PERFECT GREECE ROAD TRIP: BEST THINGS TO DO IN THE PELOPONNESE - Monemvasia, Longos, Diakopto

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  • Опубликовано: 31 дек 2024

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  • @magentahorizon6503
    @magentahorizon6503 2 года назад +40

    Sammy and Tommy ... as a Greek American, thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking the road less travelled ... and for showing everyone a richer and fulfilling way to see Greece.

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +2

      Our pleasure! Thanks for such a wonderful comment! It was an amazing way to see the country! Thanks for watching 🤗

    • @KathrynJBrooks
      @KathrynJBrooks Год назад +2

      I agree! I am also a Greek American and have found so many great places to visit ! My father is from Nafpaktos. We road trip to Nafpaktos, Lefkada, and then to Parga in 2019. It was amazing!

  • @UNr34
    @UNr34 2 года назад +31

    There IS stuff to see in Sparta. Like many Greek cities there's the modern city Sparti, then there's the ancient ruins close by, and there's also the medieval town (called Mystras) which is one of the best preserved Byzantine remains and a UNESCO world heritage site. The locals who told you that are poorly informed.

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +4

      That's a bummer to hear. Thanks for sharing though so the next person doesn't skip it. Appreciate the recommendations! Thanks

  • @Kolious_Thrace
    @Kolious_Thrace 2 года назад +30

    Monemvasiá is an amazing place and it’s rich in History.
    The first people settled there were from Sparta. The city was a port of great importance because the travellers from the Hellenic cities in Sicily (called Sikelía) were passing from there when they were travelling.
    After that, the area was very important during the Byzantine era and the old ruins and the churches were built by the Emperial family of Palaiologos, Emperors in Constantinople!

    • @aggelosalexopoulos3039
      @aggelosalexopoulos3039 2 года назад

      πες και για τον ριτσο ρε Κόλιους, πως την ειπε :)

    • @orestis103
      @orestis103 2 дня назад

      Ψηλέ μου δεν το λέω επειδή είμαι έλληνας, αλλά πιστεύω ότι η Ελλάδα έχει από τα πιο ωραία μέρη στον κόσμο. Να είμαστε πάντα ευγνώμων στον θεό και στο Χρήστο που μας έδωσαν όλα τα καλύτερα πράγματα, και στον πλανήτη μας, και στο μέλλον μας στον παράδεισο 🙏🏻☦️🇬🇷

  • @stavrosthomopoulos2374
    @stavrosthomopoulos2374 2 года назад +13

    I lived there, 10 years ! I miss this place so much!😔

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад

      We can see why you miss it! Lucky you to have been able to live there for so long. Thanks for sharing!

  • @rachelbragg5897
    @rachelbragg5897 2 года назад +21

    The views throughout this video are amazing, and you guys keep me laughing. I hope to be able to explore Greece one day! 🥰

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +2

      The views didn't disappoint 😍 So glad we could make you laugh! Really appreciate the comment 🤗

  • @ChasingChey
    @ChasingChey 2 года назад +22

    I love that you guys went to places other than the islands. I never knew these places existed, and now I can't wait to go! Thanks for sharing!

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +1

      Love to hear this! We hope you can visit there soon! Thank for watching 👊

  • @KathrynJBrooks
    @KathrynJBrooks Год назад +1

    Nafpaktos is my father's home. He was born and raised there. It's beautiful!! Castle was closed when I was there too! :( thanks for sharing! I have only been there once in 2019 right before covid. Love your channel!! :)

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  Год назад

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing. Such a wonderful place 😍

  • @MinimalCommentary622
    @MinimalCommentary622 2 года назад +12

    The Rio-Antirrio bridge is also scenic, and it's one of the largest bridges in the world, and the largest of its type 😉

  • @hisnameisvu
    @hisnameisvu 2 года назад +16

    Wow!!! Another fantastic video my friends, looks absolutely incredible, the views looks spectacularly stunning..

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +1

      Thanks so much Vu 👊 The views kept getting better the higher we went 😍 Really appreciate your support friend 🙏

  • @elenamayard9571
    @elenamayard9571 2 года назад +27

    Wow! The Peloponnese looks incredible, I would love to do a road trip there! 💓 Awesome video you guys!

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +2

      It is an amazing place! Definitely do the road-trip! Thanks for commenting 🤗

  • @kostasdallas2559
    @kostasdallas2559 2 года назад +8

    I'm so thankful to you people i got so emotional watching this. You visited two places that I used to go there as a kid when traveling from the states to Greece. Longos in Peloponnese was close to my mother's town we used to go there in the summer so beautiful. And then Kalavrita my father's home town. It's where the nazis back in world War 2 where he lost a lot of young people and friends. God I remember when my dad used to tell me stories. I got so emotional when I watched your video. God bless you. Thank you again so much 💐

  • @Natureactivities
    @Natureactivities 2 года назад +4

    At the opposite site (north) of Monemvasia rock is a trail path that is awesome! It's visible at 22:00 of the video. It starts from the bridge and drives you to the lighthouse. In case of high waves and strong winds is not recommended.

  • @victoriaguichet1535
    @victoriaguichet1535 2 года назад +15

    Wow!! I can’t wait to go to Greece one day! Loved the video you guys 💕

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад

      Thanks so much! 😊 We hope you can see it for yourself! So many amazing places!

  • @expatinbrazil
    @expatinbrazil 2 года назад +3

    Impressed about the train trip !!!!!!

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +1

      It was a ton of fun! Such a beautiful ride 😍

  • @iliaspatr
    @iliaspatr 2 года назад +8

    Love your videos and both of you.You missed my city Patra 10km next to the Rio Antirio bridge .It was an excellent time to go because of the Carnival.Patra is the Queen city of carnival in Greece.💙💙

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад

      Ah that's a bummer but good to know for next time! Thanks for the love 🤗

  • @pitoblogg
    @pitoblogg Год назад +1

    In Greece, necessity blossoms into miracle. Only there are you transported from truth to dream with such serenity and ease.

  •  2 года назад +6

    Incredible place! What an amazing view you guys had from the window, I'm sure in high season that room would cost like 350 USD per night haha... Little Sunshine was so lovely 😊, private catguide 😁

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +1

      I am sure you're right and that price goes way up but we were there in the offseason for a reason. Little Sunshine was an amazing guide 😂 If you want to book her when you visit, I have a contact humber 😉

    •  2 года назад

      @@SammyandTommy 😂😂

  • @georgekvdel5044
    @georgekvdel5044 2 года назад +5

    Thank you very much for showing my beautiful country with a unique way and not showing only the islands.
    There are more things to do and see than the islands and going to Metsovo, Zagori , Diakofto and Monemvasia was the best thing to do.
    Thank you also for the respect and great way that you presented the Holocaust Monument, is part of our history and we must honor the war victims.

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +1

      Our pleasure! So happy to hear you enjoyed it! Thanks for the awesome comment and support 👊

  • @JustinBrehm
    @JustinBrehm 2 года назад +8

    Great video from you two and sunshine 🌞

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +1

      Sunshine really stole the show! Best hiking guide yet 😂 Thanks Justin!

    • @JustinBrehm
      @JustinBrehm 2 года назад

      @@SammyandTommy 🤣
      If only cats could talk " this way you non fluff human gdi lol"

  • @SiNERw211
    @SiNERw211 2 года назад +1

    You should had stopped by vitina and dimitsana as you passed by the city of Tripoli! The surrounding areas are some of the nicest in Peloponnese

  • @sotiriossidirokastritis8392
    @sotiriossidirokastritis8392 2 года назад +8

    Hallo Sammy & Tommy, thank your for the amazing videos in Greece.
    The Peloponnes is my homeland ❤️
    Please make more trips around Greece!!!
    The list of destinations is endless.

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +4

      Our pleasure! Thanks for watching 👊 You're right, there are so many places to see in Greece! Impossible to fit it all in on one trip!

  • @Alexander-bj6vj
    @Alexander-bj6vj 2 года назад +6

    Congratulations to a great series of videos from Greece. I am happy that you choose these incredible destinations to showcase. I hope that you will come back in the future! There is a lot more to see of Greece!

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад

      Thanks so much! We will definitely be back. Still so much to see and do. Appreciate the kind words. See you next time 👋

  • @Alexander-bj6vj
    @Alexander-bj6vj 2 года назад +3

    The filming was great and also the editing!

  • @adinaelena9923
    @adinaelena9923 2 года назад +5

    Hi guys! Beautiful video, a beautiful side of Greece! I really like you guys, you are so crazy! 😍❤

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +1

      Thanks so much friend! Thanks for sticking with us even though we are crazy 🤪

  • @alexiadaigneault8822
    @alexiadaigneault8822 2 года назад +1

    I'm so happy to see you stopped in Konitsa. That is where my family is from.

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад

      That's awesome we loved our time there! Thanks for sharing!

  • @BoussiosMarkos
    @BoussiosMarkos 2 года назад +2

    You're doing a great job, congratulations!

  • @lagrece
    @lagrece 2 года назад +4

    You are amazing!!! Love from Greece🇬🇷
    P. S. In Greece ,you HAVE to visit Zakynthos, Kastelorizo,Tinos,Thessaloniki,Xanthi,Serifos,Amorgos,Limnos,Oinousses,Astypalaia,Patmos...
    The choices are endless...

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +1

      Thank you! Appreciate the awesome recommendations! 🙏

  • @garyroberts3859
    @garyroberts3859 2 года назад +3

    Finally found people who know how to make an interesting video…well done guys , I don’t usually watch videos this long but yours kept me interested. I’ve been researching Greece for 2 years…going in September. I found MONEMVASIA very early and as I’m an artist it’s one of the places I’m most interested in Visiting. I’ll spend a month on the PELOPPONESE…so much to see and I’ll check out more of your videos in the coming days…good job.

  • @upstories
    @upstories 2 года назад +3

    Great video too. You are really doing an amazing job. Well done

  • @emmacollins4274
    @emmacollins4274 2 года назад +3

    We've really enjoyed your Greece road trip videos! Thank you! Really cool seeing the treasures you found on the roads less travelled!

  • @vetranios
    @vetranios 2 года назад +7

    Fantastic vlog guys!!!

  • @roza6691
    @roza6691 2 года назад +2

    Όλα τα βίντεο σας είναι καταπληκτικά όπως κ σεις. Δεν ξέρω αν έχετε έρθει Θεσσαλονίκη αν όχι ελπίζω να το κάνετε.χαιρετίσματα από Μακεδονία Θεσσαλονίκη. 👍👌

  • @constantinospatouchas
    @constantinospatouchas 2 года назад +2

    my home town is oposite side of nafpaktos

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +2

      That's awesome! Thanks for sharing!

  • @ΕλευθερίαΤ-φ9ψ
    @ΕλευθερίαΤ-φ9ψ 2 года назад +5

    Thanks for visiting my country !Its really beautiful here!Hope you had a great time!Konitsa it's the place I come from and grew up. So nice to watch!Have a nice summer!😔👍🇬🇷Greetings from Greece oh and I just subscribed! 😊🙏

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +1

      Our pleasure! Thanks for watching! What an amazing place to call your hometown 😍 We appreciate you subscribing! We hope to hear more from you!

  • @valentinrubtov
    @valentinrubtov 2 года назад +3

    Restaurants with cats are the best.

  • @erinwilmott8279
    @erinwilmott8279 2 года назад +1

    OMG!!!! I LOVE your video!! My boyfriend & myself will be in Greece for 2 months this spring visiting from Canada & also will take the road less travelled

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад

      Thanks so much Erin! Lucky you to go for two months! Have an amazing time 💜

  • @randyirvine5858
    @randyirvine5858 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for the great vlogs guys. Enjoying every minute of your adventures. No mice in that town🤣

  • @ChuckNorthSideGuy
    @ChuckNorthSideGuy 2 года назад +2

    I note these latest videos are filmed in March 2020. I keep waiting for Sammy and Tommy to catch first word of COVID. So nice to see life before all this tragedy.

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +1

      The first time we heard about it was actually in Vietnam. They shut down all the schools for a couple weeks while we were there. We had no idea what was about to happen though. More details in next weeks video 👍

  • @suayhughes8103
    @suayhughes8103 2 года назад +3

    Wow! So beautiful downtown enjoy watching great video

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing friend 🤗

  • @tsifty1
    @tsifty1 2 года назад

    Best nation in the area hands down..

  • @skarecrowster
    @skarecrowster 2 года назад +1

    Just discovered this channel, nice vlog, some great places, me and my wife have been to most of the places you guys have visited, but last year we went to Andorra, loved it so much, heading back again this year. Well worth a visit during the late summer months, the alpine walks are incredible. They've got the world's longest alpine slide too which is brilliant.

  • @rocking1313
    @rocking1313 2 года назад +1

    Thanks Sammy and Tommy , filmed in March - how is Monemvasia in early Nov / late Oct?

  • @MichelleRader-t7r
    @MichelleRader-t7r Год назад

    Can you tell me what time of year you did this trip? We like how its not so crowded. I love your channel! You guys are very funny and entertaining haha and informative.

  • @christosdiafas9192
    @christosdiafas9192 2 года назад

    It's good that you have visited MonemvasiA (actually stressed in the last A) at this time of the year. From June to September, all its shops, bars and restaurants are open, the town is packed with tourists and you have to ellbow your way through the narrow streets to get by.

    • @FabbyTravy
      @FabbyTravy 2 года назад

      Hey! I am planning to go next year, does it get less busier near the end of September or is it pretty much busy all September? how is it in october?

    • @christosdiafas9192
      @christosdiafas9192 2 года назад

      @@FabbyTravy Not a clue. I guess the later, the quieter.

    • @athener66
      @athener66 2 года назад

      It's funny that everybody in Greece calls it Monemvasiá but we, the laconians call it Monemvásia.

  • @tedn6855
    @tedn6855 2 года назад

    Monemvasia one of my favorite places but I never had a good meal there and not just the old Town. Really strange only place in greece I didn't like food. Not including hotel of course. I stayed in old Town and hotel had a wonderful breakfast.

  • @nemogr100
    @nemogr100 8 месяцев назад

    By accident or recomendation of the youtube i found your channel. I was showing it to my foreign girlfriend woman to be .
    Did you notice in the Kalavryta city the greek flag was in the middle of the mast . You know what is this mean is the respect for the dead as a repect . Thank so much for showing the non touristic places of Greece even that you havent approached the northern part of my county as the Makedonia and Evros area . I wish you the best and hope you come again .

  • @charalambosdetsikas355
    @charalambosdetsikas355 2 года назад

    You're both great!.. Hope back soon!

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад

      We will! Still so much to explore 😍

  • @RizwanMujawar
    @RizwanMujawar 2 года назад +1

    I am a new subscriber! I just saw one video and hooked. Watched full Greece series. I just have one question 🙋‍♂️ how did you manage to shoot the train drone shot without missing the train?

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +2

      Thanks so much! Glad you’re enjoying our videos! Appreciate the sub! Good question, the train was tricky. I was one of the first to get off the train so I could set up my camera and drone to get it leaving and then reversing the clip on post to make it seem as it’s arriving 😉

    • @RizwanMujawar
      @RizwanMujawar 2 года назад +1

      @@SammyandTommy you have some amazing drone footages. You should make some asmr drone shots only videos with soulful soothing music. I could keep them running all day on my tv.

    • @RizwanMujawar
      @RizwanMujawar 2 года назад

      Also thanks for explaining the train shot! That is a lot of effort and hard work. The quality of your videos show that. I also really loved the sunrise and sunset Timelapses. That also takes quite an effort. And waking up early and running around to not miss the sunset. I am genuinely grateful and appreciative to all the hard work. Wish you all the success.

  • @janettesquires
    @janettesquires 2 года назад

    I just recently found you guys, loving your videos!! The places you are showing are so stunning, you have captured all the beauty! Just amazing!! 😊

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад

      So happy you found us! Thanks for the wonderful feedback 💜

  • @johntsam7071
    @johntsam7071 2 года назад

    Nice to see these pretty places in my country, since I ain't gonna visit them like, EVER :P

  • @elisabti8370
    @elisabti8370 2 года назад +1

    Wow that's a is amazing Video. Very beautiful and unique. Thank you for Sharing.

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +1

      Thanks so much! Greece mainland really surprised us with its beauty! Thanks for watching!

  • @koliostro13
    @koliostro13 2 года назад +1

    really nice videos. really cute couple. really niice roadtrip .... and really nice selection of audiobook...

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +1

      really happy to hear you enjoyed the video. really appreciate your nice compliments. really thank you!

  • @magicmagic5913
    @magicmagic5913 2 года назад +1

    VERRY GOOD VIDEO GUYS

  • @johnvellis5148
    @johnvellis5148 2 года назад +1

    Hello from Greece 💙💐🇬🇷💐

  • @aokiaoki4238
    @aokiaoki4238 2 года назад +2

    11:20 These number are the age of them

  • @TravelwithfahadAhmed
    @TravelwithfahadAhmed 2 года назад +1

    Nice sharing 😊

  • @KathrynJBrooks
    @KathrynJBrooks Год назад

    @sammy and tommy was there a problem taking rental car on the ferry?

  • @paulreportingliv
    @paulreportingliv 2 года назад

    Which drone do you guys fly??

  • @ekfylobifteki
    @ekfylobifteki 2 года назад +5

    Awesomeeee

  • @kanenasithaki4669
    @kanenasithaki4669 2 года назад +1

    shame he didn't let you in the castle of Nafpaktos

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад

      It was a bummer but we did miss it by four minutes 🤦‍♂️ Hopefully next time!

  • @s4socrates
    @s4socrates 2 года назад

    Monemvasia, such a unique place.
    Old city is well worth to be listed as a UNESCO world heritage site (it is not).

  • @dinokoutsikos2555
    @dinokoutsikos2555 2 года назад

    Nice video but I am a little disappointed because you guys should adopted the little cat sunshine . She followed every step you made !!!😻😻😻

  • @Mixalismi
    @Mixalismi 2 года назад

    That was cuttlefish not octopus 🐙🐙

  • @CristinaGreece
    @CristinaGreece 2 года назад +1

    The correct pronunciation is Thiakopto 🌺

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for the pronunciation help! We need all the help we can get 😂

    • @CristinaGreece
      @CristinaGreece 2 года назад +1

      @@SammyandTommy You are very welcome and thank you for presenting my country so beautifully! 💗

  • @georgekoul
    @georgekoul 2 года назад

    583A.C is not that old for the Greece's standards. It's not even ancient for us considering that there are ruins or well preserved ancient structures with age of 3000-4000 years.

    • @Ptolemy336VV
      @Ptolemy336VV 2 года назад +3

      True indeed. However. Greece has also the oldest and largest untouched medieval towns and walled cities in the world like Rhodes and Monemvasia. And the fact it's medieval means it's from a certain period. Greece has therefor the oldest in the medieval period in the world. But it has ofcourse ancient period which is incredible, bronze age period which is incredible (Minoan, Mycenean, Cycladic, Helladic all from a period of 3650-1200 BCE), and an impressive neolithic before that.

    • @joeb5080
      @joeb5080 Год назад

      @@Ptolemy336VV Exactly. Greece has incredible medieval and early modern monuments, from Rhodes' medieval city, to baroque Corfu Town to Thessaloniki's art deco buildings, to the impressive ruins of medieval castles that dot the whole Peloponnese....and some Greeks just don't appreciate them because they're "not that old". That mentality destroyed Athens' 19th century neoclassical city center in the 1960s. Thank God for the people that care and are restoring the Mani towns, the Zagori towns, the Arcadia towns (like Dimitsana), Hydra, Monemvasia, and so on...

  • @estherloumbardas6943
    @estherloumbardas6943 Год назад

    You're pronouncing most of the cities you visit incorrectly ....great video

  • @pasmas3217
    @pasmas3217 2 года назад +1

    everything is great guys, have seen a few more of your videos, but calling the 200-300 year old bridges ancient hits me very weirdly in a cringy way... sorry.
    everything else is great though, keep it up!!

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +1

      Thanks! For sure, I totally get that. I thought the same thing when I watched it back… it’s not that old 😅 wrong word choice, anyway…glad you enjoyed the vid!

  • @milanmiljevic1445
    @milanmiljevic1445 2 года назад +1

    Its sea not ocean 😁

  • @tasos0140
    @tasos0140 2 года назад

    Monemvasia restaurants are famously bad.

  • @sotiriosnastos187
    @sotiriosnastos187 2 года назад +3

    How you understand that you are Americans😏except from the accent (obviously) you call every sea “ocean” 😜dears you are in Mediterranean Sea.Enjoy travelling xx

    • @SammyandTommy
      @SammyandTommy  2 года назад +2

      Haha it won't be the first time we make a silly mistake 🙈 Thanks for the clarification.