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  • @Gk-ug6gu
    @Gk-ug6gu 3 місяці тому +14

    Ι 've been to different cities around the world and this garden in Athens is maybe one of my favourites. Most of the big cities abroad have many big parks but it's more like an open green space with tall trees scattered around. This particular park has for its size an extraordinary number of plants, trees and plants. Isn't just grass and trees, but Athens also needs a big open green space.

    • @geogeo2299
      @geogeo2299 3 місяці тому +1

      Ellinikon Project, it 'll be that kind of open space.

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому +1

      Yes, it's a lovely garden with many many plants🥰🌳🐢 Thank you so much for watching❤️

  • @DemetriSelas-u6o
    @DemetriSelas-u6o Місяць тому +1

    Beautiful garden in the middle of Athens!!!
    Never been there, but next visit I will make sure to visit the garden. Your presentation makes it fun to watch.

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  Місяць тому

      It's really worth a visit😍🌳🌿 Thank you so much for watching❤️

  • @antoniotrialonis7957
    @antoniotrialonis7957 3 місяці тому +2

    beautiful ❤

  • @theonidas-ruhe
    @theonidas-ruhe 3 місяці тому +10

    I didnt comment for a long time and here you are visiting one of my favourite places in Athens. When I lived in Pagrati, I walked through this area so many times, it was only 15-20 minutes from my apartment. Also, south of the national Garden you have the Zappeion Garden with the nice Zappeion building, its worth visiting and there are some sophisticated events happening quite often. Also, Dionysiou Areopagitou street is not far away with some beautiful buildings. Actually, many nice areas are around this Garden, you can combine many things. A video with you visiting some expensive to live areas like Psychiko and Kifisia would be interesting, i remember they were also very green and they have some really big trees on the sidewalks, not like the smaller olive and orange-trees in other suburbs. Your content never disappoints.👌

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому +1

      Thank you so much for sharing all this information😃 It's a beautiful park and a really nice escape from the busy city life🌳 We actually have one video from Kifisia, this one: ua-cam.com/video/h-hjH2oX6x0/v-deo.htmlsi=RQbHP6I_tIEbebhC
      Thank you so much for watching🥰❤️🇬🇷

    • @neklamp2431
      @neklamp2431 3 місяці тому

      Παγκρατάρα!!!! ♥♥♥ Η καλλίτερη γειτονιά του κόσμου!!! I lived my first 18 years in Pangrati and when I was little my father on weekends would take me to see the war planes (at the War Museum, a place I recommend for you and it's close to the Garden) and then to see the lions in the Garden! Our city's first zoo was in the Garden! Back in the 80's! It had lions, monkeys, parrots but now it only has bunnies, goats and ducks. The central lake is known to us as the Lake with the Ducks. If you ask someone to take you to "the ducks", that's where they'll take you 😃. Thank you girls for bringing back so many beautiful memories!

  • @sarseer6722
    @sarseer6722 3 місяці тому +5

    Thanks for this! I was wondering when someone would make a good video about the gardens. I too have wanted to visit and always forget (so many amazing things distract me!) to when I visit Athens, but definitely will go next year! The tortoise was so awesome 🐢

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому +1

      It's really worth a visit😃🌳 Thank you so much for watching❤️🐢

  • @vtecharrys.6981
    @vtecharrys.6981 3 місяці тому +4

    Another great video! Loved the music too. I 've been there a couple of times. First time it was in 1974 or '75 when my grandmother took me before we moved to the US. I remember the pond had some big white swans at the time. 2nd time was in 2015 and it was very relaxing. Yes, it doesn't feel like you are in a big city, but the 6 Euro coffee prices on the Cafe's Menu remind you where you are! 🙂 Buy your coffee for half the price across the street from the park, or a bottle of water from the Kiosk before you go in.

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому

      Thank you so much🥰 It's a really nice escape from the loud city life! Very good idea to buy your coffee before you go in👍 Thank you for watching💙🌳🐢

  • @papertoyss
    @papertoyss 3 місяці тому +5

    Hello!!
    This is the Greek tortoise and it can live up to 200 years. Imagine that this animal you met in the National Garden, may have lived long enough to see the outbreak of the Greek Revolution back in the 1820s. This tortoise needs our full attention cause it is in danger of extinction.
    Thank you both for making this video,
    Best Regards

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому +1

      Hello!😃 That's very cool🐢 Thank you so much for watching💙🌳

  • @sankarsaha9088
    @sankarsaha9088 3 місяці тому +7

    Wonderful place 👍👍

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому

      It really is🥰🌳🐢 Thank you for watching💙

  • @Cosmo2136
    @Cosmo2136 3 місяці тому +5

    10:25 🤠😎''Do not bother girls'' 😆

  • @marinamayo7994
    @marinamayo7994 3 місяці тому +5

    The childrens library looks adorable. This park is a true treasure in the city😊! Thanks for the great tour!

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому

      It's a very beautiful place🥰🌳🐢 Thank you so much for watching❤️

  • @merjahyttinen9253
    @merjahyttinen9253 3 місяці тому +4

    Ο όμορφος κήπος είναι καλός για τούς ανθρώπους τις πόλης να χαλαρώσουν, ευχαριστώ από τον βίντεο,❤🙏👍 interesting park ❤ cool relaxation place for busy citypeople 😀👌👏

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому +1

      It's a very beautiful garden😍🌳🐢 Thank you for watching💙

  • @Nicolegirl00
    @Nicolegirl00 3 місяці тому +4

    I’ve visited the gardens 3 times and it’s so pretty. Been many years since I last visited so thank you for this video. ❤

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому +1

      It's a very beautiful park😍🌳 Thank you so much for watching💙

  • @FLORATOSOTHON
    @FLORATOSOTHON 3 місяці тому +9

    This park was created by queen Amalia and was the palace garden.
    Until 1975 it was called Royal Garden and was renamed National Garden since then.
    What is now the Parliament building, was originally king Othon's palace.
    The old Parliament building is in Stadiou street, behind Kolokotronis statue and is now a museum.
    In 1910, the palace moved to a new building in Herodou Attikou Street, where now is the Presidential Megaro (Mansion), next to Megaro Maximou that houses the Prime Minister's office.
    As the palace moved to the new building, the Royal Garden was opened to the public after 1927.
    The park has an area of 185 000 m2 and if the Zappeion Megaro park is added, then it is about 285 000 m2.
    There are four entrances - exits to the National Garden:
    The West entrance is the one you got in, in Amalia's street.
    The South entrance is the one you got out, in the back of Zappeion Megaro.
    The East entrance is in Herodou Attikou Street (but this may not be open), across the street from the Presidential Megaro, where there is an Evzone guard in the entrance.
    If you walk to the right you come across the street from the Athens Olympic Stadium.
    The North entrance is from Vasilisis Sophia's street, between the Presidential Guard's barracks and the main entrance to the Parliament Building.
    If you got lost in the National Garden, don't worry about it, I do it all the time too.
    I either follow the crowd that usually goes towards an exit, or I follow the path towards the fence and then i follow whatever path runs close to the fence until I find one of the exits lol.
    By the way, the sidewalk near the main entrance in Amalia's street is the best place to stand in order to watch the military parade in Athens, on March 25th at 11:00am, celebrating the 1821 revolution against the Ottoman Empire leading to the independence of Greece.
    However one needs to go about 30 min. earlier to find a relatively good place to stand.
    At the end of the parade, the best way to leave is towards the Acropolis Metro station, or try to find a tram station past Zappeion.
    The alternative is to wait for about an hour, until all the officials leave from Syntagma Square, so that Amalia's street will open for the public towards Syntagma.
    Watching the military parade is an interesting experience, if you don't mind standing and walking for over three hours, in a very crowded place.
    When I was younger I used to go there every year, but now I prefer to watch the parades on TV.
    On October 28, there is also a military parade in Thessaloniki, celebrating the Greek resistance against the Italian invasion of Greece in 1940, signaling the entrance of Greece in WW2 on the side of Britain.
    ua-cam.com/video/wtax3Fl-UZo/v-deo.html
    ua-cam.com/video/SphSxF47fVY/v-deo.html

    • @geogeo2299
      @geogeo2299 3 місяці тому +1

      Nice info! 👍

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому +1

      Thank you so much for sharing all this information😃👍 We would really like to see the military parade in March! So thank you for the tips!😊

    • @geogeo2299
      @geogeo2299 3 місяці тому

      @@athenswives There's also a schools parade in Oct 28, 9 days from now!

    • @Falcon-m9w
      @Falcon-m9w 3 місяці тому

      @@geogeo2299 βρε δε γαμιετε και η βρετανια και η Αμαλία και ο οθων....🤪

    • @Falcon-m9w
      @Falcon-m9w 3 місяці тому

      @@athenswives hahaha historic lessons in greece !!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 only a hero can stand all this...😍😍

  • @ioannamanenti4426
    @ioannamanenti4426 3 місяці тому +4

    Καλησπέρα!!!!you re wonderful full of good vibes i love to watch you girls!!

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому +1

      Καλησπέρα😍 Thank you so much❤️❤️❤️

  • @elareyorgoelareyorgo
    @elareyorgoelareyorgo 3 місяці тому +1

    Hi κορίτσια 😊 Wow!!! I am blown away by this beautiful park. I can’t believe this exists in the middle of Athens , I know nothing about it.
    Thank you both for sharing this , have a great weekend, lots of love from Melbourne ❤️🥰❤️

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому

      Hi!😃 Yes, it's very beautiful there🌳 An escape from the busy city life in Athens center💙 Thank you so much for watching and have a lovely weekend🥰

  • @spbangioul
    @spbangioul 3 місяці тому +3

    The other big park in Athens center is Pedion toy Areos.
    The most nice and big tho is a lil bit further.
    Alsos Neas Filadelphias and Parko Tritsi, both of them located northwest of city center. If you find time check them out. Love your videos and your content!

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому

      Hi!😃 Wow thank you so much for your tips!🌳 We will definitely try to check them out🥰

  • @daniildaniel
    @daniildaniel 3 місяці тому +1

    Hej🌻How are you?finest videos,εύγε more parks like that,it is the vasolikos garden of basilica anaktora🙂Au revoir

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому +1

      Hi😃 Thank you so much for watching💙🇬🇷

    • @daniildaniel
      @daniildaniel 3 місяці тому

      Hi🙂How do you do;we are welcome,it's nice places,don't a drink in vasilikos Khpos?φιλια

  • @ninahansen
    @ninahansen 3 місяці тому +1

    Så fint det var der 💕 Next time...

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому

      Ja, det är en väldigt fin park🥰 Trevlig helg💙

  • @kloatlanta
    @kloatlanta 3 місяці тому +3

    I always walk in the national gardens when I’m in Athens. Like being in the forest.

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому

      It's lovely😍🌳 Thank you so much for watching💙

  • @angelicar451
    @angelicar451 20 днів тому +1

    It was called the royal garden but it was open to everybody.

  • @vatzakas
    @vatzakas 3 місяці тому +3

    Πολύ ωραία ξενάγηση κορίτσια! Δεν έχω πάει ποτέ.

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому +1

      Ευχαριστούμε😃 It's absolutely worth a visit🌳💙

    • @vatzakas
      @vatzakas 3 місяці тому +1

      @@athenswives 🙏

  • @amacon
    @amacon 3 місяці тому +1

    didn't you notice all the parrots?that would have been a great spot to show!!the national garden is a very underestimated spot in the center of Athens by both the locals and also from the tourists who just go to the parliament square to watch the national guards. hope to keep it underestimated and be filled with ppl in the next years!

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому +1

      Ooh we missed the parrots😌 Next time!
      It's a lovely garden🥰🌳 Thank you so much for watching💙

  • @daniildaniel
    @daniildaniel Місяць тому +1

    Hi how are you?😀🙋🏻‍♂️ We are welcome,wonderful videos,any drink in bassilkos kilos?good afternoon 💋

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  Місяць тому

      Hi😃 Thank you so much for watching💙

  • @daniildaniel
    @daniildaniel Місяць тому +1

    Hi how are you?😀we are welcome,happy holidays,which are the habits at Christmas?welcome Thessaloniki,goodbye 🙂💋

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  Місяць тому +1

      Hi! We are good thank you🥰 How are you? Christmas means a lot of delicious food😍😄✨🎅

  • @Chimmerian72
    @Chimmerian72 3 місяці тому +1

    Καλημέρα από την Αθήνα

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому +1

      Καλημέρα😍

    • @Chimmerian72
      @Chimmerian72 3 місяці тому +1

      @@athenswives i am living in Athens as an expat too . For 7 years. I loved your Chanel. Keep them coming !

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому

      Thank you so much🥰❤️

  • @Therion13
    @Therion13 3 місяці тому +3

    🌷

  • @Falcon-m9w
    @Falcon-m9w 3 місяці тому +8

    Most people think that athens its just traffic cars and buildings and parthenon !!!! They got no idea about that big city... so.many hills and forests in the heart of the city.. filopapou ... zapion ...pedio areos ...attiko alsos ano kypseli...zografos park...strefi exarhia (στριβη) ...much better than kifisia....😁

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому

      Yes, Athens has many nice parks and green areas😍🌳

    • @Falcon-m9w
      @Falcon-m9w 3 місяці тому

      @@athenswives girls you will not believe its true if you visit exarchia hill of 'strefi' !!! Great view like lykavitos ... people think that exarchia its only protests and police trouble ... exarchia its not only the square...😇.. athens its a big forest but nobody knows it...🤢🤢 also they stoped metro heroic people of exarchia to save trees...

    • @Falcon-m9w
      @Falcon-m9w 3 місяці тому

      @@athenswives oh yes athens its very green... also we don't give a shit about amalìa and royals !!! Zapio belongs to ducks....🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢

    • @Falcon-m9w
      @Falcon-m9w 3 місяці тому

      @@athenswives fuck amalia... 🤏🏼🤏🏼🤏🏼🤏🏼

    • @Falcon-m9w
      @Falcon-m9w 3 місяці тому

      @@athenswives hahaha 🤪🤪🤪 "ancient" greece was built by bavarians of loudovic the father of otto and king george ... greece totaly belongs to north europeans and greek revolution its just a tale...

  • @vlassischaleplis390
    @vlassischaleplis390 3 місяці тому +1

    Βάλτε νεράκι από το κήπο είναι πολύ δροσερό

  • @theobessiris9681
    @theobessiris9681 21 день тому +1

    If that was Amalia's seat she most probably never used it. She took one look at it and said, no thanks I think I will stand up!!!

  • @veteranos2459
    @veteranos2459 3 місяці тому +2

    Γεια σας κορίτσια...μου γλυκά ..
    Το μάθημα για σήμερα..😂
    Ο εθνικός κήπος σήμερα ( βασιλικός κήπος παλαιότερα ) έχει έκταση 155 στρεμμάτων ( 155.000 τμ ) και δημιουργήθηκε με εντολή τής βασίλισσας Αμαλίας της πρώτης βασίλισσας της Ελλάδας μετά την επανάσταση του 1821 ως επιστημονικός και βοτανικός κήπος το έτος 1839 Φυτεύτηκαν 15.000 καλλωπιστικά φυτά που μεταφέρθηκαν από τη Γένοβα, καθώς επίσης και με αυτοφυή είδη, που μεταφέρθηκαν από το Σούνιο και την Εύβοια. Το ενδιαφέρον τής Βασίλισσας Αμαλίας για τον Κήπο ήταν τέτοιο, που λέγεται οτι περνούσε τουλάχιστον τρεις ώρες την ημέρα ασχολούμενη προσωπικά με την φροντίδα του. Το 1842 μάλιστα η ίδια η βασίλισσα Αμαλία φύτεψε τις τεράστιες Ουασινγκτόνιες, που υπάρχουν μέχρι σήμερα στην είσοδο της λεωφόρου Βασιλίσσης Αμαλίας...
    Καλή συνέχεια ...φιλακια στον Αλέξανδρο..

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому +1

      Hello😃 Thank you for today's history lesson😂❤️ Always interesting to read! It's a beautiful park🌳 Have a great weekend🥰

  • @nikosnikos8184
    @nikosnikos8184 3 місяці тому +2

    Ειναι πολυ ζεστη ο κηπος εκει

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому

      We can imagine it's very hot in summer yes🥵🌳

  • @Dimitrator
    @Dimitrator 3 місяці тому +1

    I ve never been there for ages....Is it clear girls?

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому

      It was really nice and clean in the park😊🌳 Thank you so much for watching❤️

  • @andyconn2414
    @andyconn2414 3 місяці тому +1

    You Never been in SYNTAGMA/ Square Park) because you're exploring all the Beaches in Greece / And Myconos/
    I Served in Salamina /ROYAL NAVY. BASE) I Never been to Myconos the Charcoal. Soil ISLAND Not one Tree 🌿🌲🌴 🌳🎋🎊🌿🌴🎉🎊🌿 ! Kalimarmaro Stadium🌅🏰🏥🏩🏨 is on the OTHER SIDE of SYNTAGMA🗽
    ET
    EXTRATERRESTRIAL
    Andy
    In Chicago,🗽

    • @kloatlanta
      @kloatlanta 3 місяці тому

      Mykonos is just a rock. Quite ugly.

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому

      Hi Andy😃 Thank you so much for sharing💙 It's a very nice garden🌳🐢

  • @ioanniskoletis8300
    @ioanniskoletis8300 3 місяці тому +4

    At classic old greek movies 1950-1960-1970 actors at the movie plot say (royal garden). That is the old name, instead of (National garden) nowdays.
    We are grateful for all that Royal family of King Otto and King George contributed to Greece and greek nation.

    • @anonymous-qc3sy
      @anonymous-qc3sy 3 місяці тому

      Who is "we"? Because the vast majority of greeks loathes all kings and queens that ruled here after 1821, that's why we kicked them out and their ancestors are not allowed to call themselves royal any more.
      They were all foreign,appointed by our "ally" countries after 1821 to protect these countries interests, not of the greek people. They took insane amount of money from greek people to maintain their lavish lifestyle while the greek people literally starved to death.

    • @vask3863
      @vask3863 3 місяці тому

      ​@@anonymous-qc3sy In reality, the corrupt political parties (after junta), did and still do thousand times more damage to the public state founds (the two biggest parties owe over 500million euro to the state). Just the president alone (Κατερίνα Σακελλαροπούλου) has higher expenses than the former royal family. She upped the expenses again +35% to last year. And then you wonder how the current the ministers and the president, are able to buy 20-40 new houses within a few years, just with their state salary! They steal as much public money as they can. Because they now they won't have enough time to keep their seats (αρπάζουν όσο προλαβαίνουν).
      The royal family, had also expenses, but they were far lower than we have today. They had just 2-3 villas. At least they created a prestige in the upper echelons of this country, that is not existent today. They also created public connections with important people from other countries. Which was a huge plus for the international diplomacy of our country.
      Other European countries still have their royals (Netherlands, UK, Germany, Denmark, Spain, etc.), and no one bats an eye.

    • @athenswives
      @athenswives  3 місяці тому +1

      Thank you so much for sharing this information😊🌳🐢 and thank you for watching❤️