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  • @chrisbrown8748
    @chrisbrown8748 8 місяців тому +36

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

  • @jacobdanneskjold8472
    @jacobdanneskjold8472 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @noleenmcgowan8057
    @noleenmcgowan8057 8 місяців тому +12

    Love your Greece videos. Our favourite 🇬🇷

  • @SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath
    @SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @jtkachlmeier
    @jtkachlmeier 8 місяців тому +24

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

  • @zoeknows
    @zoeknows 8 місяців тому +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!

  • @remali26
    @remali26 8 місяців тому +18

    Welcome home Gabriel ❤

  • @elturko1128
    @elturko1128 8 місяців тому +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

  • @ЛюбомирСтоянов-э9щ
    @ЛюбомирСтоянов-э9щ 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @uKaZdAb
    @uKaZdAb 8 місяців тому +19

    Greece and MX always lighten my mood.

    • @jumpy2xstreaming
      @jumpy2xstreaming 8 місяців тому +1

      MX meaning Mexico?

    • @uKaZdAb
      @uKaZdAb 8 місяців тому

      @@jumpy2xstreaming yeah.

    • @uKaZdAb
      @uKaZdAb 8 місяців тому +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 8 місяців тому

      @@uKaZdAb 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!

  • @kyrosharas
    @kyrosharas 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @effievassiliadis6503
    @effievassiliadis6503 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @ValentinaMitchell1
    @ValentinaMitchell1 8 місяців тому +18

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

    • @lbunnygordon1133
      @lbunnygordon1133 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @Jetsetterjanelle
    @Jetsetterjanelle 8 місяців тому +16

    Someday I’d like to visit Greece!

  • @insp81
    @insp81 8 місяців тому +16

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

  • @JennyGunner-ge3lz
    @JennyGunner-ge3lz 8 місяців тому +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.😊❤

  • @melsvids73
    @melsvids73 8 місяців тому +4

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

  • @Mirage238
    @Mirage238 8 місяців тому +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🙏

  • @kyleanuar9090
    @kyleanuar9090 8 місяців тому +10

    I still remember your last visit climbing some hills.

  • @Dantastic80
    @Dantastic80 8 місяців тому +4

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

  • @RelaxingWalk-fr9li
    @RelaxingWalk-fr9li 8 місяців тому +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

  • @johnknox4293
    @johnknox4293 8 місяців тому +3

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

  • @spy967
    @spy967 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @Slykkpkins
    @Slykkpkins 8 місяців тому +6

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

  • @SpartanLeonidas1821
    @SpartanLeonidas1821 8 місяців тому +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! 💙👍🏻

  • @oliv23_
    @oliv23_ 8 місяців тому +5

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

  • @elturko1128
    @elturko1128 8 місяців тому +6

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

  • @wilburbonzo
    @wilburbonzo 8 місяців тому +3

    your summary of ancient greek history is very informative

  • @kirschakos
    @kirschakos 8 місяців тому +3

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

  • @JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers
    @JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers 8 місяців тому +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

  • @brucebenson5908
    @brucebenson5908 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @terrenceshannon6229
    @terrenceshannon6229 8 місяців тому +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

  • @MrSihamenos
    @MrSihamenos 8 місяців тому +3

    Nobody does Greece better than gab!!

  • @MsFerzila
    @MsFerzila 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @KoRnBaKo
    @KoRnBaKo 8 місяців тому +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 8 місяців тому +1

      that will never happen, trust me

    • @mlwtennessee322
      @mlwtennessee322 8 місяців тому

      @@kleerogers ?

    • @KoRnBaKo
      @KoRnBaKo 8 місяців тому

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

    • @kleerogers
      @kleerogers 8 місяців тому

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

    • @kleerogers
      @kleerogers 8 місяців тому

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

  • @electrarelic
    @electrarelic 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @annieis300
    @annieis300 8 місяців тому +4

    Happy Anniversary!!! 💙🤍💙

  • @david1george
    @david1george 8 місяців тому +8

    A 1600 Euro deposit on a car rental you mention at 7:00 sounds crazy. Good advice that you checked the bad google reviews on them and found out that they later made up excuses not to give the deposit back to other customers that fell for it.

    • @ucube33
      @ucube33 8 місяців тому +1

      Tip number 1 regarding car rentals, always book with a reputable renter, if not, check online for what people say about the company.

  • @PaulaBean
    @PaulaBean 8 місяців тому +2

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

  • @ananwongpinyochit4919
    @ananwongpinyochit4919 8 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for sharing and have a safe journey.

  • @zadokwest
    @zadokwest 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @ladymiriamful
    @ladymiriamful 8 місяців тому +23

    Greece is always a good decision ✨✨✨

    • @czabatrans4420
      @czabatrans4420 8 місяців тому +2

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

  • @mistymountaintraveladventures
    @mistymountaintraveladventures 8 місяців тому +1

    Congratulations on your Anniversary Trip! What an amazing journey you have had! Thanks for all the amazing cinematic videos and all the knowledge you share with us!

  • @javedlatif5928
    @javedlatif5928 8 місяців тому +2

    New interesting vlogs. Greetings from USA.

  • @dromolog
    @dromolog 8 місяців тому +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...

  • @magureveeru
    @magureveeru 8 місяців тому +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 8 місяців тому +12

    Happy Anniversary!!!

  • @GertvanEmmenis
    @GertvanEmmenis 8 місяців тому +10

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

  • @Riverviewcompany
    @Riverviewcompany 8 місяців тому +1

    Love it. Thanks for sharing your adventures!

  • @Travel_addict_81
    @Travel_addict_81 8 місяців тому +4

    A little to yearly for a pool party in Greece.

  • @Eissara
    @Eissara 8 місяців тому +1

    Wonderful . Thank you Gabriel

  • @konstantinosstamatopoulos425
    @konstantinosstamatopoulos425 8 місяців тому +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

  • @drewkline96
    @drewkline96 8 місяців тому +4

    Καλισπερα Gabriel hope you have a great adventure

  • @adonis636363
    @adonis636363 8 місяців тому +6

    welcome to greece gabriel again ,you have to ask for a greek citizenship ,you love so much greece and is one of your favourite country ,, welcome καλωσορισες

  • @joeb5080
    @joeb5080 8 місяців тому +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.

  • @ΠάνταΡει-μ4θ
    @ΠάνταΡει-μ4θ 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @patsilivas1
    @patsilivas1 8 місяців тому +5

    You are a great story teller!!

  • @antonyaris3
    @antonyaris3 8 місяців тому +15

    Yes! Greece again

  • @lilianagialiv9937
    @lilianagialiv9937 8 місяців тому +1

    Souli has also a remote beach...

  • @georgialatsi2309
    @georgialatsi2309 8 місяців тому +2

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

  • @user-sn6dz2ie4k
    @user-sn6dz2ie4k 8 місяців тому +85

    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 8 місяців тому +18

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

    • @salamanders6969
      @salamanders6969 8 місяців тому +26

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

    • @phillipcarter8045
      @phillipcarter8045 8 місяців тому +7

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

    • @flysky6248
      @flysky6248 8 місяців тому +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 8 місяців тому

      😢​@@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.

  • @kateg1137
    @kateg1137 8 місяців тому

    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

  • @andreimihaesi
    @andreimihaesi 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @wolfdun6455
    @wolfdun6455 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @Seanney25582
    @Seanney25582 8 місяців тому +7

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

  • @dextardextar
    @dextardextar 8 місяців тому +3

    awesome

  • @ccristiii
    @ccristiii 8 місяців тому +3

    I was just saying to my husband that I bet Gabriel is going down to Greece!

  • @Danielroams
    @Danielroams 8 місяців тому +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 8 місяців тому +1

      The next destination is usually Greece

  • @jimhard483
    @jimhard483 8 місяців тому

    Great adventures ahead!

  • @samewalt6486
    @samewalt6486 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @kookiebush
    @kookiebush 8 місяців тому +11

    Greece always looks so friggin rad.

  • @ccristiii
    @ccristiii 8 місяців тому +1

    Oooommmmmgggggg!!! So happy!!!!

  • @PaulaBean
    @PaulaBean 8 місяців тому +2

    Horiatiki [Greek Salad] I love it too!

  • @apostolia2124
    @apostolia2124 8 місяців тому +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 !✌✨

  • @jimacko111222
    @jimacko111222 8 місяців тому +3

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

  • @johnnyayala
    @johnnyayala 8 місяців тому +5

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

  • @ThomasGazis
    @ThomasGazis 8 місяців тому

    At 43:10 this is a 5th century BC tower

  • @lilianagialiv9937
    @lilianagialiv9937 8 місяців тому +2

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

  • @M-gq1bq
    @M-gq1bq 8 місяців тому +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 8 місяців тому

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

    • @M-gq1bq
      @M-gq1bq 8 місяців тому

      @@ivonahofman8457 Thanks for the info.

  • @thedeadhorse
    @thedeadhorse 8 місяців тому +2

    R man, how cool, I myself have just got on a ferry to Greece, be fun to meet up somewhere buddy, I'm driving, I could pick you up If hitch hiking, All the best buddy

  • @elineeugenie5224
    @elineeugenie5224 8 місяців тому +1

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

    • @GabrielTravelerVideos
      @GabrielTravelerVideos  8 місяців тому +1

      I was there in 2009, here's an old video: ua-cam.com/video/-45Yv5MZ17E/v-deo.html

    • @elineeugenie5224
      @elineeugenie5224 8 місяців тому

      @@GabrielTravelerVideos thank you!

  • @adoe9807
    @adoe9807 8 місяців тому +4

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

  • @alex182618
    @alex182618 8 місяців тому +1

    How come they don’t call a 2 mile swim “alcatraz”.
    Nice history lesson
    37:07 the house of the left was definitely designed with an earthquake in mind

  • @wilfredotorres6628
    @wilfredotorres6628 8 місяців тому +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 8 місяців тому

      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..

  • @antonyhunzinger
    @antonyhunzinger 8 місяців тому

    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!

  • @tyxeri48
    @tyxeri48 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @lilianagialiv9937
    @lilianagialiv9937 8 місяців тому

    Marathon field is a harsh travelling over there with roads without clean direction and sites lost , hidden into the fields and wild gardens... By the main roads you drive and ask locals...the best.

  • @jalalal-haddad7414
    @jalalal-haddad7414 8 місяців тому

    So its Gabe time👏👏👏🍻

  • @thiefofheartss5677
    @thiefofheartss5677 8 місяців тому +6

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

    • @Kitiwake
      @Kitiwake 8 місяців тому

      There are christian Arabs everywhere.

  • @kostapapa1989
    @kostapapa1989 8 місяців тому +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

  • @eakerz5642
    @eakerz5642 8 місяців тому +3

    Awesome video, looks like you used 2 cameras.
    Please fix the lens of the other camera, it looked like my own contacts were dirty but then I remembered you said yesterday your lens was dirty😅

  • @zisikaragiannis2390
    @zisikaragiannis2390 7 місяців тому

    Great video! As always! Incidentally, marathon in Greek means fennel. The town Marathonas basically means fennel field.

  • @konstantinosstamatopoulos425
    @konstantinosstamatopoulos425 8 місяців тому +1

    Andros Tinos are big islands, you have car and rafina is near, so maybe it is a good idea to explore them, also in the islands villages, but elsewhere in Greece also, easter epitaph processions are not to miss at Friday night

    • @carolinecaiger6717
      @carolinecaiger6717 8 місяців тому +1

      The Good Friday procession is an incredible event. I hope Gabriel can follow one 👍

  • @lilianagialiv9937
    @lilianagialiv9937 8 місяців тому

    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

  • @kyrosharas
    @kyrosharas 8 місяців тому

    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  8 місяців тому

      I haven't been there yet, but I was nearby at Pella: ua-cam.com/video/NUnP2Uyg_R8/v-deo.html

  • @conniedean3787
    @conniedean3787 8 місяців тому +6

    Gabriel you would make an excellent walking Tour Guide in Greece

  • @TimL_
    @TimL_ 8 місяців тому +3

    Did you not visit the tombs of Marathon? Were they closed? It would be a shame because it is the actual burial mound of those 200 Athenians, still visible today. The tumuli you showed are from an entirely different era. Very interesting nonetheless, wonderful excursion. You have found a great time to be in Greece during Orthodox Easter, do not miss the epitaph procession on Friday and the Resurrection liturgy at midnight on Saturday.

  • @gmklon
    @gmklon 8 місяців тому +1

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

  • @Bboss83
    @Bboss83 8 місяців тому +2

    you must visit meteora it's really cool

  • @paganpoet3
    @paganpoet3 6 місяців тому

    16:49
    Persian Empire had under its rule Ionian Greeks and others on the east coast of Aegean sea since around 650 b.c.
    Persian Empire tryed to invade mainland Hellas.
    That was on 490.
    They tried in 480 again.