One Day in KALYMNOS | A Peaceful Greek Island
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2022
- One day of exploring the interesting island of Kalymnos in the Aegean Sea of Greece.
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Thanks a lot for watching and safe journeys!
Thank you for allowing me to see the various sights of the world. Jonghoon from S.Korea.
Greetings from 🇨🇦 to lovely Korea & the lovely Korean people 🙏🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
How come you not a honorary citizen of Greece yet, Gabriel? Had been to Greece some 30+ years ago and still having plans to return. It's truly a paradise. I am still very impressed by the Greek adhering to their christian roots. If I was not a Hungarian I would definitiely live in Greece.
Agreed, an ambassador at large!
I am glad you also stuck to sniffing Christianity in Hungary. CHUSs.
i love you buddy
Agree with Gabe....Greece is my favorite country as well....water, temps, topography, sophisticated culture, food, history, weather, even the goats...
and the People !
These Greek tours should be longer lol can’t get enough of them.
Sweet, glad to hear it.
What’s your favourite Greek Island so far?
Really tough question, hard to choose one favorite island.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Yes, there can never be enough Greece footage.
В Греции главное не спешить, а наслаждаться моментом, это касается и путешествий по стране.
Greek islands in June are true a thing of unparalleled beauty.
Yet most go in late July and August
@@s125ish Many Europeans vacation in July and August. The worst time to go to Greece. May/June and September are the best.
@@georgeklimes7604 man i know what you mean but bealive me , late july and half august in Greece , is a world wide experience !
@@mayra418 Absolutely.
Kalymnos is a part of the world dear to my heart. The ruin at Εμπορειός that you climbed to on the ridge was an ancient food storage building or a building where trading took place from. There is an amazing ancient fortification behind it in the cliffs there too, it's exceptional, very hidden to most(even many Kalymnians don't know about it). Bon voyage eternal Gabriel. I'm a long time viewer so thank you for all the sharing of adventures.
Very interesting, thanks for the info.
That might be true. It could be a burial chamber. There are some on Telendos.
This particular location at Εμπορειός(which translates from ancient Greek into "old merchant port/place") having had archeological studies, was used as a food and tradeables storage.
@@lannhere OK, that's good to know. Are you Greek, by the way?
Yes the fortification (Kastri) is up in the mountain above Emporios quite some distance from the main road. It is an ancient mycenean fortification, as well as food storage. You are right. Only few know about it. Also Skalia nearby is another site where there are mycenean ruins. This region along with Vathi were one of the earliest settled on the island. Ofcourse above that mountain range near Argononta is the Byzantine outpost of Galatiani which over looks the Byzantine castles of Kasteli and Telendos on the other side. It was used as a signaling outpost but it has walls.
I think it's really nice that they were pretty relaxed about your car "problem". So many other countries would just screw you out of more euros. I like the attitude here. :)
Getting a parking ticket in Italy was one of the most annoying experiences in all of my traveling: czcams.com/video/7sxBuJP5keU/video.html
@@GabrielTravelerVideos I checked that story...damn ! Too stressful. Full of unwanted hassle.
People on greek islands know each other so they knew the car belonged to the rental office and figured out a tourist parked it there. They are lenient with tourists.
Why does Gabriel always travel around loaded like a donkey. A great mystery, lots of tongue.
Ah yes, my morning fix. Coffee and more adventures on a Greek island. Amazing video as usual!😎🤗
I never get enough of your Greek visits! It's just everything about this country that I love!
Still got a sponge I bought from Kalymnos in the early 1980s.
We are truly enjoying this Greek island series. Thankfully all worked out with your car. Thanks Gabriel for taking us along! ~Cara 😊
The salad (13:00 in the video) it's a dakos (ντάκος) salad. It was originated in Crete and has barley rusk. The cheese is usually feta or even mizithra. Maybe they used a local cheese and they call it Kalymnos salad because otherwise it's a classic dakos salad.
We call it mirmizeli because of our local cheese and rusk ( kouloura)
ntakos has NOTHING on mirmizeli!!!
iis main unique ingredients are roasted eggplant, anchovies and purslane!! that's what mirmizeli consists off, i dont know about this touristy version though :)
Καμιά σχέση. .....Είναι μιρμιζελι και δεν έχει καμία σχέση με ντακο. ....Καθαρά καλυμνικη σαλάτα. .......
We 👍 these Greek island
video's Gabriel!!!!!!!
Thanku so much for sharing!!
Cheers Fr Australia 🐨🦘
Been there twice. The thing i will never forget is the octupus meatballs (never tried elsewhere in Greece before) . I know climbers from all over the world attend the island for its inverted slopes. If you seek honestly good food, without getting ripped for being a tourist either seek a remote location where locals eat or come visit Thessaloniki ( eating adequate food in Athens is expensive and you need the luck of a lottery winner).
Kalymnos has many affordable amazing restaurants too. I’ve eaten at many and can’t wait to go back!
Really enjoying this series of videos made in Greece. More please!
Whenever I watch other travel vloggers, it is entertaining, but it never gives you the feeling of being there and travelling with them. But Gabe is on a whole other level. Not only he is entertaining, but he actually brings you with him and it's like actually being there. Thank you Gabe, never change this.
Hi Gabriel, What a day of traveling around wonderful sites to see but much of this island is what you mentioned rock climbing it has some very impressive cliffs. After a day of traveling around the island and you've seen what you are going to see it's time to move on and see another island and sometimes you come across something new and different that you didn't expect when travelling. The whole point of traveling is to experience what you might have otherwise not experienced. I'm sure regardless of what you know or read you still come across something new and different. That's why most people travel to find that experience that opens their minds to what is possible and different from their regular environment.
I had been in Kalymnos in1982. Wonderful memories! We had left to Leros on a fisherman's boat with 7 Beaufort winds. Scary experience!
The atmosphere seems so relaxing ✨
From a random guy in thessaloniki HELLAS,God bless you Gabriel.
Thank you Gabriel for the beautiful videos of the islands. I also love the calming greek music. I will be vacationing in Greece for 3 weeks in the fall and am very excited to visit some of the islands. My cousins live on Corfu so I will be in heaven. My last trip was 18 years ago. Looking forward to spending 1 day in Athens and then taking off from the city and exploring.
Great to see your travels Gabriel. I’m sat on Sunday in the uk in our garden watching this. In the back ground I hear our sea shell wind chime which we bought from Vathy. Anchored in Vathy a few times eaten in Poppeys a few times they are a bit here and there but always found their food and service good.
Thank you for the videos. When you find time you have to visit Mani region. Its the second leg of Peloponnese. Mostly unknown to everyone but very wild and beautiful.
Wowww what a nice amazing Nature and old ruins, and small churches there in Kalymnos Greece full of of Greek, History,and breathtaking Views, and mountains, I love the Nature of Island of Greece 🇬🇷 😍
Thank u sir Gabe for your wonderful walk around tour Godbless stay safe from your solid fan supporter viewer from the Philippines 🇵🇭 sir Vhin 🙏😍,😊🤗👍👏👏👏👏👏🙂👏👏👏
The rental car...only on a small Greek island...gotta love this place. Do you have a Top 5 Favorite list?
Cool vid Gabe 🤓 Thanks for all your content & info 👍🏼You probably know already , Ikaria island is famous for the longevity of the islanders , the unique beauty of the beaches & forested areas which is great for any globetrotter 😊 Friends of mine in Corinth told me about Ikaria Island and the way of life 😌☀️🌴 I said to them, when I come back to Greece , I’d definitely like to visit as it seems like an awesome place to even stay for a while 😎 have a great journey in Greece dude 😎✌🏼
thank you for bringing wonderful memories of my homeland Kalymnos. We migrated to Australia in 1962 and I never had the chance to go back.
Greetings to Oz (my daughter lives in Perth), right now from Kálymnos, can't add a pic, it's awesome colours right now
Thank you Gabriel! Never get tired of the videos of Greece! ☀️🌊😎❤
Those are not just any olives, those are Kalamata olives, great film as always.🖖
great video! looking forward to Ikaria...the island where they forget to die! One of the worlds blue zones...
Am in Kalymnos.Love this island.Feel so safe here unlike at home.Seen purses and phones left on tables.At home they would be gone in a second.
Gabe- Been watching you a while now, and for some reason it just occurred to me why it is that I love your channel so much. You have a nice balance between talking and engaging us and also not talking and letting us absorb the scenery with or without music. I appreciate that. Safe travels bro
thanks Gabe, love the Greece Island exploring
Thanks for the awesome videos Gabe, keep 'em up!
Thank you for your tour thru Kalymnos! Makes me want to visit this ancient place on earth!
Love your video Gabe and Greece ones are amazing
Amazing Greece content! Great video!!
Another fine addition to the series.
A beautiful island for sure. 👍😊
Enjoy Greece Gabe 🇬🇷♥️
When these Pirate boats show up, I’m peacing out lol. That’s when you’ve crossed the too touristy line for me
That was great! Thanks. Been to Greece several times, but not to that island....yet...
Ikaria....the island with people aged over 100.Easy going is their secret for long living.Nice choice.North island needs love too and have more green scenaries and ancient history (Ancient Greek ruins, Byzantines castles and churches) than south Aegean.
(Chios, Lesbos, Lemnos)You can even see the petrified forest of Lesbos, unique of his kind dating back millions of years...
Truly enjoy your videos. Thank you
Love Greece so much
Been enjoying your Greek island vlogs….while you were vacationing in the UK I read your written memoirs. I was surprised to see that we were in Auroville around the same times must have brushed shoulders 🪷🌏🕉 now finding your talks relaxing with the blue and white sky to sea views. Keep enjoying and stay happy and safe, Namaste Gabe 🙏🏽 Julie
Your subscribers are so well informed, that’s why they appreciate your documentation so much!
Thanks for the video 💯
Great video mate !
Those busts near the beginning were of benefactors to Kalymnos, one in the field of local education, the other in religion. The educator is praised for his high level of education and his commitment to the instruction of the children of the island for more than 25 years. The priest studied theology in Thessaloniki and served the island's spiritual needs for decades.
The most interesting thing about Kalymnos is that a lot of these people emigrated to the US and settled in Tarpon Springs, FL, just north of St. Pete. Tarpon Springs has the highest percentage of Greek immigrants of any place in the US. I should add that the Kalyminioi made their living chiefly from sponge fishing and settled in Tarpon Springs because the Gulf of Mexico had sponge beds in that area.
Hope you’re able to check out Spetses at some point! Great little island you can cycle around in a single day. Went there as a kid on a family holiday in 1997 and loved it! Edit - just checked the location though and it’s the other side of the Aegean though unfortunately!!
Over 25 years of skippering charter yachts in the Greek Islands I always stop off in Kalymnos, your quick coverage was ok but there is a lot more to see especially in Vathi where there is a beautiful swimming spot further down by jetty where the tourist boats tie up, also back near poppies restaurant if you walk further round you will find a traditional boat building yard and slipway, plus the main citrus fruit grown in Vathi is Oranges.
The bay of Emporio we moor here often in our charter yacht and walk about 100 mtr super the road from the jetty, to Harry’s Paradise, exellent food and Harry was a very famous Sponge diver on Kalymnos until his death.
But each visit to Kalymnos one discovers more treasures, I could go on but your coverage of the Greek Islands is very good.
King Regards Alan INGLIS, GREEK SAILING HOLIDAYS Skipper
Thanks for another interesting movie. 👍🌞
You are the best traveller!!!!!!!!!
Gabe, dude I never comment, but I wanted to join the crowd in saying these Greek island videos have been a joy.
You seem to be enjoying yourself, thus we are also enjoying ourselves.
You've found the right thing man. Keep going.
Cool, glad to hear it. 👍😎
Very different from the other islands but worth the visit 🌍
Beautiful
Wish I were there! Looking forward to videos of Ikaria! Be careful on those roads!
Thanks Gabrielle
Very beautiful video! 👏👏👏
Gabe -- next Greek Island video -- can you verbally mention your top 10 Greek Islands?
Loving this series.. ferry rides are affordable for sure loving that and the cat count seems low on this island. Drink a beer on the ferry!
For some reason I suddenly want to watch Mama Mia 1 & 2.
Your videos make me feel like I'm in the passenger seat of the car. You said Kalymnos wasn't your favorite. It's interesting how people have such different taste. I just watched a video on the RomeWise channel and her family has been going to Kalymmos and prefer it. But I think that preferance is based on family tradition so maybe that makes them biased. Some travel videos showed spectacular mountain ranges off the coast up north.
Out of all the greek islands you've been to which one do you prefer and why? I'm a hiker and walker who loves the beach and lingering at a cafe or tavern --- no night party life for me. That's why I thought Kalymnos might be nice.
Through your vids I feel like I’m there!
I love goat cheese! Its good crumbled in top of pasta too 😊
One day I hope to live like you my friend!
That salad is delicious 12:55 . 🥗 Looks very fresh. The mussaka looked good too. Gabriel, if you had to choose only one on that day which would you rather eat the salad or the musaka?
Looks nice.
lol i think Gabriel is addicted to mousaka! :D as a greek i can understand why lol so good! :DD
Gabriel in Ikaria go to Therma village (next to Agios Kyrikos) and take a hot radonioum bath...also do not forget to go to Christos Village at Raches...keep your eyes on the road its a little bit fancy with some bends
God bless you and your family
The bechamel sauce on the moussaka probably has a beaten egg added to it. This makes it firmer after cooking.
By appearance, Moussaka there seems to be subpar in my opinion, but, The Salad...
it seems to me, you've got young olive leaves in seasoned/olive-oiled brine and fresh kopanisti cheese... Maybe Mrs. Sevasti prepared those leaves...
I really hope that Mermizeli was an AMAZING coulinary gem to enjoy!!
Good stuff. Love that you cover so much simply walking & talking. FYI regarding ID of any church in Greece. The church's main icon is the one on display, in this case the first one you capture on camera. As you likely well know, Byzantine icons have a specific set number of themes which typically look very much the same, save for a few minor details. In this case, the church's main icon shows a scene of the Resurrection (Anastasis). There are two main Anastasis scenes in Byzantine iconography: one depicting the Resurrection of Jesus, the other depicting Jesus' resurrection of Adam and Eve from Hades. Here, Jesus is lifting Adam and Eve out of their respective sarcophagi, thus defeating Death. This "Harrowing of Hell," or Descent into the Underworld obviously echoes ancient Greek episodes such as Orpheus' and Hercules' descents into Hades. Cool scene.
Right on, thanks for the info.
nice
PLEASE visit my grandparents' island of Lesvos!
I want to go now to Greece
Welcome to our island!!!vathi is my village we have 56 churches in vathi
come and listen again my friend I hope the channel is getting more and more successful and growing and also all healthy people are given health amen🤲🤲
Visit the island of SAMOTHRACE ( northeastern Aegean sea ) for a very different experience ! You won't regret it ! Heaven on earth.
P.S. The green on top of the salad is an herb called KRITAMOS !
Nice videos of Kalymnos. My grandparents were from there. It's an amazing place. Keep up with the Greek videos. Those are the best. Where did you stay while there?
I showed my room in another video: czcams.com/video/P6-uiutPKzk/video.html
@@GabrielTravelerVideos I must have somehow missed the name of the place you stayed. I remember seeing the room itself.
By the way, your experience getting to St. Savvas and finding it closed due to Google being wrong is not uncommon. I had this happen to me last year when I was there. I got shooed away by an old lady in black who spoke no English as she was closing the gate. My Greek is bad but was good enough to ask her what's up. She said they close earlier than before and to come back. I have been a few times to St. Savvas so it would not normally have been a big deal, but I wanted to show a family member who came with me. He ended up seeing it the following day though.
Big tip for you. DO go back there. The grounds and views from there are stunning. There is a beautiful small church there along with the monastery buildings. Great views of the harbor (Pothia) and more. Worth the trip. Then drive from there to a beach down the road.
Kalymnos has REALLY nice people and that is one of the things which make it great. The beaches are, as you point out, not as nice (from the sand standpoint) as ones in nearby Kos, but there is plenty to see.
Telendos is nice as well and has ancient Christian burial grounds and stunning views, including a nice cove that most tourists are too lazy or unable to hike to though it is a short distance. There is also an (unofficial) nude beach around the right side as you pull in to the dock from the ferry from Myrties. You have to walk a bit though.
I'll be back again this year. It's that good.
Good to know, sounds like it's worth a revisit to see both Telendos and Pserimos. I might not have included the hotel name, it was the Olympic Hotel.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Makes sense. Have never stayed there (we prefer a place with a kitchen so we can cook). We stay generally on the other side of the island (near Masouri) to get the views of Telendos, but we did stay just off the main drag by the port the first time we came. It was a townhouse and cost 50 Euros. Had a "full" kitchen, 2 bedrooms upstairs, a full bath upstairs, and a half bath downstairs plus a dining area and a living room with TV. Going up the stairs required me to bend over about halfway up (I am 6'3"), but many older houses were built for natives - who generally were not more than 5'8". The half bath required just bending my head slightly, as the doorway was maybe 6' even. That was 5 years ago. Prices might have changed. . There are some reasonably priced rooms over there which also have those views. The downside is that if you want to go into Pothia, you need to drive or get a cab. The views on that side, however, are awesome.
Like the leopard shirt!
Gabe, would be great to see you do a day trip over to Bodrum. would be interesting to see the price differences..adding backpacker flair to your video once you get back to Kos..🙌🏻
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Don't skip the island of Chios! One of the gems of the Aegean!
samos is nicer than xios
@@visionfoxtrot every island has its unique beauty! Keep an open mind ☺️
@@virginiafilitsis8277 samos is the kinda island you find all the islands unigueness in one, from dry to green from mountainous to flat. be sharp
mentioned samos since hes in south east aegean.
Hi Gabriel, just watched these two videos on Kalymnos, looks great my wife and I are going for one week on 4 th, , been all over greek island, not as many as you mind🤣🤣could you let me know what are your favorite Greek islands the top 3 would be great and why ? , thanks Richard.
Kalymnos and the town of Vathys especially is on the top of my freakin bucket list I am def going there thanks to you Gabe. It looks so unique and tucked away like a little paradise valley oasis especially with that fjord which has to be atleast a couple miles long and taking you into that insanely green valley. I am guessing the location being surrounded by steep hills when it rains making that valley a focal point for the water to go along with possibly that long fjord makes the ground more fertile possibly. I have never seen that much green on a Greek island ever. Amazing!
It is very nice, Palionissos is great too
so many Greeks kindly trying to give Gabriel traveling advice but truth is that they should be asking for advice instead😆
Ps: come to Corinth!
Hello Gabriel! I just discovered your page and have been loving the videos. I have to say the sound quality is fantastic! Can I ask what mic/camera setup you are using?
Great, glad you're enjoying the vids and always good to hear that the sound is coming through clearly. I'm filming with a DJI, link is below the video. I turn up the volume by 150% in editing which helps.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Thanks man! Much appreciated. I look forward to the next videos!
❤ it
the salad is like Dakos, a greek dish
Cracks me up when you say " aye yi yi yi yi"
Your Greek salad seems to me a Dakos (from Crete)
BADASS SONG 🎵 AT 15:39
At this rate....you will know Greece better than me.
There are small shrines all over Greece. It could be where some miracle happened so they built a shrine
You were in Greece like...yesterday
Gabriel, fantastic videos from Greece, was wondering if you have noticed any remnants of the Ottoman influence on these islands?
Hey Gabe, I'm going to Greece and am wondering what the best method of booking ferries is? Can you recommend a booking app or is it better to get a ferry in-person?
Might be glad to know that The greek reporter twitter account used a small clip of your tinos video!
I just checked. That was on Tinos whereas I was on Tilos island. And it didn't look like my footage.
Loved the scenes of you jumping and swimming in the beautiful, crystal clear, blue greek sea. I noticed that you swim in your sandals in which you are also doing your hiking. What type of sandals are those? I need to buy something like that.
They're Tevas. I don't always wear them while swimming, but in this case needed to climb on sharp rocks to get out of the water.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Thnaks so much Gabriel for a answering. Yes, I know you don’t always wear them for swimming but it’s good to have sandals that can get in the water when needed. I checked Teva website and I think they might be Teva Hurricane XLT2 Sports. Would you know which model of Teva sandals are yours?
I'm not certain of the exact model since I bought them a while ago.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Oh, I see. No worries, I will look for a model that looks most similar to yours. Happy travels! Enjoy exploring Greek islands and swimming in that amazing blue sea. I agree with you that Greece and Mediterranean in general is better than tropical paradise islands.
I am thoroughly enjoying you travels through Greece
I would like to visit some day soon
To travel using one ship,
Not using ferries,
Which ship line would you recommend for over 70 couple, semi active, interested in history, culture, music , food
Keep traveling
Safely