Greece - What to Know Before You Visit Greece
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- Heading to the Greek Islands for a beach getaway or perhaps visiting Athens to so the Akropolis? Hiking the mountains and hills or seeing the real Sparta? Here we give you advice on visiting Greece. Greek tourism information and help in getting the most out of your Greek vacation.
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Even a falling apart Greece is still better than most countries.
Like which countries?
Greece isn't falling apart. It's economically much better now.
@@Pan472 why you always lying
@@Pan472 nah ,we struggle in our economy tho here in Greece
I dont travel very often but for some reason I still actively watch and enjoy this channel
Thank you!
These videos are such a great way to learn about other cultures even without traveling :) often things no one else will tell you. So I agree!!!
Me too but my family have the money to travel ( lower middle class )thank god but my dad is constantly away when I get older like 17-18 I will really like to travel to France ( my birthplace) Italy (the second most beautiful country in the world) Spain, in 4 years I can’t wait I will be on a very tight budget but it will probably be the best 1-2 months in my life
Was in Greece two years ago, seen Santorini, Mykonos, and one other island forget the name. Santorini is still the most beautiful place I’ve been out of the 13 countries I’ve been to.
A mistake from you Walter. The water in mainland Greece is drinkable and with very good quality. The bottles only need in the Islands.
So drink bottled Water in Islands. In mainland don't need to waste money cause in most areas the water came from water springs that ate inside the bottles or from lakes that the quality is certified by European standards
Mark Wolters
Enjoyed our first visit to Greece this past February and early March (before things got shut down) and got to agree it was wonderful. My one take away is Greece is always slippery when wet (marble, marble everywhere and watch your step if there's even the slightest moisture. You will want to wear shoes that have a great grip). And the best orange juice anywhere.
I wasn't expecting the orange juice to be as good as it was either.
I was in Greece in February as well. I was on the beautiful island of Kefalonia for two weeks! I am American, but I visit Greece every year.
@@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath is Santorini worth it for a honeymoon? Looks unbelievable but I’ve heard it’s overrated.
My absolute favourite country.
im from greece, so im not completely sure why im watching this... but i am lol
greece is the most beautiful, lovely place i've ever been to. i hope it get to visit again soon.
The protests are literally 5 -10 years old
The economy is still pretty bad.
You don't follow the news! There was protests a couple of months ago. Also, the Greek Air force scrambled jets just a few days ago because a Turkish jet threatened a Greek helicopter with a member of the government into it who was inspecting all the illegal arab immigrants being sent via Turkey to Greece. Lesbos is worst hit.
@@noahremnek3615 travelers hope so!
Noah Remnek that’s one more reason for you to visit
I'm pretty sure that this is an old video that he re-posted. Not 100% certain though.
Greek people and food 👍👍
Mark you have one of the best Greek pronunciations I’ve seen from someone who isn’t of the Greek ethnicity or lives in Greece! Bravo!!
I went to Greece back in 2004. My husband at the time is Greek and I went over to see him while he was visiting his family for 3 months. Greeks are amazingly nice! We’ve since divorced but I enjoyed the time I was with him and seeing his home country.
Beautiful places, love Greece 🇬🇷😍❤️
we love it too :)
Beautiful place & beautiful people, you cannot go wrong with Greece 🇬🇷☀️🌊🏖 👌🏼👌🏼😊😊
I am Greek American love from NYC
For a Greek that means: I won a US green card in the lottery and now I'm living in the US
For a American that means: my grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand grand (x100) father was Greek and served under Menelaus
@@Kalidor99 😂
Ok, you convinced me:-) We're going to Greece!:-)
Greece has been doing great regarding Corona and they had very few cases. I really recommend to go to Greece this summer.
Greece is amazing and the people there were so friendly, I'm dying to go back one day and see more of it. Just spent a few days in Athens and in Santorini. Both absolutely amazing despite the fact the airport in Santorini was one of the worst travel experiences I've ever had. But it's a beautiful island and more than worth the bad airport experience.
I love the historic scenery Greece possesses. Would love to see that for myself one day. Excellent as always Mark!
Perfect timing! We are just now sitting here watching Greece videos when this popped up😃👍
I would add that you should be sure to bring some water shoes to the beach, especially on the islands. They tend to be rocky instead of sandy and your feet will appreciate it. Also, saganaki (aka fried cheese block) is a must try.
Love it! My sister and I were just talking about Greece today! Thanks!
Watching your video, I instantly wanted to travel to Greece, guess that is the best thing a travel video can do! Thanks for bringing Greece to us :D
I love Greece, Athens and the Islands was awesome!!!
Keep up the Amazing work Señor Wolters.
Great video, also I am so impressed with your children! Your little boy came up to the table and didn't interrupt the conversation. I dont see that often.
Greece is always a great option, it is such a fantastic place to visit. Amazing! and the food...Oh! Lord! the food!
I just had the best weekend ever in Greece and watching yo video helped me out big time
Greece is one of my favorite countries to visit in the world, love Greece! And raki is the beverage from Crete, they offer it everywhere, so delicious, so is the Greek food which is fantastic! Thanks for this great video!
Went there in 2000. They protested us, (USA Navy) being there, but the country was beautiful and the food was great!!
Why did they protest you?
Great Video. Thank you for posting.
Thank you!! That was a great video
Headed to Greece in November! Thanks for the video. I love your channel ❤
Lovely video, lovely people! Thank you!
I have never left america in 22 years but watching these videos is really making me want to
Great Video! I'm surprised you left it "in the can" until now. Very informative and helpful. I'm sure we'll get there someday.
Hoping you would make a video about "Tourist areas, restaurants and shops post-quarantine" and also "Local/public transportation post-quarantine".
I am Greek Canadian. I was in Greece last summer & had the best time! 😊
South Europe is amazing the weather and the food. Beaches are awesome
Always great tips. Cant wait to go back to Greece but to visit the Islands next time.
I hope you had a good time!!!! Ελλάδα!!! 💞
Greece is beautiful❤❤❤
Loved of how many shots you used from my city, Heraklion
I love the fact that your videos are great promotions of Greece that even the goverment fails to do!
Greek here- gyro doesn't mean the same thing in each part of Greece. Sometimes its the pita, sometimes it's the meat on a stick.
where in Greece does gyros mean meat on a stick? you mean souvlaki I suppose
PortooCalia from what i understand when u want pita gyro u say pita gyro, otherwise it comes on a plate.
@@mrbig3386 no, it's complicated. when you are in Athens, you want pita, you ask souvlaki with gyro. You want souvlaki, you ask kalamaki. You want the plate, you ask gyro.
The rest of the country, it's souvlaki the meat on the stick, and then you order pita souvlaki or pita gyro. But we actually call it pita/pites, and then be specific if we want the filling to be souvlaki, gyro or perhaps burger, and often there are meatless options too. but generally
souvlaki = meat in a stick
gyros = meat in pieces with spices
pita = the pita, with either as filling and all the other stuff in it (tzatziki, potatoes, tomato & onion mostly)
in Athens
souvlaki = pita
gyro = meat in pieces with spices
kalamaki = souvlaki
pita = exclusively the pita piece
yes, everyone is making fun of them because it doesn't make sense because fun fact, souvlaki comes from the word souvla, which is the long stick to put the lamb or any meat to cook it over the fire, so by definition souvlaki is meat in a stick. And ordering a " souvlaki with guro" makes sense only to athenians
@@PortooCalia Ναι ρε όντως
Tiropita is my thing!
My friend who hailed from Athens used to make it for me by the pan full on special occasions and holidays!
Πάμε άλλη μια! Έλληνες που μπήκαν μόνο για να δουν τι λένε για μας;
Σχεδόν πάντα καλά πράγματα λένε, πιστεύω όμως μας παρεξηγούν σε κάποια πράγματα
@@apollorf429 Ποτε ?
This would have been so helpful a couple years ago!
I wish I were as adventurous w/foods as your family is. I am a bit of foodie, I love to cook and choose elaborate recipes, but certain things...I hear them and I immediately think NO WAY (octopus, eel). Thanks for another uplifting, educational, fun video!
Loved it.
Gi-ro... One of my pet peeves
Coming next year
its on my list... I have a long list lol.... Kenya, Morocco, UAE Greece, France, New Zealand, Australia Galapagos and Antartica probably my top picks
And italy?😭
The tips by Jocelyn for food and drinks were really good! It would be great if she could give some insights about food in the videos you make next! Cheers from France and India
Nice
8:16 the local old man behind is curious and interested. How cute
efcharisto!
Looks like we might be going to Greece instead of Germany in August 🥰😁 Still bummed about not going to Germany but so excited to finally go to Greece!!!
WOW
Loves the view of ermu from the church.
Wonder how they are doing on Adrian where a lot of restaurants are located🤔😊
Hey Mark, when was this video recorded? Are you there now or was this recorded last year? I'm thinking of going back sometime this summer. I heard they are opening up to tourism on June 15th, but not sure how hard it might be to get into the country with a US passport due to the coronavirus situation. Hard to get clear info on who is allowed to go and what things are really like now.
Hey Gabe. Sadly I'm not there now. This is one I hadn't edited from our last trip there. So sadly not in Greece like I was hoping for this summer. We will be doing some US travel later in the summer. Europe is most likely our fall plans. Hope you can get over there
I've had a heck of a time trying to get any guidance from anyone on what is allowed and not allowed. Most have said they aren't sure what it will be and it will depend on your passport. I know some EU countries are opening to EU citizens soon but non-EU haven't been given really any info (like you said) a bit frustrating to say the least
hi there,from Greece. From what we hear on the news, it's about the airport of origin, flights are opening from certain countries, but it's all over the place for us as well. Right now I would recommend to wait, honestly, if you are flying from so far away. I would say After August - September it will be clear though, so better plan for then. I work in the tourism industry (used to anyway...) and I know that there are crazy vacancies that are not going to be filled in any way, so chances are the prices are going to stay low, so don't worry much about last minute (which from the states might mean two weeks prior). But for more details, honestly, we don't even know. They are saying new things every day.
Thank you!
@@woltersworld Great, thanks for the info guys. I heard that Greece officially opens to tourists on June 15th, but the question is who can get in. I'm a spontaneous traveler so might go for it later this month or else in July and just see what happens. If it doesn't work out then maybe I could go somewhere else such as the Balkans or elsewhere in eastern Europe. Safe journeys!
While you there visit albania too maybe you will like it
Good👍👍👍
thank you
@@woltersworld Hey Wolter World are you going to do the dos and don't in Thailand?
I went on a boat tour in Greece with one immense ouzo bottle for the tour group. Nobody else liked the licorice taste of this drink and the bottle stayed cradled between my legs. I was sick for the next day or so. I hope I learned my lesson!
0.46 I can image the person with the long blonde hair and head band as a younger version of Mark back in his student days🤣
Hey Wolter World have you been to Thailand before because, I was wondering if you have a video of you visiting Thailand? If you have not been to Thailand I highly recommend you going to Thailand because their is great food to eat there and there sight seeing attractions there.
When did you record this? My parents went and said it was NEVER that cheap to eat!
Love your content though, and the mini lecture you put up today was really interesting too.
If you go to Santorini or Mykonos, it is pricier, maybe they went there
@@Milther2 - That makes sense. They may have taken that trip on a cruise, which I didn't think about either, because they don't usually do that; they, and Rick Steves, taught my the ways of traveling without groups.
@David Nuntius - It was a strange decision, since they've spent decades traveling on their own; it's likely Bernate they're getting older.
Ooh, roll that R
As things open up after the various quarantines are lifted, please do a video on the locations that are returning to normal, along with any suggestions for travelers in the post pandemic world.
We will. Those are more on our Facebook page for the updates
Wolters World Not everybody has Facebook. Lots of people are put off by the systematic invasion of privacy that is at the heart of Facebook.
Greece is definitely on my bucket list, just a little intimidating regarding the language, etc. I've obviously done some US traveling but not much international. I did have a Greek boyfriend in my twenties (born here but parents from Greece) but didn't manage to learn much (besides the food!) and certainly can't read it, lol.
Dont worry about the language ,almost everyone speaks muliple languages and also there are signs written in English everywere, so that wont be an issue
11:07 on -- LOL!
I was ment to fly to corfu yesterday but because of covid 19 our holiday was cancelled this was my first holiday abroad in 15 years and my kids and my girlfriends first time abroad so it's a bit annoying to say the least . but to top it off I was walking through town today and there was a stool selling Greek food then I see this video..... Talk about rubbing salt in the wound hahaha hopefully some of the advice will come in handy if we can rebook the holiday next year.
Sorry Jay :( that sucks
@@woltersworld it dose but lots of people have had it so much worse keep the good content coming cheers
Heeey there, greetings from Corfu man, hope to see you sometime later this year or next!
I’m so sad I was supposed to go to Greece in June, then pushed it to Sept and now we had to push it to sept 21 😢
I hope to go on October 1st
Greece is such a wonderful place to visit, it has so much to offer....i a so glad they are opening up for the citizens of 30 countries starting July 1....not for Americans though :(
If your living in US now and want to travel in coming months you'll def face some issues
I mean it's only a healthcare issue and with all the protests in the usa Greece is afraid of infections
You can still go but you will probably get tested at the airport and they will put you in a hotel for 1 night until your results come out. If you are negative you should self isolate for 7 days and then you are good to go, if you are possitive they will keep you at a hotel in Athens for 14 days. This info is as of now, August might be more loose.
Your wife is veery beautiful. Congrats for the lovely vlogs
You mentioned earlier that there is a lot of strikes in Greece. What is the situation now days?
Is this an old video? I'm hoping to go in August and wanted to get some feedback. Had my tickets since January and don't have the heart to cancel yet!
I’m supposed to go in August but don’t think they’ll be open to US by then 😭
July 1st! Don’t worry book it now:)
I’m supposed to go in like around July
You can still go but you will probably get tested at the airport and they will put you in a hotel for 1 night until your results come out. If you are negative you should self isolate for 7 days and then you are good to go, if you are possitive they will keep you at a hotel in Athens for 14 days. This info is as of now, August might be more loose.
Road scholar v Tauck?
For older first time visitor?? Thanks
Greek brandy mostly at someone memorial service.
What part of Greece is Jocelyn's family from?
A few comments and questions.
You mentioned the need for an international driver's license when driving a car. You might also want to mention to viewers the rules regarding the rental of a scooter (common on islands).
There is a rule that requires people from some places, like the US, to have a "motorcycle" designation on the international driver's license. Even if the scooter is under 50 cc. You don't need a motorcycle license to ride a scooter in the US which is under 50 cc. (at least in the states I know about). But in Greece, you DO need that designation on the license (they want the international driver's license as well).
Apparently places were letting it slide, but the Greek government is cracking down on that. The fines are huge for both the rider and the rental place, and the scooters will be seized by the government after, I believe, the 3rd occurrence. If a place DOES rent it to you illegally, the insurance on the bike will not apply.
I think that the EU's driver's license has various designations for motorcycles and scooters and is based on the engine "cc". However, the US does not have a separate "scooter" designation for licenses (at least in every state I checked). So you have to get a "real" motorcycle license - which sucks since most just want to put around on a scooter.
Even if the states start having a separate designation for scooters, it will take the US government working with other world organizations to establish a designation to be used on the international driver's licenses. Right now, for passenger vehicles, the main ones for international driver's licenses are "A" (motorcycles) and "B" (cars).
I have heard that it might be possible to rent an electric scooter without an international driver's license, but I have not confirmed that.
What should one consider bringing as a gift if visiting a Greek family?
What if it's just a Greek individual or couple?
I agree with you that it usually makes more sense to fly than take a long ferry. However, some islands can only be accessed via ferry. So one strategy is to take a flight to the closest island which has a ferry that can be taken to the destination.
I like the fact that you had a native Greek on this video, too.
Nice work on the videos!
U.S. and Australian Driver’s Licenses Now Recognized in Greece - The Pappas Post
Wolters World if u can can u plz do more don't of America bc my cousins are coming from Toronto and I will like for them to do and don't
Don’t worry about it. We’re about the same. Stay away from the ghetto’s/trailer parks. Don’t buy anything out of someone’s trunk, don’t murder, don’t drink and drive.
They are protesting here too (USA).
Yeah, I guess our driver's licenses can be weird to other countries, 50 different cards for one country.
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Normally speaking I would critique the person making a video about Greece saying "What to know before visiting Greece" or "Best places in Greece". Because really, me after visiting Greece 50 times, and because I love this country so much having researched the heck out of it for 10 years, I can tell that most people saying things like "top 10 places in Greece!!!" is just pure nonsense and just shows that 98% of these people know nothings of Greece. However. I think you're clear and well informed Wolter's world.
And that begs to question. If anyone really think that Greece are these top 10 places from various random youtubers, then you basically miss out on 99% of Greece that is never even taken into account in their "selection". Yes granted, these places mentioned in the video's are heaven. But Greece is a truly magnificent country and a collection of paradises. The fact alone that Greece is 80% mountains is one of it's *most underrated and biggest secret* out there. Greece is a landscape and mountain heaven. And there are so many places on the mainland and on the 6000 other islands that will leave anyone breathless every single new day.
About wifi... The least touristic places have the greatest internet connection. Places like Karditsa, and in general Thessaly, Kalamata etc have really huge average connection speeds. But the islands, not that much. In fact is kind of bad.
Yasou Migalie..
you are very funny greetings from hungary
Ilios lighthouse?
Ok i am a native spanish speaker. No problem learning language
Well better make sure if visiting islands have a very decent. Bag with decent wheels not cheep one the reason why it’s important that bag will be your car since many roads too small to fit and not many has a proper road and markets are great worth you will try to get lost
Lifts are really dodgy some don’t go to the correct floor and Manul door doors won’t open automatically and if there are two well that can be fun you can catch one and have a mate in the other. Talk they are tiny one person really with one bag
I need you to go to Hawaii so I can plan my trip there :D
It looks like Hawaii will be one of the last places to reopen for tourists. The Hawaiian government is trying to discourage tourists, and reorient the Hawaiian economy away from tourism.
I would love to :)
Travelling during corona?
Is the sun in Greece really that strong, or just by European standards?
I’ve rented a car in Greece multiple times and have never needed an IDL.
Athens is a beautiful city, my favorite one including the islands such as Mykonos, Santorini, Milos, Crete and Paros. My only one complain is some people in those cities, I found some rude and weird servers at the restaurants and bars (racists) I’m no sure but they were with me 🤷🏻♂️ speaking from my experience, I found crazy rude people. But I still love that country and those beautiful cities and 100000% sure I’ll go back sometime in the future.
PS: In 2017 I rented a car in Santorini for 3 days and I showed them the New York City Driver License only, did they change the rules and now they accept International Driver license only?
when i get yassis i feel kalos
In my experience Raki i only on Crete. They have othere names other names for it in the rest of Greece. Raki is also the name of a drink similar to ouzo in Turkey so when I ordered Raki on Samos I got some very angry eyes from the waiter. (turkey and greece is not the best friends) :-)
Yes, raki is more popular in Crete. If you want to go to other places in Greece and drink something similar to raki, you order "τσίπουρο" (tsipuro). There are two types of tsipuro, one with anise (more common in North Greece) and one without anise. You can choose what you want most of the times.
The incident with the waiter is unfortunate but maybe he was just rude in general. Not every Greek hates the Turks.
we only drink bottled water outside when it's hot because we are too lazy to carry our own water from home, the water in athens is drinkable!