Allowed
20:25 The Rock
23:10 Green-cheeked parakeet
24:01 Scratchy and the Molotov
24:52 The Most Dangerous Area In Athens
26:22 First Meal at the Exarchia
30:30 Gyro Vs. Shawarma
31:10 Prices at Exarchia
33:16 Tiniest Elevators in the World
33:54 The Explosion
37:15 The Answer
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@chrisiclickyou3947 Ай бұрын

The English did not bomb the "acropolis". Which just to be accurate the building is called the Parthenon. The rock which the Parthenon is built on is called the "Acropolis". The siege of the Acropolis took part in September 1687, as the Venetian Army ( the current Italians ) laid siege. The Ottoman garrison used the Parthenon as gunpowder store. The Italians fired artillery at it and blew it up.

@geogeo2299 25 күн бұрын

THEN the English nobles aka travellers aka aka looters came and literally hacked all sculptures off from the Parthenon, selling them like their property to settle up their debts! And England happily bought them!

@enlathxaind178 Ай бұрын

Born and raised there. Exarchia is not a dangerous place... its just an alternative place. Just a bunch of anarchists clash with the police from times to times mostly in weekends. There are areas in Athens and around Omonia much more dangerous and that's because of immigrants and most likely harmless junkies.

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

That makes sense.

@rosafilippidi6440 Ай бұрын

I was gonna say the same. The heavy policing of the area started around 3 years ago I think. Before that if there were police men they were not as obvious.

@artemious6798 Ай бұрын

As a greek i strongly disagree that exarcheia is the most dangerous place. In fact omonoia is actually THE hood in athens. Yes exarcheia is anarchist but there are many police officers. Also its a great place has great cafes and restaurants and at night there are many bars filled with students. Its very safe and honestly exarcheia at night is 5x times safer than monastiraki at night

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

Yes.. I liked it.

@massnash Ай бұрын

technically the acropolis has been built on for 3500 years, since mycenean athens, but the acropolis that stands today is around 2550 years old, since classical era athens, and the golden age of pericles, which was when all the buildings that stand on the acropolis Today were built.

@georgebourlos1430 26 күн бұрын

Greek Gyros is actually a listed in NYC company.... the difference with Sawarmi is in trademark legal listing.... Even before the Ottomans conquered Instanbul-Constantinopole, eastern meditereneans had a shared cuisine underthe Roman empire....

@user-rs1dy2cy3z Ай бұрын

Athena was the goddess of wisdom and strategy,not war. Ares was the god of war.

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

When you look it up in English, they mention she's the goddess of war. But let's be realistic. So those gods were not wise. She decided to treasure Medusa's life while she was still one of her best devotees.

@user-rs1dy2cy3z Ай бұрын

@@AdventuresFactory they were not wise? hahaha,bro you do not even know why she as you says treasured Medusa and what Medusa really was. look for the serpent guardiands in Hindu philosophy-religion refered as Nagas

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

@user-rs1dy2cy3z yeah, but I played Hercules 😄😄. I used to have a love-hate relationship with her. I cared about her the most.

@user-rs1dy2cy3z Ай бұрын

@AdventuresFactory better learn to decipher the Hellenic mythology,and the philosophy rather than laughing it out.

@rosafilippidi6440 Ай бұрын

Athena was also the goddess of war. But not the bloodthirsty war. The strategic war. Greek gods were very multifaceted. Hermes for example was not just the messenger god, but also the god of math, letters, thievery....

@linasummervibes Ай бұрын

as a tourist, athens is alright, but as a resident is impossible to keep up with the bills, prices, traffic, etc

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

Honestly, that's everywhere now.

@kasp5152 Ай бұрын

the guy who was with you is saying that Acropolis is 3500 years old that is wrong also that the ENGLISH bombed Acropolis that is wrong too , i hope you didnt pay him to be a tour guide

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

No, he's just my friend. It was my first day there, and I pulled out the camera. He was not expecting any of this. Lol, you're right.

@joeb5080 Ай бұрын

@@AdventuresFactory You need to fact check things before posting it.

@gpatoy5976 Ай бұрын

@@AdventuresFactory it was the Venatians who bombared the parthenon . Parthenon was the ammunition storage for the ottomans .

@ntonisa6636 24 күн бұрын

@@gpatoy5976 it was a mosque for the Ottomans, but they also used it to store their gunpowder during their war with Venice in 1687, when a Venetian cannonball hit the gunpowder and blew up the whole structure. Also saying that the Acropolis is 3500 years old isn't technically false, since the hill did indeed house the halls of the local rulers in the Mycenaean age(i.e. roughly 3500 years ago) and was probably inhabited from even earlier.

@ralphastorga4891 Ай бұрын

Its been 5 months since the last video , and this is worth the wait 👍🙌 Niche stole the show! Very informative and learned a lot from his commentary Can’t wait for the rest of the series

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

Thank you Ralphy. Much love ❤️

@CQBilly Ай бұрын

Bruxelles is not Belgium Athens is not Greece if you know what i mean. Try other citys like kalamata nafplio kavala alexandroupoli Thessaloniki volos and you will return thousand times 💪

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

Well, I tried arachova and meteora. They were like a fairytale.

@JasonTabile Ай бұрын

Was it the Venetians who bombed the Parthenon? The English just came to dismantle the marbles.

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

I personally didn't look up that piece of info, but yes, I read about the Persians and the Ottomans. Greekdotcom says, "In 1687, during the Ottoman-Venetian War, the Venetian Francesco Morosini bombed the sacred rock and a bombshell blew up the Parthenon, which served as the Turks' gunpowder magazine." You're right. So basically, it's the Italians.

@alexp.7182 Ай бұрын

I am sorry but your tour guide saying that Exarchia is a dangerous area and that's why police is always stationed there, he is talking nonsense. Exarchia is actually a nice neighborhood with low levels of crime and the governments has been stationing the police there for many years, even before the plans for the metro became known, just because is an area of anarchist and they want to control them. Most of the locals (who obviously not all of them are anarchists) object to the building of the metro station because they don't want their neighborhood to lose its character and vibe, becoming a busy place and they have every right to do so, as the metro could be made on another location closeby without ruining the area and its "personality".. But again, the only reason the government insists on building it in the center of Exarchia is to ruin its vibe, symbolism and to seize control on it..

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

He actually said it's the "land of freedom". I'm the one who said it's the most dangerous and named it so because everyone on KZfaq is calling it that name. That's why I explained that it's not what people say it is, even though these things do happen.

@alexp.7182 Ай бұрын

@@AdventuresFactory apologies, I misheard you saying that your tour guide called it dangerous - and surprisingly cause he looks a cool guys who wouldn't have this kind of opinions...

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

@alexp.7182 He actually loves that area. He believes it's the new hot spot. He said soon there won't be car traffic in the area either, and it will be a hip spot.

@marilenamous Ай бұрын

"They had toys at that time?" Man, we had toilets at that time -_-

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

Yeah, but toilets are expected. It was a need. Toys were a luxury. A lot of cultures treated kids as adults, but toys are indicative that people considered kids to be different. It's very compassionate.

@user-fb1nd2cr7p Ай бұрын

No, they actually had decided beforehand the vote through diplomacy what they were going to vote. The raising of hands was to ensure party discipline and avoid unpleasant surprises, like people voting according to their conscience, not the wish of their party leader. Its bewildering how simple minded most young Greeks still are. I guess thats the reason they ride them so hard in Greece right now.

@BasheerAl-Amrani Ай бұрын

Hi bro you know what I missed you a lot ❤

@captaingreek Ай бұрын

I need to tell you something about elevators. Old buildings like the ones you were inside, have very narrow but modern elevators. In other areas, suburbs for example, the buildings have normal size elevators.

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

That makes sense. The elevators in those areas are definitely worth visiting.

@muddywaters538 Ай бұрын

I love Athens, but not in the summer.

@j-m-e4478 22 күн бұрын

Stayed in that same location last week, walked all around there and never felt unsafe. Coming from the US I've noticed a lot of places people say are unsafe in other countries usually got nothing on unsafe areas in the US.

@AdventuresFactory 18 күн бұрын

It was safe. I've been to other areas, though, where I actually felt unsafe. I'll make a video about it, but I'm general, this area was very cool.

@Nevio857 Ай бұрын

Exarcheia is actually super safe for citizens. The "criminals" there are anarchists and anyway nowadays there has been a lot of investing going on so the area is just too expensive for Greeks

@antdava8353 Ай бұрын

Actually the polytechnic protest happened in 1973 and the dictatorship fell 1 year after it's crack down after the cyprous greco-turkish war. Also the dead in the 3 day duration of the protest was 24 all in the streets around the polytechnic block. But that's small letters

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

I did correct that in the video in text. I realized there were a couple of mistakes, so I did a little research. I appreciate your correction, though. Really!

@skibidi.G 25 күн бұрын

Shawarma has a different pie (Lebanese pita) and different filling (cabbage and carrot, lettuce) to gyro , the other things are the same (chicken, tomato, onion) , minus the sauce .

@victoriaselezneva9823 Ай бұрын

I was waiting so long for this episode. Finally. 🎉 I’m excited for the new ones.

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

I'm sorry I had some difficulties, but I'm back. 🥳

@theo9952 Ай бұрын

29:40 ''The army is everywhere" ? You surely mean the police who indeed are plentiful in the Exarchia area, but there is no army roaming the streets anywhere in Greek cities or towns.

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

Yes only xarchia

@user-fb1nd2cr7p Ай бұрын

No law. And laws about everything. Depends on who you are. We have a different legal order for every single person on the planet. Very elaborate, very specialized, very perfect!

@pfaliriotis Ай бұрын

Athena was and still is Goddess of Wisdom ....to your information.

@fotisk1994 Ай бұрын

Είσαι λάθος αλλά και αυτός το θέτει με ένα τρόπο που παραπλανεί ας πούμε, η Αθηνά είναι η θέα της γνώσης, το τεχνών των γραμμάτων της στρατηγικής και το πολέμου εξού και ο τρόπος με των οποίων οι αρχαίοι την απεικονίζουν φορώντας πανοπλία, και περικεφαλαία και κρατώντας δόρυ και όπλο(ασπίδα).

@katara3619 Ай бұрын

?????GREECE IS THE BEAUTY AND THE LAST PARADISE ON PLANET🇬🇷🇬🇷👌❤❤......dont forget this.

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

100%

@bluemango3692 Ай бұрын

Its crazy how tourists and think this is the most dangerous area in Athens 😂😂😂 if you really want to go to the most dangerous areas in Athens you should go to Ζεφύρι,Άνω Λιόσια some parts of Μενίδι and many more western areas even the police has trouble getting in these areas

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

Maybe next time. Lol.. that's so far the most famous.

@enlathxaind178 Ай бұрын

And that's because of Roma people who live there.

@bluemango3692 Ай бұрын

@@AdventuresFactory if you actually go to those areas you will be the first youtuber that done this no one has the balls to do it its like cartel areas they have guns there

@bluemango3692 Ай бұрын

@@enlathxaind178 not only Roma every druglord or biggest mafia head in Greece do business in these areas

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

@@bluemango3692 is it the area with the market and lots of Roma people?

@dimitrios1798 Ай бұрын

I remember Omonia in 2010. It was a very very bad area. It is so much better nowadays. Step by step the area is getting quite nice. But it is still a long way. However, I think the very bad days of Athens are over.

@linasummervibes Ай бұрын

bad days of Athens are not over. A square and a fountain didn't elevate the area. There are still dangerous things happening.

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

That's good to hear.

@dimitrios1798 Ай бұрын

@@linasummervibes Compared to how it used to be, it is way better. It doesnt come close to how bad things were 10 years ago. And like I said in my comment, there is still a long way to go.

@user-rs1dy2cy3z Ай бұрын

garlic sauce differs from djagiki sauce and obviously from tahini. it is the flavor and the ingredidients used i'ld never put tahini along with meat maybe use garlic sauce instead of djagiki but this would be an experiment. what you eat is souvlaki and you can use almost any kind of sauce but not tahini. also the OG wrapped souvlaki has no fried potatoes.

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

So what i understand is that the difference is mainly the sauces, right?

@SiXiS4 Ай бұрын

omonia is not that bad anymore Metaxourgeio well its bit different

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

Yeah I actually loved Omonoia. It was so much fun.

@asprigata8372 Ай бұрын

Όλα τα κτίρια στην Ομόνοια πρέπει να γκρεμιστούν είναι άσχημα

@user-rs1dy2cy3z Ай бұрын

bro you haven't seen anything serious going on in Exarchia Syntagma and all around,if you want to experience this..ask about dates like 6th December to come back.

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

Ohhh 😅.. I would love to, but I also love my life. It's a tough decision to make.

@1skaldur Ай бұрын

@@AdventuresFactory your life is not in danger from the people. Beware of the police

@JohnJohn-vh9wo Ай бұрын

Ares hotel yea been there

@thesuncollective1475 Ай бұрын

Acropolis is approx 2 k years old..built in 5BC

@geogeo2299 25 күн бұрын

Not 5BC, 5th century BC. There's a big difference.

@muddywaters538 Ай бұрын

You also stayed in Exarchia which is the anarchists' hub. Police always have a presence there, it is not indicative of the rest of Athens. Next time don't stay in Exarchia.

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

No.. Athens, in general, didn't have a lot of police presence. It's very calm. I'm still making other videos on Greece. That was my first impressions video.

@user-fb1nd2cr7p Ай бұрын

You dont know how bad it is.

@pfaliriotis Ай бұрын

Hellas not Greece ....

@alihejazi2060 Ай бұрын

Bad compared to what??

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

Usually they compare it to the rest of Greece.

@1skaldur Ай бұрын

To describe athens as dangerous is ridiculous. You obviously have no idea what dangerous means. People here take pride in being described as alternative crooks. Next time let's meet in the Honduras

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

Did you watch the video?

@1skaldur Ай бұрын

@@AdventuresFactory I actually answer to the commentators. Sorry for the misunderstanding

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

@@1skaldur lol.. no worries

@bartlbalazs Ай бұрын

Ok, you are right, Athens is not the most dangerous city of the planet, only of europe. Congrats.

@amandadesa5058 Ай бұрын

"Canada" "land of no law" 😂 imagine what they call the US now... When I was a kid, any westerner was "ameriki" 😂

@bbk452 Ай бұрын

As a resident there for more than a year - it is far worst than "bad". Awful urbanisation, no green areas, public transport - nightmare. The "native" Omonia and Metaxourgeio, the armies of tourists in the center, the constant violent protests... I don't know a single greek, who lived somewhere else and to have a good word for Athens.

@user-qb1kb9bz9q Ай бұрын

True about the public transport, but Metaxourgio is OK and Athens has similar to other big cities. You still have great food, best service, lots of Cultural options, etc. Anyone who lived in big cities abroad just loves Athens.

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

Honestly, Athens is fantastic.

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

Well, after traveling around Greece, I thought Athens is the least pretty place. Which in terms of natural beauty is kind of true, but the lifestyle, the way people do things, the political opinions, the bars, and everything just feel like the 70s. Even the hairstyles.

@user-qb1kb9bz9q Ай бұрын

@@AdventuresFactory The hairstyles like the 70s? Where? I think is very fashionable. More hipster and queer then Berlin.

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

@user-qb1kb9bz9q the mustache fashion. Lol.. In Canada, you barely see the mustache alone. I was surprised to see many people rocking the Ron Jeremy look. 😅

@kossllan6144 Ай бұрын

Maybe your are not welcome to Greece.. go away .. I have been there dozen times .. !!! No & never I had any problems.. Pls empty the place ... For some one else with better breans

@AdventuresFactory Ай бұрын

Lol.. watch the video.