ATHENS MUST SEE! Tips for visiting the Acropolis and its Museum

In this video, we rise bright and early to barely beat the crowds. The Acropolis is one of those spots that you just cannot miss when in Greece!
It’s an absolute must see in Athens, Greece. We spent the morning exploring the impressive ruins, which include the world-famous Parthenon and Temple of Athena Nike.
Afterwards, we made our way to the accompanying Acropolis Museum.
We’ve got several hot tips in this video when visiting the Acropolis, so we hope you’ll enjoy! Be sure to watch our next Athens video for a delicious day around town.
Enjoy the video and we’ll see you in our next one as we keep GOING PLACES!
-Ashley & Jordan
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ACROPOLIS TICKETS:
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Note:
Select “Attica” in the first drop-down list, then select “Acropolis and Slopes” in the second drop-down list. Tickets are half-price in the Winter and early Spring.
ACROPOLIS MUSEUM TICKETS:
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Note: Tickets are half-price in the Winter and early Spring.

[@tommyedodson2412]

Found your channel from a post you did on TA. Heading to Greece in a few months and enjoyed your videos. Hope to see more from you two.

[@KeepGoingPlaces]

Oh, good! We hope you enjoy your trip to Greece. We loved it there. You'll definitely see more videos from us over the next year :)

[@Mike500]

Nice video! About the Parthenon on the Athenian Akropolis, since you mention the money it would cost to build it today: It was dedicated to the goddess Athena, and it once contained a 12 meter (~40 feet) high statue of her, constructed of ivory and wood. The statue wore garments made of pure gold, which were temporarily removed when there was the risk of an attack on Athens. Some say that the statue with golden garments was more valuable than the Parthenon temple around it. Parts of the Parthenon were also once colorfully painted, with some bright red and blue elements adding to the white of the marble that now remains.
As for how they moved the huge pieces: The Greeks had actually invented wooden cranes with pulleys (this can be said because older mediterranean cultures were not known to have them). With a cleverly designed pulley system, it's possible to manually move stones weighing many tons, albeit quite slowly. Even modern systems essentially work by the same principles, minus the muscle power. Of course they had other neat tricks for how they positioned the stones correctly etc., but as far as the stones getting up there, it's the first known use of cranes with pulleys, invented in Greece around 600 BC.

[@vetranios]

Excellent vlog!

[@KeepGoingPlaces]

Thank you!

[@amynguyen9360]

I am going places with you 2 !!! thank you for sharing all these amazing places with us !

[@KeepGoingPlaces]

Thank you for watching! We so appreciate your support ❤️

[@fenilgandhi2216]

Nice detailed video!! When you visited Acropolis like in which month.

[@JizelleP]

Hi, I would like to know which website did you purchase the acropolis ticket?

[@ashurmoshe2125]

Hi what’s the name of the song in the intro?

[@edjosephb.bulilan159]

Hi! What’s the name of the audio guide you downloaded? Do I need to pay for it too?

[@KeepGoingPlaces]

It’s Rick Steve’s Audio Europe and it’s free to use.

[@tonycasson5675]

You guys talk far to quietly!