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Glad you enjoyed!!

Too a point I agree, a date has to be arrived at from collective evidence. I regret saying 2000bc in the vid, I should have said 1600 to 2000 bc I think. It is likely the sites were developed early on and the current building evolved with time, as per many buildings.

Thanks, I do enjoy exploring places like this, when I come across them!!

still an interesting building

@@GreeceExplored I refered to you today an your work. I know just three of these towers or what else. I will try to visit all, because I live alos in the Argolis.. Thanks for your work

@@katakalyptica I didn't realise you live in the same area, the second block house is the best, better than the Pyramid and up near Dervenakia, actually sign posted off the road near En Odion.

Thank you!!!

Thank you

I am sure you will enjoy when you do. Thank you for commenting too!

I am very lucky, I worked in Asia for 15 years and am sort of retired. We (my wife and I) both do a bit of freelance remote work but it is not essential. I would never recommend anyone move here unless you can self finance from outside Greece

raid I haven't been to Volos so can't really offer an opinion. Looking at photos online they look very different for comparison. Volos looks larger, Nafplio prettier. Nafplio is fab as a base for exploring Mycenaean and Hellenic sites nearby.

@@GreeceExplored Wouldn't Kalamata be a better base for exploring that region? Kalamata looks like it has more going on.

@@Mongoose-ct6us not really, Kalamata is great too, for Mani, Monemvasia, Ancient Messini and Koroni, Pylos etc, but Nafplio has Epidavros, Mycenae, Corinth, Tiryns, and places like Tolo, Paralio Astros. Both are good though. The sites around Nafplio are closer to Nafplio.

Thanks!! I am embarrassed though. My knowledge is improving gradually, but I do a lot of research before the vid, and then try to remember as much as I can when filming!! Nafplio is fab though

Also my wife's town, though she remembers it in the early 80's when it still had houses and fields. we still 'live' there a bit. Glad I did it some justice, thanks!! I enjoy Greece, lots to get excited about.

Thanks. It is comments like your that make me keep trying to make them!!

@@GreeceExplored You should because it's beautiful out there. I don't have the time to travel a lot in the last few years, so it feels great to revisit even from the screen. Cheers and take care!

Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment! I have never watched B&B, but i generally have 2 methods of making vids. my preferred is to vlog, talk as I walk as such, and I recall I did that in Mani. 2nd, when I have enough material, I will often put it together 5 best or 10 best etc. for that I then record the vid separately. Sometimes I also have audio issues, and have to re-record after the event. Appreciate the feedback though, first time someone has commented about this. I do prefer live audio though, if I can remember all the facts and try to construct some sort of story!!

@@GreeceExplored I'm going to have to try without the car although I'm pretty fit having cycled recently through the Negev and hiked southern crete. Problem is always water as you have to carry a lot with you. In crete I found natural supplies at monestaries. Hope there will be some here in Mani!

@@andrewthomas-mz8nh I would take plenty of water to be honest, especially as you go south there is really nothing, except hills, old fields and ruins. Great cycling though, but as you likely now, the weather is set to be hot for the next few days. There is a cafe at Tenaro.

@@GreeceExplored Thanks for the tip.

@@andrewthomas-mz8nh you have a good tour, it is great, especially for cycling, if fit.

Zags beach is lovely and about 2km long, just didn’t show well on the vid

I covered it in a previous video, this one was specifically about the seafront - Kalamata, Town, Beach and Olives, more of a look at the history and town, love that you are enjoying watching all my vids though, thank you and always good to learn, I can only present what I know, and I am only an expat here, never know as much as a local

if the volcano erupts, it won't be reaching Athens by road!! But I agree, a bit of a slog to get to Methana. Boat is easiest though from Athens.

This is the spring by the Water pump building, perhaps 50m from the sea.

Thanks was a nice little boutique hotel on the main square

I agree, I found the other 2 bridges mentioned in the vid and covered them in my latest video - The oldest Bridges. These are more primitive and I think were likely built maybe a couple of hundred years prior to the Arkadiko and Petrogepheri bridges due to their location and design. The have no keystone, and the openings are much narrower as a result.

@@GreeceExplored Yes I agree (for what it's worth ;-). I saw that other video first, then watched this video, which is what set me thinking along these lines.

Callisto beach, Paralio Astros, the umbrellas are free, just buy a drink, or coffee.

Glad you enjoyed it, the Peloponnese has so much to offer. I should do a follow up with the 30 best places!

Cheers, glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you for enjoying!!! and I love Australia too.

Not really risking life and limb!!! but thanks Frank

Glad it is useful!! and thanks for watching and commenting.

To be honest your best bet is to base yourself out of Nafplio, which is about 10km from Mycenae, but a fab town (I have vids on it). Uber only exists in Athens but there are loads of taxis in Nafplio, I would get one to drop you off and pick you up from Mycenae, alternatively there may also be busses from Nafplio to the site, as it is popular. A cheaper alternative will be Argos, but Nafplio is better and a little closer.

@@GreeceExplored Thanks for your helpful reply. For some reason, I'm not getting notifications regarding replies. I suspected as much and so went back to this video to check.

Glad it is useful to you, any questions, just ask.

Agreed, easy to ignore the place with so much else to see and explore in Greece, but as you say, It has a lot to offer. Thanks for taking the time to comment too.

Typically anywhere between 750 and 1200 Euros PCM, depending on location, age and condition

Thank you, glad you enjoyed - I think there are loads out there which used to have huge importance and now are ignored, Myloi was a shock to me too, I only read up on it because of the Hydra connection, and I suspect I hardly touched the surface.

You will have a fab time, Nafplio is fantastic and a great base for getting out and exploring.

Appreciated. thanks.

Glad you enjoyed, apologies but I don't

Thanks, it is wonderful

That is why I do these videos, selfishly because I am learning and it enables me to better understand and enjoy what is around us, and I find that now others offer me information in the comments to continue that learning!! The Mythological ideas really just formed from 2 years of making these vids, but I plan to touch on more mythology now. It is challenging to find a way to express it with relevance.

Have a trek up to Larissa Castle, it was originally a mycenaean acropolis, and has Hellenic walls incorporated into the byzantine ones. The roman theatre and Agora is under-rated too.

@@GreeceExplored I will, I did that back in 1979 , I wish I could live in Greece as you do.

@@peterharpas5877 Have a good visit, weather is great at the moment, will be a bit hotter then!!

@@GreeceExplored not a problem I love the heat of Greece. God bless you for your replies. All the best to you and your family.

Agree, I need to do Archaia Namea too, I will in May. Totally agree, it is only by visiting the sites you can understand the differences, similarities and Geography

I hope you have a good trip, where are you visiting?

@@GreeceExplored based in Athens, so covering the key sites there, but visiting Meteora, Delphi, Hydra, and hopefully Mycenae. I’m also eyeing a day where I do ancient Corinth in the morning and Cape Sunio for sunset, but I’m holding off on booking as I want to keep a day free in case there are extra bits of Athens that I want to explore once I’m there. Feel free to make suggestions (obvious or obscure!)

Thanks Frank, always amazes me what surrounds us too

Thanks, as always, your comment is really appreciated.

Thank you, really appreciate your support!

Do you know, I thought about including it, but may do a video covering lesser known Mycenaean sites, such as the local dam, the tomb etc. I have just completed a video on the 4 Mycenaean bridges and the Mycenaean Road but not posting that for a couple of weeks yet.

@@GreeceExplored Please also visit the Temple of Heraion and the Mycenean rock tombs nearby, also the Eliniko Mycenean Pyramid near Argos. 😀

Thank you, really appreciate the comment, as you are obviously an enthusiast. I hope to do more, as I live in Arcadia and am lucky enough to travel around the Peloponnese frequently making videos on historical sites, as you may see from my Greek playlist. I will go back to Pylos, I haven't yet done The Palace of Nestor, and I want to do more on the Mycenaean civilisation, I find it more interesting than even the Hellenic times but of course the 2 are heavily related, with one influencing the other dramatically. I will do more as my learning and thoughts develop, local Geography and visiting, seeing things helps a lot. Being honest, I think to get around those sites without a car will be very challenging. there are tours of course, but you really need your own transport, even a bicycle would help. I would try to avoid the summer though, these sites are very exposed and the heat is brutal, the best time is March / April, or late September / October. I will look at your list and see what I can cover.

@@GreeceExplored Thanks for your helpful reply. Rome2Rio claims I can take a bus to Pylos, Dendra and Iolcus. Do you know if that really is the case? The Odyssey's depiction of Nestor's Pylos and the fact that they discovered clay tablets there hardened by fire relating how invaders' ships were imminent, makes it a must. Dendra is also a must because of Jason, while Dendra has that full body bronze armour. I visited Mycenae as a 13 y.o, but now that I'm 56 I need to revisit it.. If not bus, perhaps they've got Blah Blah or Rideshare? Anyway, just in case you missed this, here's a genetic study carried out in 2017 by Harvard, Max Plank Institute and uni of Tubingen. It shows that the Mycenaens and Minoans shared Neolithic Anatolian farmer ancestry (Pelasgians?), Caucasus hunter ancestry, with the Mycenaeans having some Indo-European steppe ancestry, which the Minoans did not have. So Mary Renault's But from the Sea and King must die were spot on. www.nature.com/articles/nature23310

@@GreeceExplored PS. If you aren't able to access the Nature article, I have access to it via my uni and could send it to you. Cheers.

@@taybak8446 Thank you, I will have a read over the weekend, you have got me thinking about other videos. I can't advise on the local busses. I suspect they will be few and very far between. I suggest without a car you may be best getting the Ktel bus to Argos or Nafplio, and then using taxis from there. The good thing is that Mycenae, Dendra, Midea, Et al are all pretty close to each other, Tiryns is only 3km outside Nafplio. you could also connsider a short hike on the Mycenaean Road if you fancied, behind Mycenae. I have a video on that I will publish later in May. Pylos is further afield, and again Ktel busses will take you down there. I had read that many of the female Greek gods probably originated from adaptions of the Indian Gods, and transferred via Indo-European migrations, and was perhaps why the female gods were venerated over the male counterparts prior to the eruption of Santorini, but there are so many opinions of course.

@@GreeceExplored Thanks for the Ktel bus info. I'll bear that in mind. It is said that Dionysus traveled to India before returning to Greece, so perhaps there's truth to the idea that many Greek religious mystery cults were imported from there. And of course, there's Plato's idea on the transmigration of souls. Also, the Near Eastern, but Indo-European Mittani seem to share the same gods as the Vedics. Years ago I corresponded with a Russian archaeology professor Kuznetsov from uni of Volgograd who excavated Bronze Age Indo-European Yamnaya kurgans in Samara, Russia. He theorised that these pastoralists eventually migrated to India via central Asia. His claims have been vindicated by recent genetic studies. It's also claimed by some that the Copper Age Catacomb culture, which is a subset of the Yamnaya from the Pontic Steppe eventually migrated to Greece and became the Mycenaeans. I recall that David Anthony discussed it in his The horse, the wheel and language. I've actually been strongly considering staying 2 nights at Mycenae just to explore the surrounding area, so I'd deffo love to see your video about the Mycenaean road. Also, thinking about spending 2 nights at Delphi to explore the nymphs' cave and trails there. www.amazon.com/Horse-Wheel-Language-Bronze-Age-Eurasian-ebook/dp/B003TSEL1Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KTZVWV5A7KYS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.m8l0VQAqY7XZosaF_MOpjpgXAdiOAShAo0aMLrAuiBPTu4K5i9KQ7WG6D7c1Qdaq.R0oMFRFGf_3TXvvdj6GBhf-goQJoJVxR6HbvbONhvqo&dib_tag=se&keywords=david+anthony+the+horse+the+wheel+and+language&qid=1714827676&sprefix=David+ant%2Caps%2C595&sr=8-1

Thank you for commenting, they are only my views but glad it made some sense.

Thank you, and much appreciated. Local knowledge is always best!! Glad you enjoyed.