Is Athens Greece Dangerous At Night? Walking From Viktoria to Omonia
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- čas přidán 7. 10. 2022
- Many people say that Athens Greece is dangerous at night especially around the Omonia Square neighborhood. I walked from the Viktoria Metro Station along Acharnon Street towards Omonia Square three years ago. Today I take the same walk to see if Athens Greece is as dangerous as before or if the area around Omonia Square is safer now in 2022.
If you are wondering if it is safe to stay at a hotel around Omonia, have a look at this video so you can judge for yourself.
I've lived in Athens since I was born and I can tell you that areas like Viktoria's square is one of the neighborhoods that Greeks do never visit , unless they work there. Most of people who live there are immigrants, because rents are low. The area is not safe and the crime rate is high. That's why tourist found cheap airbnbs and hotels there. But I can assure you that Athens is a safe city. If you avoid some of the dangerous areas, you can stay out until midnight and you'll have no problem at all.
I agree
in turkey we also have that
How about syntagma ? Is it safe..we will need to take a cab from airport at 12 midnight and also at 4 am whole going to Island ..from syntagma to airport
@Het D you'll be totally fine , stores are open until late at midnight and police is around the area because of the parliament all day long. Like every other big city, just be careful of the pickpockets
@@No553Name Thanks..we will use taxi or some car rental from hotel.no metro as it's not safe i feel
I m Greek and i hate going to the centre of Athens, because i feel sick of this situation. It's very sad trying to find a fellow Greek in your own city. Also, it's very dangerous there, especcially for children or young women. This has to change immediately.
I am 28 yod ! I live in Peiraeus and I AVOID going to cender , its a same for Greece to have the athens like that ... I have visit cender a few times , i have years to go and i dont plan to go anyways .... Enjoy the athens , you can easily sit in a seat and get aids 🎉
what are you going to do about it? nothing
@@X8ALPHA voting a better mayor for start
@@misterwolf365 Προτείνω την Ελένη Παπαδοπούλου
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See, the thing is, you went there at 10:30, that's not considered late in Greece, that's when 15 year olds go out for a stroll with their friends during summer. In Greece saying late usually means later than 00:00.
I mean Greece does have late dinner culture and nightclubs
@@Heyurgirlistotallyrandom Yes, of course, I just wouldn't say that at 10:30 anything nightlife related was happening. Pubs, taverns and restaurants are open, but when referring to nightlife I mean after 00:00.
exactly. at 00:00 greeks usually leave from their houses to go to clubs and stuff, its cool
This part of Athens is magnificent for a thriller movie....
I agree.
😂😂😂😂 exactly
It reminds me of The Nun 2
As a Greek who lived in both biggest cities, I found the route you have chosen, the most challenging one but rather the discomfort it makes me feel, I never found it that "dangerous". I never felt worried for my life but I was looking around to be true... I will categorize this route as the squeakiest of all Greece.
τι λες ρε μαλακα
Έχεις πάει δηλαδη σε όλη την Ελλάδα? Τι ώρες περνας απο αυτη τη διαδρομη,μεσημβρινες? Ασε που συνηθως τετοιες ώρες επιτίθενται οι βρωμιαρηδες μαο μαο,λογω του ότι κυκλοφορουν και άνθρωποι μεγαλύτερης ηλικίας...Δεν παιζει ρολο δηλαδη αν θα περασεις νύχτα..Καλα,ο Αγγλος στο βίντεο ειναι αλλου γι αλλού....
Καλά δεν πήγε και Μεταξουργείο, Σεπόλια, Κολωνό η Λιόσια
τα μερη που πηγε δεν ειναι τα χειροτερα πιστεψε με ας παει λιγο πιο δυτικα απο εκει που πηγε ή κατω απο την ομονοια ή βαθης και αγιο νικολαο με αττικης να δει την γλυκα..ακομα και το συνταγμα ειναι επικυνδινο
@@tk21themTo video leei ean eisai asfalhs, oxi ean synanthseis 5 mastourwmena kagkouria pou tha se rwthsoun ean exeis tsigaro .
Another European city turned into a cesspool due to uncontrolled migration. I walked through there last year at night around this month and I felt sick that these places have become deplorable ghettos. You definitely don't feel you're walking around in a Greek city, let alone a European one. Every corner had young men from the subcontinent, the middle east, and Africa in small groups walking around with smartphones in their hands. It genuinely makes you wonder on what basis were they permitted to enter the country if, in fact, they are even there legally. When you hear what locals earn working there, you immediately put two and two together, and you see how wages can remain so low for so long. Good luck to the people of Greece. They are gonna need it.
I thought we defeated the Nazis long time ago. Why are you online commenting?
@@josephZahariadis nowdays everyone that is saying the truth we dont like , we call him a nazi. You can look at it up it is actually a thing. This is the internet that we have with all of you genz tik tok sensitive kids.
Correct
@@josephZahariadis he's right you commie.
@@Psychedelic430 tik tok sensitive kids? Because I’m anti fascist?
I work there and I honestly tell you, avoid those streets at least at night.
It's not safe.
Thank you for posting your experience with the area.
I studied and lived in Athens from 2001 to 2005. I visited again in 2019 and everything appeared to be familiar but at the same time widely different. There were areas in which I knew and loved that quite literally appeared as if it they’re from a parallel universe. It felt like I was in another country where Greek was not the dominant language. I’m from Cyprus, we also speak Greek but in a much heavier accent, so listening to proper Greek is like beautiful music to my ears, yet there were areas in which I could walk for several minutes, pass by dozens, even hundred-plus people and didn’t listen to a single Greek word. In Athens! I have nothing against people as individuals but watching entire neighbourhoods becoming ghettos is terrible and depressing for me. It’s one thing for immigrants to blend withing the locals, it’s another to drive the locals away and gain control of an area. And where there’s poverty, there’s always crime. Thankfully, the majority of the Athens I remember, is still there.
now dont go there, cause omonoia and victoria in early mid 00s were literal hell compared to today....
Well said!
yeah but who takes control of the area and drives the locals away? not the immigrants thats for sure. they only reason they stay there is because its chraper . they did not plan to drive locals away thats ridiculous
This is so sad.....these places were beautiful and safe. Now....i have been living in Greece for more than20 years and the changes here in the city arevery sad to see
The same is happening in many places like New York.
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Που ζούσες πριν;
These places were beautiful and safe back in decades 1950-1970. After late 1970 everything goes way dowh.
Im Greek and i suggest you not to walk on those streets and many others alone at night, i was with my girlfriend one night at agiou meletiou street and they literally tried to slay us with a machete without even saying anything, luckily for me they were on some heavy drugs and i could fight back until we were able to run away. stay safe
That's crazy. I'm glad you two were not hurt.
Εκει κατεβαινα και εστριβα δεξια πριν την λιοσιων να μπω σπιτι. Εχω να ερθω 6.5 χρονια. Γιναμε κιολας "δυτικοευρωπαικη" πρωτευουσα ;
@@user-dz8bj6vt1v ειχα χρονια να περασω και εγω απο κει εκεινο το βραδυ ετυχε παρ ολα αυτα την επομενη μερα πηγα παλι εκει το μεσημερι για να καταλαβω τι εγινε και αυτο που ειδα ηταν οτι δεν υπηρχε ουτε μισος Ελληνας δυστυχως ολα τα μαγαζια απο μινι μαρκετ μεχρι κομμωτηρια και αλλα διαφορα ηταν ξενοι, καταντια απλα ευχομαι να εισαι εκτος Ελλαδας
@@vasilist6835 επαρχια ζω αν και θα ηθελα πολυ να βρισκομαι Αθηνα τουλαχιστον ως πολυημερος επισκεπτης. Για το εξωτερικο που λες Αθηνα ειστε καλα ακομα. Δυτικη Ευρωπη περιπτωσεις σαν τη δικη σου και ΑΣΥΓΚΡΙΤΩΣ χειροτερες ειναι καθημερινο φαινομενο. Το φρικωδεστερο, οι ντοπιοι εχουν υποστει τοση πλυση εγκεφαλου που οσο περισσοτερο πεφτουν θυματα εγκληματικοτητας των ξενων τοσο περισσοτερο θεωρουν εαυτους υπευθυνους. Η Ευρωπη αυτοκτονει και η Αθηνα "εξευρωπαιζεται" με πολυ γρηγορους ρυθμους.
Καλή τύχη, αδερφέ μου! Συνέχισε να προστατεύεις τους ανθρώπους που αγαπάς!
You didn't visit the dangerous streets at Omonia. You should try walking the streets behind the city hall, streets like Sokratous, Menandrou etc. That's where the dangerous part of Omonia is.
I stayed at a hotel at Voulgari during a school trip and honestly it was fine. Yeah it was sketchy but we didn't see many people out at night
@@noufook55 Yeah, it's not the best neighbourhood but still, it's outside the "danger zone". The part of Omonia I'm talking about is a totally no-go zone where you can get robbed in broad daylight and noobdy will care. Not to mention what's going on there during nighttime.
@@mdbr155 Voulgari is a side street off Menandrou if I'm not mistaken. I probably sound like a huge tourist now but seeing how gritty and morbid it was is kinda sad but interesting at the same time
Thanks for the info. Maybe I will have a look on my next trip.
@@ToGoIsToKnow Still, I'd suggest you not to, at least not during the night.
Omonia to Metaxourgio is genuinely terrifying to walk down as 2 foreign women (what we did last month). I definitely felt quite unsafe there.
Because there are immigrants living there and many of them Muslims!They do not respect women walking around at night!
Why would anyone go to omonoia i only go to the national theatre by car in the car parking never would i walk there.
@@aspazafeiratoy5705 Well we weren't advised to by the hotel, but wanted to save on cash but uh.. after that we just took the metro and taxis.
@@aspazafeiratoy5705 filis and lasonos. Nuff said.
@@aspazafeiratoy5705 great bakeries too
Not from Athens but I've walked these streets at night. My heart beat faster when I crossed these places because at night they are full of surprises. But again, half past ten is too early for these areas. After midnight these areas are forbidden for normal people. You can meet gangs, drug addicts and very weird people doing weird stuff. These areas used to be good, but now they are full of immigrants from Middle East and Eastern Europe.
I was looking for a comment like this one. That’s what I wanted to say, in Greece 23:00 is not considered late at night. After midnight it’s starting to be considered late.
Вече няма хора от източна Европа, а Африка и Далечния изток. Също наркомани
I live in Athens for 30 years. Generally, I am definitely trying to avoid some areas close to Victoria, omonoia and metaxorgio. With that being said, personally, i've never witnessed any issue or criminal activity (except drugs and prostitutes) there. I believe it is absolutely safe if you stay in a hotel in omonoia, just use the main roads and avoid the smaller ones and you will be fine.
Thanks for your lovely comments about safety of the tourists. Really I was worried about cuz we booked our hotel in Omonia. Regards and love ❤
Last time I was near Omonoia after dark I got in the middle of some conflict between 2 rival, I’m guessing African or something, groups of people wielding machetes! 😂
I kid you not! It was surreal.
Yeah, I don’t go near these areas after dark anymore 😂
I’m Greek visit often and have lived and grown up in Los Angeles. I feel safer walking in the worst area in Greece vs any area of Los Angeles.
Fr 😂 big major US cities have gone to the drain. Can’t even walk at night without carrying my 🔫 because you never know what’s going to happen to yah. Or leaving my car park outside (even though it is locked) and yet these thugs will do anything to break into your car.
That's absolutely true. Los Angeles is 1000 times dangerous city than city of Athens. Actually United States is notoriously most dangerous country coast to coast in this world every single day there are 1000 murders going on in the entire country.
In the villages far from the city you see children playing at the playground up to 2am and being at the taverns when in the city of Athens you have to be really careful. Thats how you know an area is dangerous at night (by not seeing any children around)
I totally agree. When I was in Ano Akrata, children were running around late at night while the parents sat in the square.
Living in this area for more than 30 years and having my children still living there i have to mention that it has changed a lot since i first moved there in 1988. The Greek habitants left for the suburbs at the same time migration started.First migrants that came where Pols, then the Russians, Romanians,Bulgarians. In the beginning of the 2000's the neighbourhood was loaded with immigrants from Afghanistan, Somalia Syria etc and changed the whole image of the neighbourhood. It has a different cultural image, multinational and very abandoned from the most house owners that just rent and do not care or cannot afford to recreate their own property. Knowing how it was and how it became i have to say that my heart is broken.it has nothing to do with the nationality of the inhabitants, but of the cultural quality they have, not of their fault.For them Athens is a paradise, comparing the life they lived in their own countries....But yes, their is no reason to feel a threat.My grandchildren live their and they do not feel any danger....Not that there is no crime at all, no, but athens is a city that never sleeps.....it is ok...
Hi, thank you for your interesting insights. What was this area like in the 90s?
Thank you for sharing your experience on the area.
ζητω τα τσογλανια που μας κυβερνησαν!
@@noufook55 I was born and raised in Kypseli near Pedion tou Areos from 1986-2007. My parents were also born and raised in the same neighborhood in the 50's and 60's. Later in 2007, we moved to the north suburbs. In the 90s Kypseli and Victoria were safe places, with no immigrants, no crime, and no drugs, we could walk to our friends or other relatives' houses without any problem even at late hours and we were only 10 years old. I used to go shopping alone(10 years old) and hang out at playgrounds. There were plenty of shops everywhere (electronics, clothing stores selling top-end products) and Patision Street was full of stores movie theaters, etc. It was one of the best shopping districts in Athens and you never had to commute to other neighborhoods to find the "good" stuff. Fokionos was still one of the best places to hang out with good restaurants and cafes (in the 60s and 70s was the best neighborhood of Athens). Things started to change dramatically during the early 00s. We had to move out due to criminality rates (immigration and low rents). The economic crisis and immigration transformed these neighborhoods into "ghettos". The quality of life in the suburbs is much better now. I lived in Marousi from 2007-2015 and now I live in the Netherlands but I travel back often. I really miss Kypseli and the Athens city center from the 90's but this transformation forced us to sell and rent our properties.
@@chriskollias9231 Interesting to hear your story. Can I ask where the migrants were coming from? Funny to hear your staying in the Netherlands now, I am Dutch myself :)
I've lived in Kypseli district (where a significant amount of African/Greek-African community lives) for a bit more than a year. I've walked back and forth towards Victoria Square about a million times every possible hour, 24/7 and guess what... I never felt threatened!
Don't take me wrong, Omonoia and Victoria are indeed quite problematic areas; Messy, full of intoxicated people around, petty crime in a higher scale than rest of neighborhoods, refugees/immigrants who live in poor conditions.
Does heavy crime such as armed robbery, murder or rape ever occur? Yes, just like everywhere else!
Hence, their reputation is nowhere close to where reality stands.
There are areas in cities of Belgium, France or Sweden for instance - among plenty of others throughout Europe - that make Omonoia and Victoria Square look like a proper playground...
We Greeks, travel abroad less comparing to our fellow co-europeans and most of us, don't really know what a ghetto looks like and on top of this, there's a natural tendency to overdramatize things...
Nope. Most locals dont go to/by victoria square not even when sun is up. Nope
@@arkrules8557 yeah, right... So people who live in Kypseli (approx. 70k people), go home by helicopter. Makes sense!
Don't know where you live but I doubt you have any clue about the area itself as well as its surroundings. But just fyi: there's no connection to the subway (yet), therefore, you need to get off to Victoria station and then to switch to bus or reach Kipseli by walking
@@konstantinosconstantine oh my.. I think you do know you can go to Kypseli without passing by Victoria square.
I lived there for 2 years 2005-2007 and 1 more in 2016. You do show a tendency to exaggerate
@@arkrules8557 am I the one exaggerating? -> "locals don't go to Victoria even when the sun is up" 😂
It really depends on WHERE you live.
Most of the residents live around Square Kanari and Fokionis Negri street, so the nearest subway station is.... Victoria!
Since you've also lived there, (as per your claim...), next time avoid demonstrating such poor argument 😀
@@konstantinosconstantine yes. If there is no need to go there, as a local you don't go there. Simple.
It is not that you will be killed, it is a place mostly for drug users meetings.
As a greek who visited athens, i can comfirn that the 50% of the news are about the nights of athens.
I am from athens greece and while i have to admit going to the center of athens might not be as dangerous as going to the center of some other large cities i would be lying if i didnt say that i felt uneasy everytime i found my self alone at omonia (omonia is a place in the center of athens) even while the sun is up.And thats not even the worst part.. the worst part of the center of athens is the amount of mental strength you are required to have to even walk there... what i mean is the scenery of the place reminds you of a tragity novel.. beggers scatered left and right with very visible wounds all over their bodies police officers which u feel scared to talk too about any issues since... well... the police.. in greece is... kinda of like that of americas..large lifeless buildings with windows u cant even see through junkies lying on the ground outside of abandoned buildings after taking their dose..also about half of the people in the center dont speak greek since they r mostly tourists and finally most places there smell.. ter..ri..BLE..Its truly sad to witness a city and a country with such a magnificent past do this to itself.
Been living in Patissia for four years back in College. I kept venturing out at night, close to Omonoia and Victoria with no real consequence. Yes, it's dark and scary, but experiences vary.
Don't go looking for snakes, you might find them...
Keep also in mind the guys who told you the area is safe were not Greeks but middle eastern immigrants.
Thanks for sharing the video though.
I am from Cyprus and now living in the States for the last decade, but I spent 7 years in Athens as a student. It used to be very safe, I could wait for my friend even half hour at Stadiou street to go out. Now is totally different. I have an apartment very close to Victoria Square and my parents and I used to stay when we were in Athens. Last time I stayed at the apartment was in June 2014. I was returning home in a cab and suddenly I saw an African with his white girlfriend, fully on drugs pointing at me and yelling " Fuck you and fuck your country ". The cab driver got off and he was holding the door for me to get inside. I got locked into the apartment and I couldn't get any sleep. I called my husband in the states and told me to go to a hotel next morning. That's what I did and since then I haven't stayed at the apartment ever again.
I see…at least in USA you know it’s the real deal, you either get shot by an officer or a lunatic…not just petty swearing…
"i live in the states". STATES... Cyprus people
Ok.
@@CMR10500 A foreigner who came to your country illegaly and is also staying illegaly, insulting you and your country is no petty swearing
@@odysseasandroutsos1821 Who says he is there illegally ? Your imagination ? Even if you stay longer to a place, the entry permission in a country could be within the legal window and it is called petty for a reason learn the context first, any type of swearing falls to this category, actions matter not imaginary insults or threats...
i stayed in omonia for a few days (in march) and it wasn't that bad. even though there are a lot of immigrants & homeless people, there are police officers nearby, which honestly made me feel safe.
overall, athens is a great city to visit & it's generally safe imo.
I agree. It seems safer than a few years back.
They are illegal immigrants, not immigrants.
@@leonidaspapanikolaou3165cry about it
hahahaha athens is safe at some places only. Mosth places in athens are actually dangerous . I live in athens since i was born. When my parents were my ages (20) all of athens was actually safe
@@leonidaspapanikolaou3165 There are not illegal humans on planet earth αδερφε !
I would walk whenever and anywhere in Athens no matter what.Its a super safe city.I've been once in houston texas and wouldn't walk across the street to the gas station to get ciggarettes because was afraid of getting robbed
Well if you compare it with other European cities I think is worse than average
U know nothing 😂
@@giapata anywhere in france and spain is much worse than athens. Don't get me started on romania, bulgaria, albania, kosovo etc. Only western europe is safer.
The building you show at 12:35 is a community shelter for homeless people. The bars on the windows are for their own safety as some of them might have some kind of mental health issues going through these difficulties.They exist to prevent them from hurting themselves and not for burglars or anything.
11:33 You 've asked a "Greek" if Greece is safe.. He whom you asked is not a greek citizen !!!!
Just let a single woman do the same and harassment will be the least you will see...
I would not recommend a woman to do the same walk. But if she is staying at a hotel in Omonia, I think she will be okay.
thanks, your answer answers the video title question.
I've lived around this area for all my life (25 years old) and I have been robbed just once. It's definitely a rough place and it's far from devoid of danger, but people really overestimate how dangerous it really is. The biggest problem in my opinion is the drug addicts, both as a public health issue and because of their unpredictable behaviour. Apart from that, the situation isn't tragic. It's just that many see a brown person and automatically think "crime"
I have lived there for 35 years and I have only been murdered once
@@271byron exavtly. I bet they are not a female either. Put a woman in there to live peacefully 25 years and then tell me what you think
This has nothing to do with colour. The fact you bring it here like this has to do anything with racism is very telling of what you want to have us believe all the while ignoring the actual problem.
The "bRoWn" people commit more violent crimes while being a minority of the population. You accuse your compatriots of having basic pattern recognition. Disgusting narcissist.
@@GothPaokiπες τα, γιατί με τόσες πίπες που λένε στο τέλος θα το συνηθίσουμε
You were walking for almost 20 minutes in central Athens and you didn't even meet a single Greek citizen...
as a resident of greece i can tell in few words :yes but actually now depends in which part of athens you are walking
Legendary Xouthou alley at 15:50 ! Still waiting for Scorseze to show up with a crew! I work nearby (3rd Septembriou) since the last century,and never felt unsafe. The main issue is the crisis,the center is deserted now and has lost the vibrancy and nerve it had. It feels more boring than dangerous as far as i am concerned. Also, expected you to go straight back to omonoia following aristotelous or 3rd Septembriou,but you naughty boy preferred to go through Fylys to show us the "houses" ,aaaaaahahahaha! Bless you dude!
Thank you for posting about your knowledge of the area. The Fylys route is more interesting. ;)
I am from Greece. You walked the central road with police patrols and lights named "Aharnon" BUT ..If you walk the small vertical streets you have to carry a gun to save your life..
Exactly
And how tf greeks allow this? Trust me these dirty africans and arabs never can make this in albania. You should protect your city.
We just returned from there Sunday and were out walking at night all around that area and never considered it dangerous at all. Far safer than our Portland, Oregon home.
Go Blazers! 😁
It's perspective that matters. For a Greek like me, that's probably one of the roughest place in the country. The criminality in Greece is way lower than the USA, hence why it might feel to you relatively safe.
@@nickklavdianos5136 I love Greece and could see myself moving to the west coast of Crete.
I see they did Improve the lighting around the square. I stayed in a hotel in 2014 on that street you entered Omonoia square from. It was terribly dark, very creepy
I think it has gotten better since then.
@@ToGoIsToKnow
I was surprised you didn’t get told off by the cops when they saw you recording. As far I know, it’s not allowed, and cops will even take your camera off you.
@@ToGoIsToKnowyou trippin’ bro?
try following the same route at 03.00 AM
That is past my bed time.
Crime due to uncontrolled immigration has been constantly increasing in recent years, especially in the centre. I am Albanian and I have been living in Athens since the 90s.
Crime in Victoria and Omonia has existed since before I was born (I was born in the '80s). The crime there has to do with the drug trade and the drug users and the organised crime in general. There is also low level street crime (pickpocketing, muggings, etc) but that's also mostly associated with drug addicted people. The immigration and the accumulation of lots of assylum seekers there is of course not helping the situation, but these areas have had problems long before mass illegal immigration was a big issue. As you said in the 90s there were lots of Albanians that immigrated to Greece and also a lot of these people contributed also to low level crime (mostly burglaries though, they weren't very confrontational), but that's not an issue anymore. Same with current day immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc, some of them might contribute to low level street crime but that's not the main issue (in the sense that even without them the areas still won't be safe). Main issue is oranised crime and drug trade.
Its definitely better than a couple of years ago , tho 22:00 or 23:00 are still quite early. Things might get "darker" after midnight. Next time try do the same routes but 1 or 2 am +.. also bring some friends with you just in case lol
A few seconds since I clicked on your video and I already pray for your wellbeing.
I was there yesterday. The place gave me a dark, sad feeling.
Poor lighting + decrepit buildings
With the exception of Amsterdam, name a city that the surrounding areas of their red light districts feel welcome and accommodating and beautiful... Pretty much none. Athens' red light district is not an exception...
The bars on the windows in high floors are placed to avoid any accidents with kids falling down.
Thank you, that makes sense.
That particular building you filmed is actually a homeless shelter and the bars are in place in order to prevent people from committing suicide.
I could say that anywhere where are a lot of people walking its pretty safe (also the bars on the windows are basically so people on the street cant break them by throwing stuff but i believe that happens very rarely) also the pretty dangerous part i believe is from 12-3 and about 5am
22:30 is very early my friend. Try this area after 1:00-2:00 am. You will take a big risk
you see i was a drug addict going in this places and im clean lots of years now,i went to my village at country of greece and i see those streets by your video reminding me the nightmare i passed on those streets i dont even want to pass from there anymore,it hurts to see the suffering of people dying in streets and police draging you to the gail for your dose.the most drug addicts i mean 95% will do no harm to you ,they will use drugs yes or some they will ask you if you have a euro or so with a polite way mostly.then places like the end you where going at times of the day police goes to those places and addicts running away and if they cops search them find something they taking them to the police station so the road goes empty from addicts at times but they go to other places then and for the hour the place is clean and this cyrcle goes on and on,leaving one place go to another untill cops go there too ,go to another.its only two or three places that selling drugs and its 90% immigrants ,if you go to menandrou or vathis you must be carefull at night especially menandrou but mostly its one two roads that selling drugs and then some small places here and there that is not the problem.but menandrou is danger for addicts not so for normal people but you should avoid it passing at nights,most propably will tell you if you want to buy something cause they thinking that if you are there you are searching for drugs,if you say no or dont even speak they wont harm you.but you never know,some immigrants might try to steal something from you and a less dangerous greek people,im not racist but you see addicts immigrants are more dangerous than addicts greeks cause addicts from greece still someone from the family taking care of them giving them some money mostly but i dont say there will be no greeks to steal you,i say its less propable...in general this is occasional,you must be very unlucky to happen to you,so in general its safe even passing from those places alone 99%you dont have any problem,just dont speak if they ask for drugs and go to your way but for me avoid those roads you see drug addicts and selling drugs,just to be sure...
Watching from Greece.hi everybody.
Interesting video.
Hi from Athens..Hope you had a nice time here..!!! 🙏🏻💚😁 Sir do you know what kind of building you had at your right at 10:13 minute..??? Maybe you know..
Bro actually survived☠️💀💀☠️
I am Greek and live in Athens since i was born.
I still remember the old Athens back in the 80's and 90's.
Especially Omonoia square which i used to visit a lot!!!!
You should see pictures from then.
How beautiful was the whole area!!!
Now it has nothing to do with that beauty!!!!!
The whole centre of Athens has become a ghetto of illegal immigrants.
I'm Greek and I also was born and raised in Athens, but Omonia was never beautiful, it has always been very very ugly and dangerous from as far back as I can remember. I don't know about the 80s but in the 90s Omonia was just as ugly and dangerous as it is today.
@@InTimeTravellerit wasn't dangerous back then. Since Turkey sent them here it's been very dangerous. There are lots of islamists, and romas who are common criminals with what they're doing.
Immigrants look ugly,but are scared to perform illegal acts. The graffiti which makes everything look scruffy is a Greek did of stupid idiots, so is the trash on the streets.
And dirty with graffity
One thing for sure is that cops being present doesn't mean they are actively guarding the area. Most of them are busy scrolling on their phones or cat calling or similar
I have just come back from Athens . I stayed at a hotel close to Omonia Square ,
There were mainly immigrants and strange looking people around and after dark a few
people were using drugs on the side streets but I wasnt afraid at any time, everybody seems
to mind his own business. Othervise positive experience from the city. It has good vibes and
it is clean everywhere now.
Thank you for your thoughts on the area. It is definitely a lot better.
The main issue is that Greece is BROKE since 2010. Junkies and whores(or the combination)were always there but after 2010 the normal classic downtown market in places like omonoia,eolou,lower panepistimiou etc has more or less gone extinct( the kolonaki bourgeoisie doesnt count,these guys are loaded anyway). So what you see is an empty,lifeless shell,the remnants of the pre crisis "athens centre". Which was great,i am there since 1995.
city centre in Athens is relatively safer compared to other cities in the USA like Detroit etc, some infamous neighborhoods in London. Bottom line ,you can calmly walk around as a visitor.
I had the opportunity to live a few days in Athens and specifically in Kypseli. From the first day I used the Victoria electric train station in the afternoon and return in the evening. I felt uncomfortable but no one bothered me. I am a disabled person and use an electric wheelchair. The following days I returned late at night to the house where I was staying, after midnight.
In general, I felt uneasy about my safety and was constantly on guard (Since I can't protect myself), I was also constantly running with the wheelchair, even in the middle of the day.
I would like the idea of living in Athens permanently or even for a few years if necessary, I would definitely prefer a "better" area.
Greetings from Greece.
In Thessaloniki sadly there's a similar situation but not in that rate. Aristoteles sq, train station and Monastiri Str. are some of these high alert areas.
I agree with the video!I recently stayed near Omonia. Having checked into my hotel at midnight. I went out to get some food and found a cafe with an outside terrace where i drank beer til 4 am. The guy there was very friendly and all the other customers completely ignored me. I didn’t feel unsafe at all. In fact I was able to walk around with my phone using google maps all the time. I found they mostly just ignored me and I almost felt invisible. If anyone there wants to sell you something they just make eye contact for 2 seconds and that’s it. I found all the taxis use the meter (which they call metro). No one tried to scam me or overcharge me. Mind you a small bottle of beer costs 4,50 to 6 euros so is not cheap.
I would never walk around London with my phone out these days. I found Athens to be very hospitable and completely safe, even at night and I was walking around some of the so called ‘dodgy’ areas. There was lot of graffiti but apart from that I was not even approached by anyone in the street. Not once. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my visit especially the Acropolis and around Plaka and Psiri. It’s worth going to Athens just to see the Acropolis!
A 500ml bottle of beer costs less than 2€ here in Athens. 😅. They probably scammed you
I just come back from the hotel which is located a few metres from 3rd September street. I grow up in a small East European city at 90s, but so many drug addicted people in one place I never saw in my life! They tooks drugs everywhere! They follow you and you can't predict their behaviour! I recommend to use only taxi in this area. Especially for women, is not safe.
Yes, it is a shame to see people ruining their lives.
What's your overall opinion of Greece, my friend?
The most dangerous place in Athens is Menidi. I work as a driver during night shifts there to deliver packages and always feel uneasy when I get off the van to unload. It is as if someone is constantly watching me
You could go from Victoria to Omonoia through Patission, 3 Septembriou, or Aristotelous streets.
You chose the worst Street, Acharnon, it's not representative of the whole area.
I was trying to go through the worst area to see how bad or not bad it is. I am not trying to paint all of Greece as bad or dangerous. Look at my other videos all over Greece.
I didn't see any Greek in these areas are you sure that you go at Athens? 😂😂
As a Greek 21 year old woman , I am really afraid to go out in Athens center, alone .
I used to live in the 90s at Atlanta GA. Athens is heaven even at night time. Back in the states you could get in trouble 24/7
As a greek who lives in Athens the answer is "it depends". Like all major cities in the world, Athens has some bad neighbourhoods....some are reeaaaly bad and dangerous. Most of these are inhabited by (suprise suprise) immigrants, mostly illegals. Other very bad and dangerous places even by day are areas with gipsies, even the police will mostly stay away from there. The majority of Athens is safe though. Avoid areas like omonoia square, metaksourgio, viktoria square, and basically all areas along pattision avenue. Gypsies are in the suburbs like zefiri, menidi, metamorfosi, liosia.
Thanks for the info.
Ano liosia isn't that dangerous i have walk in the areas that they live, zefyri and menidi is more dangerous cause most of the houses there especially in zefyri are drug spots with tons of guns. I also have lived my whole life in ano liosia and it's safe even tho my house got robbed few times.
@@Unknown00432Τα Λιόσια είναι Ασφαλές μόνο στο Νότιο τομέα
( Αγ. Νικόλαος, Συντριβάνι, Ηρώων, Κένε, Αγ. Κωνσταντίνος, Αγ. Λουκάς, Γιαμάχα )
Όλο το υπόλοιπο
(Αγ. Γεώργιος, Κόκκινη, Χωματερή, Αμαξοστάσιο, Δροσούπολη και Κάτω Φυλή ) Δεν είναι
Από Ηρώων μέχρι και Κανάλα είναι πολύ επικίνδυνα κατά 60% θα σ κλέψουν
Also Halandri
Weren't the immigrants (according to Tsipras) investors??
The capital of Greece without Greeks.
My uni is in Viktoria. For many years on the exact same street where the entrance is there were tens of junkies using and selling drugs in broad daylight every day
It looks way better now than i did years ago. Man, it used to be real scary back then, I wouldn't be caught dead trying to do what you did here.
10:30 is to early,go there after 1:00 am
Another person said I have to go at 3:00AM.
19 minute walk in the center of greek capital and you didn't see one Greek.Do you find this normal?
I'm not sure I have seen any minivans.
We see a lot graffiti!!! It’s my concerns.
Yes,I do. These areas were abandoned by Greeks decades ago for a quieter suburban life.Immigrants trying to survive in the worst parts of a city is not unheard of as they are the cheapest. Everyone deserves better.
yes
he literally spoke to greeks on the street while he was walking, did you watch the whole video?
Well, 11 pm isn't that late. Go there 1-5am. I believe it's gonna be a lot different around those times.
The medal bars on the windows in one building is a guest house for homeless and the personell has put them gor safety reasons, for example in case someone wants to commit suicide as we are talking about people with difficulties in life and sometimes with psychiatric disorders.A greek street worker in Athens centre.🎉
I grew up in a neighborhood somewhat close to Victoria but 20 years ago I've moved to a suburb up north that is infinitely nicer. Victoria and Omonoia may be a shithole but it's not even the most dangerous part of town. However, you should be more careful crossing the street because drivers don't give a fuck about pedestrians.
I am from Athens. We have the ugliest city in Europe. I mean, we did it. Too many immigrants. We are not going to the center because of the prevailing situation. The suburbs in Athens are all safe. The center after 00:00 I wouldn't say it is. I feel sad for the tourists who think that Greece is Athens ... My country has become a big mess ... hope this changes soon! ❤
There are so many great places in Greece.
Στο χέρι μας είναι.
Voula city! 😍
Like all cities, there are nice and not so nice parts. Athens is definitely neither the nicest, nor the ugliest...
are you serious. you wanna say athens is as bad as bukarest sofia tirana or belgrad? come on now
It's really troubling seeing my city like that. In your video almost 90% of the people are foreign migrants. In the past we were saying jokingly that in the future there gonna be more foreigners than Greeks but in the case of the center of Athens it has become a sad reality.
When you visit Greece there's no reason to stay downtown. It's overpriced and there are such better places to choose. Try to find something on the north suburbs like Marousi, Pefki or Nea Ionia and from there you can take the train and go downtown whenever you want. Stay with the locals in a little nice and friendly neighborhood and you will have a much better experience.
I was born in Athens. But I don't live in Athens anymore. Athens is a very scary city. Who likes Athens ?? I'm not gonna go there again. Ever in my life. Greece has so many Amazing cities. Beautiful cities. But Athens ??? No thank you
I haven't stepped a foot to Athens since I was little even though I was born in Athens ill say Omonia it's way better than it used to before it was so runned down when I used to live there I see they have restored the water fountain at the centre too .
Yes, the waterfall makes it look much better.
I grew up in Acharne Menidi and moved to Kypseli to be closer to work. Its is not safe as other areas but if you know how to conduct your self there is nothing to wory about.
Nevertheless, one better avoid these areas especially in the night. If you stay in one of those budget hotels over there better use a taxi.
Yes, I don't recommend hanging out on those side streets.
It used to be dangerous two decades ago, after 2012-2013 it started being relatively safe again
Like Times Square used to be dangerous until the 1990s. Now it is turning back into the 1970s era of crime.
Funny comment.Last night a Pakistani was stabbed there to death.Keep dreaming
Safe που βρε τριμλκ;
Που χει γεμισει ο τοπος λαθροπακς και φοβασαι να κυκλοφορησεις
After the Olympics 2004 it was better but not anymore unless you stopped your visits in the center of Athens.
I've walked in LA and NY at night and i didn't have any issues. It was relatively safe there also.
Lol 😂😂😂😂
When in Athens, this area reminds kind of Times Square, NYC back in the 70s/80s. It's kinda creepy when it's dark
Man, in Greece we hear about a rape or a murder once per couple of months or more, in other European cities u hear about stuff like that maybe even daily. Greece is safe in general, just don`t step on anyone`s toes and ur ok.
Exactly, it's not what happens but the frequency of things that happen.
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No, you actually don't. I live in Amsterdam and barely anything happens. In Greece there's a murder almost weekly and fatal accidents every day.
@@giapata In 2022, 142 murders in the Netherlands or 0.00081% of the population, 84 in Greece, or 0.00077%. The big majority of those murders are between relatives or rivals, not towards random strangers. And yes, maybe you don't hear about murders in the netherlands, but those are as common as in Greece, and slightly higher.
Don't be amazed ,every city of everystate will have this ,america worse, multiple shootings daily in Pittsburgh ,this country has far less crime .it's a lot safer there ,worst thing i ever seen living here a few years earlier s a cab driver fighting with a pedestrian. Great video showing where the seedy side of Athens is.,👍🙏thanks. The graffiti is a bit overwhelming .that should be cleaned up .
Yes, Athens is very safe compared to many places in the US.
@@ToGoIsToKnow nick although it's crime is low ,the danger is on the roads ,I've seen road rage ,as it is in other places. Thanks again ,my father walked these streets he's decreased now you made me feel good in his memorie.bars are suspicious.👍🙏 To a great happy life.
I think you would have been attacked were you a woman, but generally, 10:30 pm is considered quite early for us, even kids stay out until 12:00 am in most cases.
Lovely and informative video sir. Now feels relaxed after watching the video. Loads of love and respect 🙏
Although I have been robbed twice by street punks (Omonia, Gizi etc), even at knifepoint, I still roam around the center of Athens. Life continues, and so do I.
Εντάξει,αν κουβαλούσες τιποτα 50άλεπτα και ειχες κινητο 20αετίας,στα παπάρια σου...Το λέω γιατι προσωπικα έτσι κυκλοφορώ σε τετοιες κωλογειτονιές.Δυστυχως και να οπλοφορείς δε μπορεις να τους ριξεις,γιατί τους προστατεύει ο πουστονόμος των ψευτοπολιτικών...
Μπουρδελότσαρκα τρελέ μου
Baghdad looks beautiful in the night.
10:30 is not really late for Greeks. After midnight is when shit goes down.
This video here taken at 10:30 at night is not considered late. Also this particular area can be dangerous at any time. Sadly, due to migrants who frequent these areas makes it fraught with danger, but usually after midnight when the young kids stop playing outside and go home.
11:29
-excuse me, do you speak English?
-Yes
-Is this area safe at night?
-Yes, now give me your money!
The problem is that there is no Greeks at that area, it’s a small Pakistan in Greece.
If you have to go from Victoria to Omonia you have to go via Patission it is the less dangerous area
I live at the west side of Athens and often go around on foot or with my car. As a man who has worked at a family house-moving company, I can say that, any place near the center of Athens is a bit dangerous and claustrophobic. The more you go near the center, the more dangerous it becomes. Moving around with the car, let alone the truck, needs time and patience, walking those places need you to know the "street smarts". There were many occasions, which I went to Monastiraki square and waited for my friends and nearly got stolen many times (I got stolen and beat up there once). Anything that is far from the center feels much safer, in my opinion.
In my experience Athens is very safe at night. But note in the city center you will not find many actual Greeks but a mixed bag of foreigners. Real Greece is in the villages and small cities where the Orthodox Church is still strong.
Indeed there is a greek ho here who is muslim she sees no future as they believe in live in depression it makes no sense
Yes, get out of the city and explore the other parts of Greece!
US and NATO forcing Islamization in the Birth of Western Europe. A disrespect to Greece and European culture in general by US, so called protector of Western legacy.
Θα τα πούμε σε 20 χρόνια από τώρα πράσινομαλλουσα.
Idk if no one noticed or someone already mentioned, but we mainly saw men walking around... and that's pretty sad
You did good job but the most dangerous streets of Omonia are not the main ones but those in the back...
As a Greek i feel sickened by this. It looks like a capital from a third world country. Sad. I pray one day the centre of Athens will clear.
Listen man, 2000s was the last years of real athens for me, it used to be very safe, now year per year it gets worse more and more and not just in the centre but all around the city, im not able to live here anymore its like bangladesh and even worse, im leaving soon for US and im really happy and relieved, I honestly dont know when will i come again...because as i said...every years it gets worse and worse....
Compared to Kensington Ave. in Philadelphia U.S.A. , this looks like paradise.
That is 100% true!
hello sir. why did u choose that path?
as a greek police officer who worked many years in this place, i can tell you for sure that especially at night it is a very dangerous place
Thank you.