Day 7 - Cruise Stop in Athens | Piraeus Port | Metro | Walking Tour | Kabobs | Desserts

Athens Cruise Port
Why Watch This Video -
1) If you want to see where the cruise ships docks in Athens and how to get to the city.
2) If you want some suggestions on where to go, what to see and what to eat
It's day 7 of our Greek Cruise on the the Royal Caribbean Jewel of the Seas and it's our final stop in Greece - ATHENS.
On October 12th 2019 we board the Jewel of the Seas in Rome, Italy for 9 days of cursing around the Mediterranean. We stopped in Crete, Mykonos, Rhodes, Santorini and now Athens. Videos from all our stops can be found in the Greece Playlist linked here:
• Day 3 - Cruise stop in...
There is one more stop to make, in the Pizza capital of the world Naples, and we will post that video shortly. But for now, we focus on Athens...
The Jewel of the Seas docked in Piraeus around 6am, and unlike other stops on this trip, there was no fan-fare or help from Royal Caribbean when we got off the ship on where to go or how to get to Athens. In fact, those of us who got off the ship at 6:30 were left a bit lost on how to even get out of the dock. Turns out we need to walk through the terminal building, (which looked closed) and toward the main street of the port. Once we exited the terminal building there were many taxi's offering guided tours of Athens, trips to the Acropolis and other places. But we heard about a bus to the metro station and that was our plan.
Unfortunately the bus from terminal B runs from May to early October, so by the time we got to Piraeus, there was no bus. With no wifi and no one to talk to for help, we decided to just walk, and ended up walking all the way to the Piraeus Train Station....which took 50 minutes.
From Piraeus to Monastiraki station took about 15 min. Monastiraki station leaves you in Monastiraki Square, which I am not sure if the geographic center of Athens but as Tourist, it's a great starting point for exploring The Plaka or the Agora or walking up to the Acropolis. From here you can see all parts of Athens and decide what you want to tackle.
So we walked east along Mitropoleos toward Syntagma for a 10am walking tour of Athens that included the relics in Syntagma Station, Greek Parliament, the Changing of the Guard, the National Garden, Zappeio Hall, the Temple of Zeus (6 Euro entrance fee), Hadrian's Arch and the Acropolis (20 Euro). We will cover the Acropolis in a separate video.
The entire walking tour was 3 1/2 hours. The tour continued to the Acropolis Museum but we opted not to do the Museum. The tour was around 35 euro and is good if you want the history and lore of Athens and the Acropolis but, there was nothing included that you could not see on your own.
After the Acropolis we wandered the streets of Plaka which are filled with shops, cafes and restaurants. We also recommend the Plaka Stairs for unique opportunities to enjoy a coffee or pastry. There are great souvenirs in Athens and we used the time to pick up Olive Oil, t-shirts and other great gifts.
For lunch we went to "O Thanasis" on Mitropoleos near Monastiraki. Some say they have the best kabobs in Athens and possibly Greece, and we can attest, that might be true. The Kabobs were excellent and worth the wait or challenges you might face when it comes to service there.
Before heading back to Piraeus we stopped at LUKUMADES which is an urban dessert place serving Greek Donuts topped with various confections and sweets, including Ice Cream. Highly recommend as a snack when in Athens.
That wrapped up about 8 hours overall in Athens. 2 hours for travel to and from Piraeus, 4 hours with the walking tour, 1 hour for lunch and 1 hour for our own exploring. It was a LONG day....

[@SierrasTravel]

We realized this morning there are multiple spellings of "Piraeus" during the port section of the video. We apologize for this.

[@secretstoasafestressfreetr1286]

Thank you guys for the tips. They are very helpful to us because we will be on an Eastern Medi Cruise within the 1st quarter of 2023. Have fun on your adventures.

[@SierrasTravel]

Thanks for watching and enjoy your trip!! We miss the food.

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Hello my friend Athens is awesome

[@SierrasTravel]

We miss it already. Deserves another trip one day.

[@SunnyHoliday1235]

Interesting and good realized video. Cool trip to Athens. Thank you for tips friends. 👍 Greetings.

[@SierrasTravel]

Thank you for the good words, appreciate it!

[@MiaRodas]

Thanks for sharing your Tips Happy weekend

[@SierrasTravel]

Thanks! Enjoy your weekend.

[@KonradKealeysIreland]

Top tips my friend , thanks for sharing 👍👍👍

[@SierrasTravel]

Thanks!!

[@browneyezs92]

Thanks for this video, very useful and helpful!

[@SierrasTravel]

Glad to help, thanks for watching!

[@steverenom.299]

Thanks for the help. I will be there in July so I appreciate this video.

[@SierrasTravel]

Thanks for watching

[@itsmemda]

Thanks for all the great info

[@SierrasTravel]

Thanks for watching!

[@Fefinho83]

Hello and thanks for this amazing video! I'm thinking about buying a hop on hop off tickets in Piraeus port (along with Acropolis ticket, so I skip the line there) and go from the port to the city by that bus, stoping where is worth it. Do you think that is a good idea?

[@SierrasTravel]

Yes! Do it. Best way to see everything.

[@erlindacruz4650]

Your videos are very helpful to my upcoming trip to the Greek islands. Thanks a lot for making these videos.

[@SierrasTravel]

Glad to help and thanks for watching!!

[@donnaBSD]

Thanks so much for sharing. I appreciate this video. I am planning to visit Greece in September.

[@SierrasTravel]

Thanks for watching!

[@dnbtravels]

Thanks for sharing, very useful video

[@SierrasTravel]

Thanks!!!

[@nicholeclarke2772]

What is the fastest way from the Athens airport to plaka…thanks very much luv your video!!🙌

[@RehanaFoodSecret]

Joined as new friend, very nice video. thanks for sharing. stay connected

[@SierrasTravel]

thanks for watching

[@jasontheworldisyours]

Helpful tips

[@SierrasTravel]

Glad to hear it. Enjoy your weekend.

[@waynehiebert3801]

You've got terminals B and C mixed up ... C is furthest from the Metro station .. 44 minute walk..

[@user-em6zu4it8e]

Very nice 👌👌👌💐💐

[@SierrasTravel]

Thanks!

[@user-em6zu4it8e]

@@SierrasTravel your welcome my dear friend 🙏💐

[@kahnjr.4432]

I would have skipped the restaurant review, the universe was giving you a hint when your audio went out.

[@WorkTravelLive]

from termina a, b, or, c.. is there taxi stations nearby? can you just take taxi from these terminals and then go straight to athens?

[@SierrasTravel]

Yes you can

[@amalhussein2088]

Is there no hop on hop off bus infront of every dock?

[@SierrasTravel]

Unfortunately no

[@RehanaFoodSecret]

Joined as new friend, very nice video. thanks for sharing. stay connected

[@SierrasTravel]

Thanks for joining friend! Stay in touch.