The ACROPOLIS of Athens : Everything you need to know
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- What's the difference between "Acropolis" and "Parthenon" ? What should you wear ? How to skip the line ? All the answers in this video.
Links to book :
- Acropolis Entry Ticket : bit.ly/3nOShcV
- Combo Ticket : bit.ly/40WVpkU
- Acropolis Guided Tour (incl entry ticket) : gyg.me/dve5LBfD ("Athens: Acropolis and Parthenon Guided Walking Tour")
- PRIVATE Acropolis + Museum Guided Tour (incl entry ticket) : bit.ly/45nW8hy ("Athens: Acropolis and Acropolis Museum Private Guided Tour")
Archeological Sites and Museums are FREE for :
- EU citizens up to 25yo
- non EU citizens up to 5yo
Archeological Sites and Museums are HALF PRICED for :
- non EU citizens from 6 to 25yo
- EU citizens over 65yo
- everyone from November to March
IMPORTANT : FOR THESE FREE / HALF PRICED TICKETS, YOU NEED TO BUY IT IN PERSON, NOT POSSIBLE TO BOOK IT ONLINE.
(all the info here : www.culture.gov.gr/DocLib/Adm...)
The Acropolis is FREE (for everybody) on :
- Mar 6
- Apr 18
- May 18
- Last weekend of September
- Oct 28
- Every first Sunday from November 1st to March 31st
The Acropolis is CLOSED on :
- Jan 1
- Mar 25
- May 1
- Greek Easter Sunday (NOT the same at Catholic Easter !!!)
- Dec 25 & 26
Acropolis OPENING HOURS (scroll down and click on "HOURS") : hhticket.gr/tap_b2c_new/engli...
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:23 What's the difference between Acropolis and Parthenon ?
0:38 Which monuments will you get to see ? (Erechtheion, Propylaea ...)
1:00 Where to enter the Acropolis
1:13 Entrance Ticket (or Combo Ticket) : book it online !!
1:43 Should you go book a tour guide ?
2:32 Opening hours and dealing with the heat and crowds
3:31 Some practical advice (what to wear, water, toilets)
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Email : sebitheguide@gmail.com
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Sir, thank you very much for this video and the channel! This is what I needed for my trip next month! So informative, I'm so excited about what I'm gonna experience ❤
Great video as always Sebastian. Very helpful! 👍
This is the BEST helpful info about the Acropolis - simple and right to the point! Thanks so much!
Very informative and very helpful as usual! Your channel is awesome and I hope your subscribers grow in number more!
Thank you for all the information in such a short and well done video
Thank you for all the info!!! Thanks to your videos I have planned my trip to Greece in May 👍🏼
Great video, this helps planning our short visit in Athens later this summer!
Hi Sebastian! Firstly, thank you for your very informative vids. Great timing for us because we are arriving in Athens on May 17th and we plan to wake up early and go to the Acropolis on May 18th for FREE!!! We have been watching your channel and are learning a lot about Greece... we are also going to Paxos, Naxos, Santorini and Crete. Cannot wait to get there. THANKS AGAIN!!! Ed
your videos are the best!! I'm going this September and will watch all your videos before going..keep up the great videos! 👍
Wow! So glad I found your channel. Amazing job! Thank you
Hi Sebastian, your videos is quite helpful for me (First time visit Athens). Thank you very much.
Bravo! Was there in 2018 the on/off bus tour was great but we didn’t have a tour guide to point out the best places to stop. Please do a video on that.
Hi mate! My partner and I are travelling to Greece in August and your videos are helping us a LOT! Thank you SO much for all the great tips! We'll be definitely doing a donation to your channel! 😀
Hey Sebi! My daughter and I did a bus tour our first time in Athens that included both the Olympic Stadium and the Acropolis and was very informative! (just like your tour of Fira was😊) It included admission (we walked right in) and picked us up close to our hotel, I'd highly recommend the guided tour!
Thank you so much for this vital information. I have been searching since Jan on and off.
Great summary and useful links. Thanks
Super helpful information! Thanks so much!!
Great guide as usual! 😊
Omg Seb, you are an absolute game changer. It was only yesterday that I was struggling to book Acropolis tickets online and here comes your video. I am travelling to Greece( Athens and Santorini) in 2 weeks and looks like your videos are tailor made for me 😃😃. Thanks a ton.
Happy I could help ! :-)
Hi @komalireddy662!
We're traveling to Athens and Santorini next weekend, other than these amazing videos, any recommendations! TIA! :)
@@dlkoehler5Everything that Seb suggested in his videos was spot on. I cannot really recommend anything else for you to visit but I can recommend something that is not worth visiting. It's the Lost Atlantis museum in Santorini. Such a waste of money and time for the price of the ticket.
straight to the point, love it! great video!!
Another great video. Thank you for your great tips😀
Thank you for this video.
Thanks for all this info. Very helpful ❤
Well I just found your videos all the sudden and thank you very much, think it will be very helpul for my next visit to Athens
Great information once again!
Your videos are SO helpful!!!
Good video!!! Very informative!! And your English is easy to understand!!!😊😊
Great job love your videos. Will be there may 19!
Excellent editing. No dead air !
Thank you! Very informative
Next month I'm going to Athens with my wife, the 2nd time for me and for my wife the 1st time. We don't planned to get a tour, so we bought the tickets in advance. We scheduled the visit at 10 am, but after seeing your video, we should try to go earlier. Thanks for the recommendations, I forgot some things about my first visit, so this video was a good refresher.
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You have taught me something
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I thought the parthernon was the
Only structure on the Acropolis
I had no idea there was anything
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Thank you so much for the useful info ❤
I got this tour guide! Thank you!
Really appreciate the value of your information and insight. I used your link and booked a tour guide to visit the Acropolis and Museum in November 2023. Total cost was $101.40. Sharing this with you, so you can update your records and video in the future. Thank you.
Thx for the feedback !
Thank you!!!! 🙏🙏🙏
Hi Sebastian! Love your channel! Extremely informative and quick education. Good to hear you can fly a recreational drone around (not over!) the Acropolis. Looking forward to getting some neat video there. Also was wondering if you knew if you can fly similarly on Santorini? Thanks so much for such a great channel! Cheers!
Hi James ! Fly your drone as much as you want in Santorini. It's technically not allowed, but absolutely not enforced, so have fun.
Make sure to select your accommodation properly at Athens. Closer to the Acropolis, the better, and I was lucky to be able to experience a weekly local farmers market there back in Oct 2022. It was quite an experience besides the Acropolis. 😅
great videos
Thank you!
Thanks!
You are amazing.💕👏🙏
I agree the Acropolis is probably the number 1 thing to do in Athens ha just did my own travel vlog on it 😆
This guy rocks!
Excellent videos. My wifeand I really enjoy how you approach your coments. You're refreshing. I tried buying you a coffee but processing didn't take. I'll try again.
Thank you so much for all this useful information, can you please add points about visiting Greece with kids? all these logistics changes if you are travelling with kids. Any guided tour you recommend that allows kids and doesn't charge an adult price for a 3 year old???
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I climbed Acropolis when it was 40 degrees I nearly died! It was so hot and there was hardly any shade and it was stinking hot when climbing up but so worth it!!
Thank you for these videos, you’re very straightforward and helpful. I will travel to Greece in July, and since I’m younger than 25 I can’t buy tickets in advance in order to be granted free admission. I will definitely go to the ticket office of the Acropolis at around 8am, but I won’t be able to reach other places that early, so I was wondering if you know how long the lines can get in ticket offices in other sites such as the Acropolis Museum, the National Archeological Museum or Mychenae in other times of the day. I wouldn’t want to waste too much time just waiting in line 😅 thank you in advance!
Hey ! The Acropolis Museum and the Acropolis Archeological site is where it gets ugly. Anything else is kind of okay.
Thank you so much for all your advice Sebastian! We are not sure what time we will be able to get to the acropolis. Is there a possibility of getting a tour guide at the main entrance? We did this at the Palace of Knossos and it was an incredible experience. Any input is greatly appreciated
Yes its possible
Love your videos! You give very informative and valuable info. Quick question: is combo tickets available also in November? (Tickets are not available on the link you provided, maybe because it's 6 months away?) Thank you!
Yes there's also a winter combo ticket, usually half priced. It's not for sale yet coz its price hasnt been decided yet. That's usually done last minute, do they will be bookable from late October, I presume.
@@GreeceExplained Got it, thank you! All your videos are great, providing details and great recommendations :) Appreciate all your videos!
Hi Seb! Thanks so much for all your videos, they have been so important to planning my family’s Greece trip in early June :) as I’m thinking of purchasing the youth reduced price ticket to enter the Acropolis, would the ticket office be opened from 8am onwards as well? What is the expected crowd like at 8am in the morning during early June please? Thank you in advance 🙏
Hey Lee ! Yes the ticket office will open at 8am. There will already be some people lining up, but nothing crazy. Enjoy !
Hi Seb! Thanks for the great videos you've shared about Santorini and Athens. I'm worried about the entry to the Acropolis from now on because I've read there would be some changes and the daily visitors to the Acropolis will be timed (although I agree with this new rule, I fear there may be some issues trying to get an entry). Have you had any issue with this so far? I know is something recent but maybe there has been some info about it in the country. Thanks!
You shouldnt worry about it. The lines will probably be a bit longer than before, but apart from that nothing changes.
Such incredible videos! Question: are there bag checks at the Acropolis? For example if I have my camera tripod in my bag after spending hours walking around the city would they allow that?
Yes its allowed :-)
I chuckled at the warning about the heat. When I visited the Acropolis - in February - it snowed.
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Hi, could you share more please? We'll be in Athens late February. Tips, suggestions, anything. Thanks.
My trip to Athens was about 15 years ago. I don't really remember much of the detail now, except for the snow falling at the Parthenon. It was magical. We went first thing in the morning and it was almost entirely empty. No more than about 30 people in total on the site.
Thank you so much for this video. It was very informative. I do have a question if I buy the combo ticket how much of it will I be able to see in one day and are they close to each other?
Everything is explained here : czcams.com/video/hecReSX70gs/video.html
Hi Seb, thanks for the helpful videos! Can I please know which side is better to enter from? In terms of the experience/views and crowds?
Enter from the side entrance and leave through the main one :-)
My pick would be the Nat.Archaeological museum if you have only a few hours, as great as the Acropolis is!
Your videos are very helpful. I’ve heard there is a lift at the Acropolis for older people who can’t work uphill . Which entrance is it at .I’m staying in Plaka
The elevator is located just behind the Erechtheion. But its for disabled people only (aka wheelchair).
Super informative video! What's the difference between the Tiqets link in the description box, versus buying directly from the Acropolis (and museums) website?
It's the same ticket so you can buy it wherever ! :-)
What is the official website of the acropolis? The tiqets website is only allowing me to buy tickets for 11 am and I don't want to go at that time
We are scheduled for a 28 day cruise in November/December starting in Athens. Will we be able to get into these beautiful places? What is the weather typically like this time of year? Thanks and great videos!
Yes everything will be open. Weather will be around 15°C mainly sunny.
Thank you very much for your videos! Just one question: On the website, it's possible to buy tickets for May 1st, but is it open?
Yes, specifically in 2024 Labour Day will be celebrated on May 7th, meaning that for once May 1st is a normal day, with all sites remaining open.
hi sebestian, very informative video, coincidently we are reaching Athens on 17th and planned to visit acropolis on 18th may, as u written 18th may is free for all than do we directly enter there or we need any more registration for this and also if we need guided tour than how much do we need to pay.
No need for any registration. Just go get your free ticket at the ticket booth, and then enter the site.
If you want a guided tour, book one which does NOT include the ticket, otherwise you're paying extra for no reason. This is the one I would recommend in this case : bit.ly/3M5G3Gj ("Athens: Acropolis and Parthenon Guided Walking Tour")
Great video thanks, however, can you clarify, when I click on the Acropolis Guided Tour link you provided, it takes you to many offers and at various prices. Is there a favourite one you would recommend? Also, is there a 'Combo ticket' with a guided tour that includes the museum.
Its the first one on the list !
Yes the "Athens Pass" is what you're looking for. I explain everything in this video : czcams.com/video/hecReSX70gs/video.html
Hello Sebastian, thanks a lot for all the videos and great information. If you come in on a cruise ship at 8am and leave at 8pm beginning of September, what time would you recommend to visit the acropolis? After watching your video 10am is not recommended, then it gets warm and after 5pm it is cutting it close to the cruise ship leaving. Any advice?
The days are shorter in September, which means that 4pm is already much more bearable in terms of heat, compared to months like June and July. So I'd do 4pm :-)
My fiancé and I are visiting Athens next month and your videos are a huge help with our planning. Thank you for all the great tips! Do you know if the Acropolis has free entry on 18 May for international tourists? I don't want to purchase tickets in advance if we can also get in for free on International Museums Day. Thanks!
Yes free for everyone !
Wonderful, thank you!!
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Hi Sebi - I am wondering if you could offer some advice. So many of the videos I watch say to use the south entrance as the lines might be a bit shorter. But, I would kind of like to use the main entrance and enter through the Propylaia - sort of like I was walking in Athens 2500 years ago. What do you think? Is one entrance better than the other? We will be visiting in July - so I know crowds and heat will be an issue. I was thinking of trying to be there right at opening. Thanks for all your great advice!
Hey ! I would buy my ticket online in advance, that way there's nearly no line at all, and you can decide which entrance to use :-)
Great video Seb! Do you know if the free entrance for du citizens include people who has turned 25? The website is abit confusing and it is either free for people during their 24th year or also their 25th year. For example being born 1998-03-14, is it still free? Many thanks for your insights!
Yes it includes people who are 25. So its free for you.
Hello great video Thank you important question is there any suggestion for adults over 80 with walking up step issue??? My mother wants to go to the top but I don’t think she can climb
No there is no alternative unfortunately. Only wheelchair users get to use the elevator.
Hi great video. Is people allow to walk around or in the Parthenon?
Around, yes.
Hi Sebastian! Dou you know when the tickets to July will be sold?
This is the first year they DONT put all summer tickets for sale on Apr 1st, so I'm as confused as you are.
I can only hope that before the end of April, all tickets will be online.
What is the name of your tour company?
everything is sold out until november on the get your guide link you provided.
Just updated the link, you can try again :-)
Thank you! The link for the acropolis tour with the tickets included is not working, would you mind please sending it again?
Sure, here you go : gyg.me/dve5LBfD
It's the first one in the list : "Athens: Acropolis and Parthenon Guided Walking Tour"
We plan to visit the Acropolis on April. Is the admission free for tourists? Or just free for the locals?
It's only free on Apr 18th, the rest of the month is charged normally.
I went in April. The good: there was a fountain where it was possible to fill bottle of water. The bad: I was deceived there were very few things to see. I took my time and it took me only one hour to visit. (And unfortunately, this comment apply to pretty much every museum and archeological site in Greece). It is super small compared to the archeological sites in Mexico, or even some Greek archeological sites located in Turkey (for e.g. Ephesus). I had a good time in Greece, but archeological sites and museums were extremely deceiving.
I just found your videos and I think they are great! You are so helpful. Do you know why I can’t buy tickets online for the acropolis on the 24th of September 2023? All of the sites seem to be grayed out for the 23rd and 24th.
Sep 23 and 24 will be FREE for everyone in 2023.
On the last weekend of September, all archeological sites and public museums are free because its the "European Heritage Days".
Thank you! On the days the acropolis is free at the end of September, would we still need to get tickets to enter or would we just walk right in?
@@user-ey2wc4we2l The staff gives you a free ticket which you immediately scan, and in you go.
Sorry to be a bother. So we would still need to wait in line to get a ticket, as there is no reserving them ahead, correct? Can you still enter the back, less populated entrance to Acropolis?
We plan to visit acropolis on April 18. Is the admission free that day for tourists too.
Yes it is. All 7 archeological sites + the 2 museums are free on Apr 18.
If you enter through the side south slope, do you still ascend up the hill the same way as the main entrance? Like up through the propylea or is there another path/trail up?
Both trails lead to the Propylea, but by entering (or exiting) through the side entrance, you also pass in front of the amphitheater of Dionysus and a few other monuments, which you dont see if you enter & exit through the main entrance.
I’m planning to visit the Acropolis before taking my flight later that day. Is there a place to leave your luggage before entering and is it safe?
Yes there is, but i ve never done it myself so I dont know the details :-)
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Hi Sebastian, I heard there is a discount every Sunday, is that true?
Nope
Is there a combo ticket that includes all 7 archaeological sites and the Acrópolis museum with a guide?
Nope. You need to hire the guides separately.
I'm coming to Atrhens on Sept 16 with a group of 12 and have a private tour booked with Viator, but they are having trouble getting us a Licensed Unesco Guide. Any suggestions to helping us find that guide?
Dont know about Unesco Guides, sorry !
Can you use trekking poles on the acropolis? (With rubber tips).
Yes I believe you can
why are the tour links above not through some official greek acropolis website? How does one have confidence in tix purchased through "get your guide"? If i have 1 day in Athens i don't want to make a mistake.
Sure, all websites work ! Same ticket :-)
I got the combo ticket from the official website and chose to go tomorrow at 4 pm. I assume that would be the day and time for the Acropolis. Would I be able to go to another archeological site before the Acropolis? Today or tomorrow morning? Or for the combo ticket I would have to go to the Acropolis first and then the rest of the archeological sites?
The date you chose is indeed the date & time for your visit of the Acropolis.
Which means you can validate your ticket for the first time up to 5 days before that date.
Hi, very informative video.
It's mentioned above that Oct. 28 (OXI Day) is free entry at the Acropolis. I plan to visit the site that day, do i need to get a free ticket (where to get) or just walk in at the entrance? Thanks in advance
You need to go to the ticket booth and get your free paper ticket, and then walk in. Expect some serious lines though.
@@GreeceExplained Thanks for your reply. I’ll go early to line up. My accommodation is near the south entrance. Is that the entrance to take the free ticket?
Also, are the free tickets only available at the booth, none online?
@@carmfe2688 Both entrances give away free tickets. No, you cant get them online. That's why there's gonna be huge lines even in the morning.
Hi - I found that => Free admission tickets are exclusively issued at the ticket office of the site you are visiting, upon proof of eligibility. If we are 2 adult and 1 child even if we buy ticket online we need to stand in the line?:/
Good question ! If you have children, then yes you need to line up to get a free ticket for them. You cannot get a free ticket online. Of course there s always the option to pay for a full price ticket for your kid, and that way you can skip the line...
Hallo sir, im khan from Germany and i will fly in january to athen city and i need litle help if you like can you pliz guide me with the tickets.
I think the best ticket combination is Combo Ticket. If i click on the link that you give in discruption and that you mention, but i can not come forward. There are two option i dont understand until there.
Hi ! You have to choose the "Low Season" option, since you're coming in January.
I would like to ask if the combined ticket should be used first in Acropolis and then in the other places? For example, if I want to visit the Acropolis on the last day of my visit to Athens, can I use the ticket for the other attractions on the previous days?
Yes you can start using the combo ticket up to 5 days before the Acropolis date.
@@GreeceExplained Thanks!
How doable are the steps to get to the acropolis and how do you use the elevator?
Its a 10-20min uphill walk, part stairs part slopes. The elevator is only for wheelchair users.
I tried to book a ticket today for October, and the site stated that tickets for October weren’t available yet?
Just updated the link. You can try again :-)
Hello, the links that you posted to find tickets for the Acropolis take me to a page that says: "Tickets not available" 😕 I am looking to visit Greece soon. Where else can i get them from?
The tickets for the summer season will be available from Apr 1st :-)
@@GreeceExplained Got it! Thanks! 🙂
Hi! I'm planning to buy a pair of Birkenstock sandals (Arizona model, the basic one with 2 strings in leather).
Do you think these shoes are not comfortable to visit the Acropoli or other archeologic sites? 😢
I'm going to visit Athens in August and I think it will be veeeery hot wearing sneakers
Thanks a lot! I'm going to watch other videos for some advice ❤
I'm not familiar with the grip level of Birkenstock sandals. If they're as grippy as good walking shoes, you'll be fine.
@@GreeceExplained thank you! 😊