PERFECT GREECE ROAD TRIP: BEST THINGS TO DO IN THE PELOPONNESE - Monemvasia, Longos, Diakopto
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In todays video we will be showing you the best things to do in the Peloponnese! We visit beautiful beach towns, take a train ride, and explore a hidden city with ancient ruins!
We first stopped at the quaint sea side town of Longos for some much needed rest and relaxation. From Longos we drove about 20 minutes to Diakopto to take a scenic train ride to the mountain village of Kalavryta. This scenic train takes you along a rack railway line, which is a system involving toothed rails and gears that allow trains to climb steep inclines. It is the narrowest railway line in Europe with a width of only 75cm. Once we arrived at Kalavryta we got a feel for the little town and visited the Holocaust Monument that sits on top of Kapi hill.
As we continue on our Greece road trip through the Peloponnese we decided to stop in Monemvasia. Monemvasia is one of the most popular spots in the Peloponnese and so many locals had recommended it to us, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to check it out!
Stay tuned for next week where we wrap up our Greece road trip through the Peloponnese.
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Filmed March 2020
Episode 114 | Peloponnese, Greece
#Greece #GreeceRoadTrip #TravelGreece #Peloponnese
Things to do in the Peloponnese - Monemvasia, Longos, Diakopto
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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.
Our pleasure! Thanks for such a wonderful comment! It was an amazing way to see the country! Thanks for watching 🤗
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!
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!
πες και για τον ριτσο ρε Κόλιους, πως την ειπε :)
I lived there, 10 years ! I miss this place so much!😔
We can see why you miss it! Lucky you to have been able to live there for so long. Thanks for sharing!
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.
That's a bummer to hear. Thanks for sharing though so the next person doesn't skip it. Appreciate the recommendations! Thanks
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!
Love to hear this! We hope you can visit there soon! Thank for watching 👊
The views throughout this video are amazing, and you guys keep me laughing. I hope to be able to explore Greece one day! 🥰
The views didn't disappoint 😍 So glad we could make you laugh! Really appreciate the comment 🤗
Wow! The Peloponnese looks incredible, I would love to do a road trip there! 💓 Awesome video you guys!
It is an amazing place! Definitely do the road-trip! Thanks for commenting 🤗
Wow!!! Another fantastic video my friends, looks absolutely incredible, the views looks spectacularly stunning..
Thanks so much Vu 👊 The views kept getting better the higher we went 😍 Really appreciate your support friend 🙏
Wow!! I can’t wait to go to Greece one day! Loved the video you guys 💕
Thanks so much! 😊 We hope you can see it for yourself! So many amazing places!
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.
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 💐
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.💙💙
Ah that's a bummer but good to know for next time! Thanks for the love 🤗
The Rio-Antirrio bridge is also scenic, and it's one of the largest bridges in the world, and the largest of its type 😉
Thanks for the awesome suggestion!
Impressed about the train trip !!!!!!
It was a ton of fun! Such a beautiful ride 😍
Great video from you two and sunshine 🌞
Sunshine really stole the show! Best hiking guide yet 😂 Thanks Justin!
@@SammyandTommy 🤣
If only cats could talk " this way you non fluff human gdi lol"
Fantastic vlog guys!!!
Thanks so much 🤗
Hi guys! Beautiful video, a beautiful side of Greece! I really like you guys, you are so crazy! 😍❤
Thanks so much friend! Thanks for sticking with us even though we are crazy 🤪
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.
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!
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.
Our pleasure! So happy to hear you enjoyed it! Thanks for the awesome comment and support 👊
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!! :)
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing. Such a wonderful place 😍
You're doing a great job, congratulations!
In Greece, necessity blossoms into miracle. Only there are you transported from truth to dream with such serenity and ease.
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!
Thanks so much! We will definitely be back. Still so much to see and do. Appreciate the kind words. See you next time 👋
We've really enjoyed your Greece road trip videos! Thank you! Really cool seeing the treasures you found on the roads less travelled!
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 😁
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 😉
@@SammyandTommy 😂😂
Great video too. You are really doing an amazing job. Well done
Thank you! Cheers!
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.
The filming was great and also the editing!
Thankyou 🙏
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
Restaurants with cats are the best.
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! 😊🙏
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching! What an amazing place to call your hometown 😍 We appreciate you subscribing! We hope to hear more from you!
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...
Thank you! Appreciate the awesome recommendations! 🙏
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.
Wow! So beautiful downtown enjoy watching great video
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing friend 🤗
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. 👍👌
Thanks for the great vlogs guys. Enjoying every minute of your adventures. No mice in that town🤣
I'm so happy to see you stopped in Konitsa. That is where my family is from.
That's awesome we loved our time there! Thanks for sharing!
You're both great!.. Hope back soon!
We will! Still so much to explore 😍
Wow that's a is amazing Video. Very beautiful and unique. Thank you for Sharing.
Thanks so much! Greece mainland really surprised us with its beauty! Thanks for watching!
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!! 😊
So happy you found us! Thanks for the wonderful feedback 💜
I go to Peloponnese often
Its really great, i personally prefer to go after summer there
I don't change greek islands on summer time
We can see why you go often! We would love to visit in the fall for our next trip!
my home town is oposite side of nafpaktos
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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.
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 👍
Nice sharing 😊
Thank you friend 💜
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
Thanks so much Erin! Lucky you to go for two months! Have an amazing time 💜
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.
VERRY GOOD VIDEO GUYS
Thank you!!
Best nation in the area hands down..
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.
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?
@@FabbyTravy Not a clue. I guess the later, the quieter.
It's funny that everybody in Greece calls it Monemvasiá but we, the laconians call it Monemvásia.
really nice videos. really cute couple. really niice roadtrip .... and really nice selection of audiobook...
really happy to hear you enjoyed the video. really appreciate your nice compliments. really thank you!
Nice to see these pretty places in my country, since I ain't gonna visit them like, EVER :P
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 .
Awesomeeee
Thank you ☺️
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.
Thanks Sammy and Tommy , filmed in March - how is Monemvasia in early Nov / late Oct?
Hello from Greece 💙💐🇬🇷💐
👋 Thanks for all the love!
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?
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 😉
@@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.
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.
@sammy and tommy was there a problem taking rental car on the ferry?
11:20 These number are the age of them
Which drone do you guys fly??
Monemvasia, such a unique place.
Old city is well worth to be listed as a UNESCO world heritage site (it is not).
Nice video but I am a little disappointed because you guys should adopted the little cat sunshine . She followed every step you made !!!😻😻😻
shame he didn't let you in the castle of Nafpaktos
It was a bummer but we did miss it by four minutes 🤦♂️ Hopefully next time!
That was cuttlefish not octopus 🐙🐙
The correct pronunciation is Thiakopto 🌺
Thanks for the pronunciation help! We need all the help we can get 😂
@@SammyandTommy You are very welcome and thank you for presenting my country so beautifully! 💗
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.
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.
@@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...
You're pronouncing most of the cities you visit incorrectly ....great video
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!!
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!
Its sea not ocean 😁
🙈 You're right 😂
Monemvasia restaurants are famously bad.
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
Haha it won't be the first time we make a silly mistake 🙈 Thanks for the clarification.