The Greek Adventure Begins | Traveling to Marathon

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  • Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024

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  • @jacobdanneskjold8472
    @jacobdanneskjold8472 4 месяца назад +23

    Glad to see you back in Greecè. In more than twenty yeaŕs of living and woŕkinĝ in Africa and Europe i found Greece to be, by far, the friendliest and best country for a great holiday. The food, the wine, and the ladies are beyond compare.

  • @chrisbrown8748
    @chrisbrown8748 4 месяца назад +36

    Nothing better than a Greek adventure with Gabe👍🏽👍🏽❤️

  • @noleenmcgowan8057
    @noleenmcgowan8057 4 месяца назад +12

    Love your Greece videos. Our favourite 🇬🇷

  • @kyrosharas
    @kyrosharas 4 месяца назад +4

    14`.00`` : ~30 years after the ``Marathon Battle`` the Athenians build a monument (a white marmor pillar) in memory to their win ! They called it : Τρόπαιο(ν) = Tropeo(n) = Trophy
    Some fragments of the original pillar are in the Museum.

  • @SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath
    @SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath 4 месяца назад +42

    Hell yeah. May is one of the absolute best months to be in Greece imo. Before the summer tourists arrive, and the weather perfect and the landscape is green and beautiful.

  • @zoeknows
    @zoeknows 4 месяца назад +22

    Gia sou Gabriel...welcome to Greece! Just to let you know...if you don;t already know that this is the Megali Evdomada and on Sunday 5 th May we celebrate the Orthodox Easter. Wish you to enjoy your 2024 Greek adventure. Always enjoy watching your trips!

  • @elturko1128
    @elturko1128 4 месяца назад +20

    You are so correct. That battle of marathon changed history. If the Persian army had won wow history could have been much much different for the world. Grrrrr wanna watch entire vid now but no time 😅 looking forward to finishing this later

  • @effievassiliadis6503
    @effievassiliadis6503 4 месяца назад +2

    Welcome back Gabriel!
    As we learned from school,Phidippidis ran to Sparta to seek support from the Spartans to face the Persians who outnumbered the Athenians. Then he ran back to Marathon to fight in the battle. After the victorious battle he ran to Athens 42 kilometera to bring the good news to the Athenians. He only managed to say 'Nenikisamen' to the Athenians meaning 'We won',and he collapsed from exhaustion and died.

  • @jtkachlmeier
    @jtkachlmeier 4 месяца назад +24

    Such rich history in Greece. Love it. Keep the historical sites and facts coming!

  • @ValentinaMitchell1
    @ValentinaMitchell1 4 месяца назад +18

    What a cinematic experience! I feel like I was there too!

    • @lbunnygordon1133
      @lbunnygordon1133 4 месяца назад +1

      Me too thqt swhy Gabe is so special he makes it real none of the upper-class nonsense..he s a real traveller

  • @remali26
    @remali26 4 месяца назад +18

    Welcome home Gabriel ❤

  • @Jetsetterjanelle
    @Jetsetterjanelle 4 месяца назад +16

    Someday I’d like to visit Greece!

  • @ЛюбомирСтоянов-э9щ
    @ЛюбомирСтоянов-э9щ 4 месяца назад +6

    Thank you for sharing your travelling to Marathon and for the historic information! I like Greece and I am looking forward to watching your eleventh Greek adventure episodes.

  • @PsS77_
    @PsS77_ 4 месяца назад +12

    Dont know how much are you planning to stay in Greece but i would suggest you to visit Veria and Naousa cities up in the north in Emathia region.
    you can go from the to Vergina village where you can visit the archeological places , the tomb of Philip and the new museum built some months ago. and also in Naousa the place where Aristoteles taught Alexander the great.
    The place where st paul taught in Veria, the amazing park of st nickolas in Naousa. The museums and the Byzantine churches.
    its an hour car drive from Thessaloniki.

  • @melsvids73
    @melsvids73 4 месяца назад +4

    Yeah Gab is back in Greece! I hope you film some Easter celebrations this week!

  • @insp81
    @insp81 4 месяца назад +16

    We're happy to see you back in Greece! Enjoy!!

  • @ladymiriamful
    @ladymiriamful 4 месяца назад +23

    Greece is always a good decision ✨✨✨

    • @czabatrans4420
      @czabatrans4420 4 месяца назад +2

      I am in Greece every year on vacatioan, I would really enjoy new and unexplored destinations, tired of Greece on YT.

  • @azdbuk
    @azdbuk 4 месяца назад +19

    Greece and MX always lighten my mood.

    • @jumpy2xstreaming
      @jumpy2xstreaming 4 месяца назад +1

      MX meaning Mexico?

    • @azdbuk
      @azdbuk 4 месяца назад

      @@jumpy2xstreaming yeah.

    • @azdbuk
      @azdbuk 4 месяца назад +2

      when i see greece or mexico in these travel vids, seems bit more cheery than the woods of eastern europe or whatever.

    • @jumpy2xstreaming
      @jumpy2xstreaming 4 месяца назад

      @@azdbuk totally Viva Mexico but I will say Cancun, Cabo tourist city hell😂. I get why people love it but not for me I travel out of the country to get away from the whites! Not meaning in a racist way but you know what I mean love the locals!

  • @JennyGunner-ge3lz
    @JennyGunner-ge3lz 4 месяца назад +7

    If this video is anything to go by, your Greek adventure is going to be epic! Already feeling the richness of the history, seeing ruins and towns, and loving every minute of it. Thanks for bringing all of it to life and happy 34th anniversary.😊❤

  • @kyleanuar9090
    @kyleanuar9090 4 месяца назад +10

    I still remember your last visit climbing some hills.

  • @johnknox4293
    @johnknox4293 4 месяца назад +3

    so cool to see you back in Greece....yes!

  • @Mirage238
    @Mirage238 4 месяца назад +10

    Thank you Gabriel for teaching me to really enjoy travelling and also without breaking the bank❤ I love Greece, I hope you have a great time😊 god bless you🙏

  • @RelaxingWalk-fr9li
    @RelaxingWalk-fr9li 4 месяца назад +5

    Glad to see you again, man, I've been waiting for this moment for 9 months. To circle back around my neck of the woods

  • @JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers
    @JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers 4 месяца назад +4

    Thank you for the history lesson and food for thought. What a monumental time in our world’s history. Had to chuckle once you made it over the fence…..I’d still be on the other side. 😂. Another great video Gabriel. ~Cara

  • @Dantastic80
    @Dantastic80 4 месяца назад +4

    So happy to see you in Greece again! It's one of my favorite countries. It's all so beautiful! Great video!

  • @antonyaris3
    @antonyaris3 4 месяца назад +15

    Yes! Greece again

  • @MrSihamenos
    @MrSihamenos 4 месяца назад +3

    Nobody does Greece better than gab!!

  • @user-sn6dz2ie4k
    @user-sn6dz2ie4k 4 месяца назад +84

    If the Greeks had failed to defeat the Persians the whole of Europe and the European civilization in general would not exist. Lets think for a moment about that.....

    • @konstantinosstamatopoulos425
      @konstantinosstamatopoulos425 4 месяца назад +18

      True, no philosophy with Plato etc, no theater with Sophocles Aristophanes etc, no democracy with Pericles, no science with Aristotle …

    • @salamanders6969
      @salamanders6969 4 месяца назад +26

      Europe would’ve been ruled today by Ayatollah. And we would still be in the 14th century.

    • @phillipcarter8045
      @phillipcarter8045 4 месяца назад +7

      True but the Persian’s ( IRAN ) 🇮🇷 are having another try . 😊

    • @flysky6248
      @flysky6248 4 месяца назад +1

      Let’s not forget that Annunaki really messed up our genetics 400 thousand years ago,that’s why so much hate,wars,languages and misunderstandings.

    • @makeamericagreenagain8511
      @makeamericagreenagain8511 4 месяца назад

      😢​@@flysky6248 please try to characterize the advantage to Annunaki. Isn't it about time to change up this whole routine already? There must be a series of questions should be asking all of our ai assistants to develop the ultimate challenges needed to rescue our species and planet from the thrall of this inappropriate administration.

  • @brucebenson5908
    @brucebenson5908 4 месяца назад +5

    I'll confess that when Gabe gets into history I tend to tune out but this one grabbed me. His command of what happened when to whom, and his ability to give us the broad-brush strokes of how the Battle of Marathon affected both eastern and western civilizations, was pretty remarkable. And I loved the expression on his face when he saw the door to the Marathon museum was open. An "oh boy, really?" moment. I think of places like this as pocket museums, small spaces not widely known but with special treasures. I was mesmerized by the photo of the Greek getting a hero's welcome back home after winning in the U.S. Memories of pocket museums can stick with you forever. Unknown ahead of time because they're so small, you just stumble into them. Some of my favorite pocket museums are the tiny Joyce Museum in Dublin, the Croatian Museum of Naive Art in Zagreb, and a Croatian anthropology museum in a little town I can't remember the name of just north of Sibenik. As usual, Gabe gets the music in this video exactly right.

  • @PaulaBean
    @PaulaBean 4 месяца назад +2

    Ah, good to see you back in Greece, one of your favourite travel countries ;-)

  • @spy967
    @spy967 4 месяца назад +4

    That blue abandoned car was a Triumph 2000 MK I, from the sixties. My father was driving a MK II in the seventies and I kept driving it until the early nineties.

  • @javedlatif5928
    @javedlatif5928 4 месяца назад +2

    New interesting vlogs. Greetings from USA.

  • @MsFerzila
    @MsFerzila 4 месяца назад +4

    The end of the video made me laugh 😂 Reminded me how I got locked in a park in Almuñécar, Spain. Great video as alway. Good to see places off the beaten path.

  • @GertvanEmmenis
    @GertvanEmmenis 4 месяца назад +10

    Kalispera Gabriel! Are you doing the mainland this trip? Great to see you back in Greece!

  • @johnnyayala
    @johnnyayala 4 месяца назад +5

    I love running Marathons and this video was awesome. Thank you Gabriel for the history lessons. Your content is Great! 🏃🏻‍♂️👍

  • @oliv23_
    @oliv23_ 4 месяца назад +5

    Greece is the best! Watching this from my apartment in Athens.
    Will be following your adventures for recommendations of places to see, cheers!

  • @Slykkpkins
    @Slykkpkins 4 месяца назад +6

    Great youre on a marathon, always good to see n get great info. Stay safe.

  • @kookiebush
    @kookiebush 4 месяца назад +11

    Greece always looks so friggin rad.

  • @georgialatsi2309
    @georgialatsi2309 4 месяца назад +2

    Hello Gabriel!
    Welcome to Greece!
    Try to celebrate the best Πάσχα in Leonidion!
    Safe travels!

  • @KoRnBaKo
    @KoRnBaKo 4 месяца назад +10

    Hey Gabe, I am travelling to Athens this Saturday for the first time. I will spend three nights there, coming from Dublin, Ireland. Let me know if you wanna meet up for food and drinks. Be great to meet you after years of watching.

    • @kleerogers
      @kleerogers 4 месяца назад +1

      that will never happen, trust me

    • @mlwtennessee322
      @mlwtennessee322 4 месяца назад

      @@kleerogers ?

    • @KoRnBaKo
      @KoRnBaKo 4 месяца назад

      @@kleerogers You automatically think you know how Gabe thinks, interesting.

    • @kleerogers
      @kleerogers 4 месяца назад

      @@mlwtennessee322 do you really think he will meet up with you???

    • @kleerogers
      @kleerogers 4 месяца назад

      @@KoRnBaKo Nothing to do with Gabe at all, no RUclipsr as busy as Gabe is going to alter his schedule to meet up with someone he has never met,

  • @wolfdun6455
    @wolfdun6455 4 месяца назад +1

    HE'S BACK!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @SpartanLeonidas1821
    @SpartanLeonidas1821 4 месяца назад +2

    Haha Gabriel, Love all the Adventures you get into! 😅 Open Museum with nobody there, only in Greece. Greek guy locks you in 5 minutes after you talk to him, only in Greece.
    Welcome to the Land of the Taba Touba. Where everything & anything can happen…😅 Adds to the excitement LOL.
    Thanks for putting up with us Brother! 😆 We Love You! 💙👍🏻

  • @magureveeru
    @magureveeru 4 месяца назад +4

    I hate to say this but from Gramatiko there is a small port of Agia Marina which takes you very cheaply across to Evia. Or a 40 min drive from Gramatiko you can go to Halkis and there is a land bridge. Of course this was a few days ago so obviously G id probabaly there already.

  • @ValentinaMitchell1
    @ValentinaMitchell1 4 месяца назад +12

    Happy Anniversary!!!

  • @Seanney25582
    @Seanney25582 4 месяца назад +7

    I’m on the treadmill watching this now, but I don’t think I’ll make it to a Marathon today 😆

  • @apostolia2124
    @apostolia2124 4 месяца назад +2

    Yia sou atherfe, hello brother, in soul i would add... go for it Gabe, there is a lot to see and admire in the greek mainland ... ΕΛΛΑΣ - ΕLLAS's waiting for you !✌✨

  • @elturko1128
    @elturko1128 4 месяца назад +6

    Nice, another video to enjoy :) and a long one. I will watch a little later when off work. Safe travels Gabriel 🤙🏼

  • @wilburbonzo
    @wilburbonzo 4 месяца назад +3

    your summary of ancient greek history is very informative

  • @konstantinosstamatopoulos425
    @konstantinosstamatopoulos425 4 месяца назад +2

    The schinia beach, a very long sand beach, possibly the longer in Attica, was the perfect landing area for the Persian ships, if you have time go to schinia beach, I think that near this beach the marathon battle was

  • @joeb5080
    @joeb5080 4 месяца назад +3

    Nice find. Those Frankish towers are all over Central Greece. There's a few in Euboea, where you're going next? Check out Avlonari, and the Mytikas towers.

  • @conanlebarbare6961
    @conanlebarbare6961 4 месяца назад +2

    Be careful Gabriel 😊

  • @kirschakos
    @kirschakos 4 месяца назад +3

    Great video once again! The ending was really funny with the closed gate :D

  • @patsilivas1
    @patsilivas1 4 месяца назад +5

    You are a great story teller!!

  • @thiefofheartss5677
    @thiefofheartss5677 4 месяца назад +6

    46:00 Arabs are not exclusively muslim. There is a significant number of Christian Palestinians.

    • @Kitiwake
      @Kitiwake 4 месяца назад

      There are christian Arabs everywhere.

  • @lilianagialiv9937
    @lilianagialiv9937 4 месяца назад +2

    In actual sacred places on action, habits may use decent clothing and conduct.

  • @PaulaBean
    @PaulaBean 4 месяца назад +2

    Horiatiki [Greek Salad] I love it too!

  • @ananwongpinyochit4919
    @ananwongpinyochit4919 4 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for sharing and have a safe journey.

  • @dromolog
    @dromolog 4 месяца назад +1

    Welcome Gabriel,
    Here's a tip, Rhamnous, it's an ancient city very close to marathon, actually next to Agia Marina where the ferry crosses to Euboia Island, oh and you don't have to book just check the website for time of departure and be there...

  • @adoe9807
    @adoe9807 4 месяца назад +4

    The rest of the world is just a temporary stop between visits to Greece.

  • @terrenceshannon6229
    @terrenceshannon6229 4 месяца назад +2

    So happy you are back in Greece. Just spend the rest of your days there exploring every inch., every island , every town , every church…… 25:28 Would love to see an immersion in Crete with the Minoan culture! Gretchen

  • @s.k.3891
    @s.k.3891 4 месяца назад +8

    The Greek victory at Marathon is one of the pivotal moments in Western civilisation. If things went the other way, there''d be no Rome (as we know it),no Christianity, no Europe!

  • @drewkline96
    @drewkline96 4 месяца назад +4

    Καλισπερα Gabriel hope you have a great adventure

  • @Travel_addict_81
    @Travel_addict_81 4 месяца назад +4

    A little to yearly for a pool party in Greece.

  • @zadokwest
    @zadokwest 4 месяца назад +1

    Awesome start to another Greek adventure. Fantastic overview explanation of some historical events as well. Superb…🎉

  • @ccristiii
    @ccristiii 4 месяца назад +1

    Oooommmmmgggggg!!! So happy!!!!

  • @Eissara
    @Eissara 4 месяца назад +1

    Wonderful . Thank you Gabriel

  • @jalalal-haddad7414
    @jalalal-haddad7414 4 месяца назад

    So its Gabe time👏👏👏🍻

  • @Riverviewcompany
    @Riverviewcompany 4 месяца назад +1

    Love it. Thanks for sharing your adventures!

  • @andreimihaesi
    @andreimihaesi 4 месяца назад +1

    Let the adventure begin! I hope you'll get to visit the Epirus region + Lefkada 🤩

  • @ageoflove1980
    @ageoflove1980 4 месяца назад +2

    Hey man nice shirt. After all this build up, you kind of have to do the 42km run now back to Athens, eh? Good luck! :)

  • @wilfredotorres6628
    @wilfredotorres6628 4 месяца назад +2

    Hi Gabriel, that area around Attica has a tremendous amount of history the Temple of Poseidon among other things to see. I have to admit I was expecting more war sites where the battles were things something to that effect the statues of the heroes of Marathon and so forth. The history of Greece is so important and considered to be the cradle of democracy set the stage for modern political systems known still today.

    • @lilianagialiv9937
      @lilianagialiv9937 4 месяца назад

      Temple of Poseidon is on Sounio...on the edge of cap ,in the southern coast,
      not on the eastern side as are the sites of Marathon around he visited so long..

  • @samewalt6486
    @samewalt6486 4 месяца назад +1

    Actually somewhat interesting to see a fairly ordinary day of travel.

  • @Danielroams
    @Danielroams 4 месяца назад +3

    I had a sneaky suspicion that your next destination was Greece. 🇬🇷 I can just imagine the cost savings during the low season before the millions of tourists invade Greece during the summer. ☀️

    • @ErvuJukl
      @ErvuJukl 4 месяца назад +1

      The next destination is usually Greece

  • @ΠάνταΡει-μ4θ
    @ΠάνταΡει-μ4θ 4 месяца назад +1

    Nice to see you in Greece! I hope your stay will be interesting and profitable for you!

  • @kateg1137
    @kateg1137 4 месяца назад

    I really enjoy your history lessons gabriel traveler, they are brilliant. You are a wonderful orator and I think that is your true charm. Thankyou so much X

  • @antonyhunzinger
    @antonyhunzinger 4 месяца назад

    wow, I know why Greece is one of your favourite countries. It's funny, I was in San Francisco last year when you were in Greece, and that's where I'm heading right now. Can't wait to see what you get up to!

  • @gloriakonstantinidis
    @gloriakonstantinidis 4 месяца назад +2

    I think all your videos are great but I just love the Greek ones so much better i guess because i am Greek and for now i cant go back but will soon

  • @conniedean3787
    @conniedean3787 4 месяца назад +6

    Gabriel you would make an excellent walking Tour Guide in Greece

  • @HectorH-q6f
    @HectorH-q6f 4 месяца назад +1

    Much Respect😁

  • @tyxeri48
    @tyxeri48 4 месяца назад +1

    hahahaha😂27:45 Only in Greece! God, I love this country!

  • @pasqualeabarno
    @pasqualeabarno 4 месяца назад +3

    👍👍👍

  • @lbunnygordon1133
    @lbunnygordon1133 4 месяца назад +1

    Lucky Gabe nice sun... enjoy it and congratulations on the anniversary..will you be in Guinness Book of records. How could anyone do this without a car,, is there buses at all. Looks deserted everywhere lol maybe better that way though.

  • @lilianagialiv9937
    @lilianagialiv9937 4 месяца назад +1

    Souli has also a remote beach...

  • @jimhard483
    @jimhard483 4 месяца назад

    Great adventures ahead!

  • @lilianagialiv9937
    @lilianagialiv9937 4 месяца назад

    You have to go to Tymvos of Marathon....and there is the lagoon with ancient templar where Egyptian statues stant on....there had been the battle...you gonna see

  • @kostapapa1989
    @kostapapa1989 4 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for making this video about greek history !Next time visit Marathom beach where the tomb of the Marathon soldiers is located and the idyllic lake of Marathon too after Grammatiko. Take care

  • @electrarelic
    @electrarelic 4 месяца назад +1

    I think the old car 5:59 is a British triumph 2000.

  • @ageoflove1980
    @ageoflove1980 4 месяца назад +1

    Also, pedantry corner! Frankish is not the same as French, although related of course. It refers to a number of related Germanic tribes. In Germany you also have a Franken for example, Franconia in English, the area around Neuremberg. Charlemagne was of course king of the Franks and his empire stretched all over Western Europe so yeah. In the case of that tower built during the crusade area, I think Frankish basically just means Western European. After the death of Charlemagne his empire was famously split up in multiple parts, roughly creating "France" and "Germany" etc...

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  4 месяца назад +2

      I was wondering about that, hard to find the clear answer online. I thought it might have a German connection, for one thing there's Frankfurt.

  • @kyrosharas
    @kyrosharas 4 месяца назад

    A BIG BRAVO Gabriel for your historical analysis !!!!!!!
    I`m curious, if you ever visited Vergina , the grave of Phillip B` and the findings in the Museum in Thessaloniki.

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  4 месяца назад

      I haven't been there yet, but I was nearby at Pella: ruclips.net/video/NUnP2Uyg_R8/видео.html

  • @jimacko111222
    @jimacko111222 4 месяца назад +3

    You drive to Kimi in evia and then get a ferry to the Sporades islands

  • @DimitriosMelegos
    @DimitriosMelegos 4 месяца назад

    Epic video and content

  • @elineeugenie5224
    @elineeugenie5224 4 месяца назад +1

    Will you visit Delphi Gabriel? Or did you do that already? Safe travels friend

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  4 месяца назад +1

      I was there in 2009, here's an old video: ruclips.net/video/-45Yv5MZ17E/видео.html

    • @elineeugenie5224
      @elineeugenie5224 4 месяца назад

      @@GabrielTravelerVideos thank you!

  • @89.
    @89. 4 месяца назад +3

    ive only seen this video like 300 times over the years, maybe 200. And didnt even get to see a greek salad and bechamel-lasagna in this one

  • @flukos79
    @flukos79 4 месяца назад +2

    a ferry to Euboea??? there's a brigde that goes to Chalkida

  • @lilianagialiv9937
    @lilianagialiv9937 4 месяца назад

    Towers as watching eye on the fields but also as barley storage house

  • @M-gq1bq
    @M-gq1bq 4 месяца назад +4

    Timestamp 4:47 did i get that right: women are not allowed to wear trousers, if they want to visit that monastery?

    • @ivonahofman8457
      @ivonahofman8457 4 месяца назад

      They usually give women a scarf or a skirt to put over.

    • @M-gq1bq
      @M-gq1bq 4 месяца назад

      @@ivonahofman8457 Thanks for the info.

  • @glennplumlee9155
    @glennplumlee9155 4 месяца назад +1

    great video!! very interesting!!! the car rental price is what i pay to rent a car in pasadena ca

  • @gmklon
    @gmklon 4 месяца назад +1

    If you are still in the area, I highly recommend a short visit to Schinias National Park.

  • @Bboss83
    @Bboss83 4 месяца назад +2

    you must visit meteora it's really cool

  • @lilianagialiv9937
    @lilianagialiv9937 4 месяца назад

    Temple of Poseidon is on cap of Sounio, southern coast, not on the eastern seaside Gabriel went to.