Many people say that "all Greek islands look the same" but that's just pure naivety. All these islands you've been recently have their own charm and uniqueness. Definitely a must visit if you're passionate about ancient history. Greece isn't just a sun&beach tourism destination as many ignorants claim it to be. Thanks for the video, Gabe.
@joeb50809 ай бұрын
And 83% of the country is a peninsula with a long coastline. I've come to really hate the word "islands", lol. It's just arbitrary which beach or lovely coastal town is on an island and which beaches or lovely coastal town is on the peninsula. Gabe, you got us Greeks going, lol! 😊
@greekveteran27159 ай бұрын
Greek Climate, Sun, Food,beaches, hospitality and many more, are some of the best in the world . Gabreil isn't coming back again and again, for no reason!! Best quality Wine,Olive Oil and best water to drink in Europe, easily some of the best in the World,without exagurating. Tourists don't have the luxury to taste those qualities, because they usualy choose touristic places where everything is much inferior (due to the high taxes and busines owners greedines)
@joeb50809 ай бұрын
@@greekveteran2715 Very touristy places are expensive because of supply and demand. It's simple economics. Please stop calling Greeks "greedy". If you had a skill that was in high demand, you'd look for a higher paying job. Raising prices in Santorini is the right thing to do. They can't build endless hotels, plumbing, sewage systems, etc, and turn Santorini into Hong Kong.
@ezequielc116 ай бұрын
And northern Greece on the mainland has mountains, bears and wolves. Love it and live it.
@catherineloftus13769 ай бұрын
We my Husband and myself have been lucky enough to stay on 14 Greek Islands, I agree with everyone who say every Island has its own identity, and history. Greek people are so very proud of their heritage, and rightly so too.
@ΛίληΧάλαρη9 ай бұрын
Hi Gabriel. In part 1 of your visit to Skyros, you mentioned that you had visited a ghost town in Turkey, Kayakoy. Kayakoy was an old Greek city called Livisi. Its port was Makri, today's Fethiye. When you visited Marathon, the town you passed through to get to Marathon is called Nea Makri and it also has the Livisi area. With the Asia Minor disaster in 1922 the inhabitants of the two cities in Turkey settled in the Marathon Bay area.
@SpartanLeonidas18219 ай бұрын
Imbros & Tenedos were given to turkey to protect the straights. They were originally supposed to have a Semi-Autonomous status since the majority of the Population has been Greek since Antiquity. From my understanding, the turks used them as mostly as Prisons, which along with the lack of respect for their special Autonomous status which was supposed to protect the Human Rights of its Greek Citizens prompted many of the Greek inhabitants to slowly move out. There was a huge Greek Population in Constantinople up until recently as well, which was also had a special protected status according to the Treat of Lausanne, but the pogroms conducted by the turks in the 50’s has slowly made it dwindle to just a few hundred. Practically ending the Multi Millennium presence of the Greeks in these regions.
@tedn68555 ай бұрын
I met a greek man from imbrvros on vancouver. Really sad to hear the stories.
@ChristianSchaefer-wi9eq9 ай бұрын
I was on Skyros around 10 years ago. My trip was with the ferry from Kimi and we stayed a couple of days in the harbor town Linaria. The ferry arrivial was a special event. It's great to watch the ferry dock and enjoy a frappe at Kavos. Have fun!
@alaxeasfikas62999 ай бұрын
Beautiful Gabriel!Thank you for loving my country and showing it with love and respect it feels as if I am there in Greece as i follow your videos also love the Greek music in the background 😊
@Ivyslife339 ай бұрын
🏝 Every island has their own Greek vibe and those magnificent blue and white villages brings everything alive 🇬🇷 😍♥️🌞
@jamesjones-wv9ik8 ай бұрын
We had the good fortune of visiting Limnos for 3 days last October, with friends who know the island. Will love going back if I am so blessed. 🙌🙏 Stayed in Atsiki; saw Myrina and Faraklou... loved it all 🤩
@LindseyMurphy-n4v8 ай бұрын
Just discovered your channel . Really enjoying your travels . Have been to Greece many times , I never tire of it or the delicious food and friendly people. Flying to Santorini from UK 13/06 then on to Folegandros, Sifnos, Amorgos before flying home from Santorini . Your experience has been useful to plan our trip . Let the adventures continue 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
@GabrielTravelerVideos8 ай бұрын
Excellent choice of islands, they're all amazing.
@djoker39158 ай бұрын
Hey Gabriel as another commenter mentioned you definitely need to visit Edessa, the Pozar and the surrounding area has great nature and hidden "diamonds". Also the Vikos Gorge ofc.
@Allexander98808 ай бұрын
You can choose where you want to stay more green Islands or green main land areas are Ioanian Islands, Sporades, Chalkidiki, Samothraki, Epiros, Peleponese. More dry islands are Cyclades and Dodecanese region!
@kostapapa19899 ай бұрын
Samothrace is the most unique island in the northern Asgean imo. Lots of hiking and climbing opportunities there plus it was the site of the Cabeirian mysteries in antiquity and the sanctuary of the Great Gods. The statue of Nike of Samothrace was found there and it is now in the Louvre
@wilfredotorres66289 ай бұрын
Hi Gabriel, it doesn't get any quieter, very peaceful and relaxing. Greece being a sizeable country has a small population compared to its European neighbors which I find surprising. Traveling to the Greek Islands is a big part of Greece there is the rural lifestyle of how people lived for thousands of years and continue to live. I see many of these homes as retreats from the mainland, especially now where they're very accessible.
@apmoy709 ай бұрын
Well unfortunately the mainland is all mountains, we're one of the most mountainous countries in Europe, check a geophysics map and you'll see that the only plains in the country are Thessaly (the bread basket of Greece), Attica (the region where Athens is located), the Vardar/Axios valley in Thessaloniki, and a few valleys in the Peloponnese. That's why almost all of the Greek population is located on these areas. Until the proliferation of air travel, it was much more easier to take a ship and sail from Athens (Piraeus) to Crete, than travel by land from Athens to the Epirotan capital, Ioannina
@vickyakounadini50848 ай бұрын
Hi Gabriel!! I am from Skyros and this is a beautiful video for our island! Thank you!
@GabrielTravelerVideos8 ай бұрын
Great, glad to hear it.
@livinggood-dt8pt9 ай бұрын
Hi Gabriel, I am Greek, I live on Imbros island, (Gökçeada). I'll be more than happy to welcome you.
@SpartanLeonidas18219 ай бұрын
Freedom to Imbros! 🇬🇷🙌🏻
@clarkmadrosen17809 ай бұрын
Show him a barber shop.
@joeb50809 ай бұрын
@@SpartanLeonidas1821 Shut up, man. Imbros is established as Turkey in the treaties. I'm Greek, BTW. And your username is cringe. You probably live somewhere in Australia.
@joeb50809 ай бұрын
@@SpartanLeonidas1821 Imbros is established as Turkey in the treaties. Please don't say things like that. I'm Greek, BTW. We have international law on our side, and comments like yours are unhelpful, and you make Anglos make fun of us.
@SpartanLeonidas18219 ай бұрын
@@joeb5080 Imbros was established as a Semi-Autonomous region! It is Greek for many Millenia. I know that because my Grandfather was from there & everyone there was GREEK. Until the turks sent prisoners there to get rid of the over 4,000+ year old Hellenic Presence on the island. So don’t tell me about my Homeland…Capito? 🤡
@StartLivingNow19639 ай бұрын
Another Awesome Adventure Thank You Gabriel.🙂❤👍
@ageoflove19809 ай бұрын
Ok Gabe, point taken. This island looks lovely. Cheers
@joy4craft8 ай бұрын
Hi Gabriel! Welcome back to Greece.The prehistoric period for Greek history is the era before 1100 BC. It is the era of the Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations.
@GabrielTravelerVideos8 ай бұрын
Got it, good to know.
@andreimihaesi8 ай бұрын
Love it when you explore new islands! Skyros sits somewhere between the Sporades and Cyclades both geographically and aesthetically. Skiathos and Skopellos look quite different with their dense pine forests🌲
@giannisgen59059 ай бұрын
Gabriel, it's high time you travelled to North Aegean. The islands of this complex have their own distinctive beauty. An ideal port to start this trip is Kavala, as all but Samothrace are connected to it. For Samothrace, you would need to take the boat from Alexandroupolis. (not sure if the ferry Lemnos-Samothrace still operates). If you happen to be close to Kavala, a visit at Nestos River Straits is a must. There are still Greeks living in Imbros (minority), because the Greek population of Imbros, Tenedos and Istanbul along with the Muslim population of Western Thrace were excluded from the population exchange.
@nickpapagiorgio50569 ай бұрын
I totally agree there is something so mysterious and majestic bout each Greek island and of course much of the geographic landscape has similarities but so unique in their own ways. I’ve only been to a few not nearly as many as Gabe but hopefully someday I will! I could DEF live on a small greek island.
@mylahbarreto52658 ай бұрын
You’re absolutely right! There may be similarities in these islands but they’re also uniquely different
@helencarandreou73688 ай бұрын
Hey Gabriel, good to see you back in Greece. It's the best place to be. In MHO all the ruins that you are looking at are old huts where shepards once lived herding goats. They are not in use now and deteriorating. Have a great time. Greetings for Australia
@AnastasiosA8 ай бұрын
Hello @gabrieltraveler ! If you fly to Thessaloniki and find yourself around there ,think about visiting some of the places that are related to Alexander the Great and his family - dynasty - Empire.These are hidden gems that most of the tourists that visit Greece do not know that even exist...I think it will be great before you sail to the northern Greek islands. Thank you 🙏🤞
@GabrielTravelerVideos8 ай бұрын
That's what I'm thinking of doing. I've already been to Pella: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIbRgWWLrsySiJo
@panagiotismatziounis47789 ай бұрын
Don’t know your schedule and since you’re flying to Thessaloniki , rent a car and go to Thassos. One two days is enough. Then go back to to mainland and go to the city of Xanthi. Old town is beautiful. A few klm next to xanthi is Nestos river gorge and it will blow you away.
@flukos799 ай бұрын
Να έρθει και Καβάλα, στην πιο όμορφη πόλη της Ελλάδας
@giannisgen59059 ай бұрын
the old town of Xanthi is one of the most beautiful in Greece. and the local food has no equal
@JennyGunner-ge3lz9 ай бұрын
Yep wouldn’t be a Gabriel Traveler video without exploring a church and ruins next to each other haha. I was booked to go to Athens and Santorini just before the pandemic, but of course had to cancel and still have not had a chance to get there. Still on my bucket list, along with a lot of new islands you have been showing. Great work as always. ❤️😊
@jillytravels93179 ай бұрын
Now that was spooky....TV on, book open,reading about Palamari excavations, look up to hear you say Palamari.......and its place in Skyros......you got my attention.....
@GabrielTravelerVideos9 ай бұрын
Very cool. 👍
@γιωργοςγαρυφαλλου9 ай бұрын
Limnos is amazing my friend great beaches history archeological sites great food nice people the winds season called meltemia
@Alfonso_1119 ай бұрын
I'm heading there in 3 weeks! Possibly Samothrace as well for some contrast :)
@jamesjones-wv9ik8 ай бұрын
@@Alfonso_111 Loved Limnos! Had the fortune to be there last October 👍
@Pete-uo1ei9 ай бұрын
I wrote in one of your previous videos, that after visiting kyklades islands in the past ten years I got bored because they look more or less the same. Islands in western Greece are different. Great video again…
@AUDRIUSBANAITIS9 ай бұрын
Gabriel I recommend you to visit Sithonia peninsula. Very beautiful beaches. And from Vourvouru small town by boat by your self you could visit small but very beautiful island - Diaporos.
@michelehartley20739 ай бұрын
Lol! The man you are talking to at 19:41 is wearing exactly the same T-shirt I am wearing right now! What a hoot! I'm trying to remember where I bought it Spain or Portugal I think. Besides that I am so enjoying your travels. I was on Mykonos back in 1985ish and it was wonderful Not at all as busy as I see it is now. I feel very lucky I was able to experience it back when it was still a quieter Island. Thank you for showing us these little treasures!
@GabrielTravelerVideos8 ай бұрын
Wow, that's hilarious. Cool shirt.
@Ivyslife339 ай бұрын
The other day I came across to this beautiful Greek song by NIKOS VERTI .. "An eisai ena asteri " 🌟 if you are a star 🌟
@dimkwitchdoctor62839 ай бұрын
from the north aegean islands one of the most interesting is samothrace with a special vegetation on it,a mysterious atmosphere (when ypu aproach it by ferry is like a big mountain in the sea),a unique chora.also the is splendid trekking route through the mountai fonias (it means criminal!) where you can sea rivers,waterfalls and basins where you can swim in them.also limnos has a very beautiful chora where half has a greek style and atmmosphere and the other half an othoman one.there is also in the north part of the island some unique rocky structures by natura similar with volax of tinos and also there is the only one and unique dessert of europe!
@flukos799 ай бұрын
Also Samothrace. The nature will blow your mind 😊
@EvaTheodoridouEdessa9 ай бұрын
I love skyros 💙🇬🇷 hello from nothern Greece. Edessa 💙🌺
@connerokeefe64959 ай бұрын
Agios Efstratios looks like another cool island in the North Aegean
@junefirst5009 ай бұрын
Thanks Gabriel showing us history of Christianity! Greck The New Testament beging of St.Paul, John...
@pkavaleris19 ай бұрын
Hi Gabriel. In case you come to Limnos I would be pleased to give you any information you want.
@jamesjones-wv9ik8 ай бұрын
Had the good fortune to spend three days on Limnos last October! Beautiful - had an amazing time with friends 🙌💙
@thead019 ай бұрын
Thank you for the complementary ASMR, haha 16:52
@marafarnham5959 ай бұрын
I love those little churches ❤🙏☀️🌊😎
@ΕπαμεινώνδαςΛιάσκος9 ай бұрын
If you go to Thessaloniki take a car to Edessa, a beautiful and unique city built on top of waterfalls. Then proceed towards Mt Vorras and check some of the traditional towns along its way, especially Agios Athanasios whose old town is spectacular! Then head towards Florina, another gorgeous city in Northern Greece. God bless Macedonia 😍
@JohnPrice-ks9or8 ай бұрын
Hi Gabriel, a long time viewer. After visiting dozens of Greek islands, which is your favorite and for what reason?
@AVRX2-lq4rw9 ай бұрын
Some may look the same at first glance [some from cyclades especially] but not all. My favourite greek islands are Lefkada, Zakynthos, Kefalonia, Crete[big island, many options], Rhodes, Alonissos,Skopelos, Skiathos, Thasos, Ithaki. And there are some small ones which are gems for me. For examble the are some near Lefkada. From Cyclades maybe a bit Naxos and Syros[for chora's architecture]. Tinos is the most religious island. Myconos is just an average island, just for the wealth, and a bit overated. edit:ahh i also keen on Paros and Antiparos a bit. I like a bit Santorini as well but mainly for its sunset and the fact that its a vlocano, so for 2,3 days its ok for me. I like many beaches in Chalkidiki as well [it has many sandy ones] but its not island.
@PaulYeghouchian9 ай бұрын
lol contractually obligated, Gabe you're a legend:)
@simeon12349 ай бұрын
I would like to see Gabriel wandering trough Athos holy mount.
@carolinacadabra82789 ай бұрын
Interesting history and background on Greece and Turkey.
@phillipcarter80459 ай бұрын
They’re never liked each other .
@joeb50809 ай бұрын
@@phillipcarter8045 Please stop. 1 million Turkish tourists visit Greece every year, and we love them. They're far, far preferable to Anglosphere tourists. We send each other help in natural disasters. In the 19th century we wanted to regain our independence from the Ottoman Empire, and no independence movement was ever neat and amicable. Irish, American, Polish, etc. We're entitled to our civilizational continuity and self-determination too. You would never speak that way about the Irish, Ukrainians, Poles, Koreans, or Americans. "You know, those Ukrainians never liked the Russians"
@KNIGHTTEMPLAR5559 ай бұрын
@@joeb5080I agree completely with you.We feel close with Turkish people,maybe ,because, most of them Muslim Hellens.
@joeb50809 ай бұрын
@@KNIGHTTEMPLAR555 Turkey's large and diverse, and if you go more than 200 km from the Aegean coast, it's a whole other world. But there's nothing wrong with that. The people are lovely.
@KNIGHTTEMPLAR5559 ай бұрын
@@joeb5080 I LOVE ALSO THE TURKISH PEOPLE, AS FAR AS THEY ARE NOT IDIOTICALLY NATIONALIST.
@anonymous-qc3sy9 ай бұрын
Only the Cyclades islands lok the same. Barren with white houses. Sporades are green islands,ionian islands have the Italian influence in architecture (especially corfu), Crete is a country on its own. It's very ignorant to say all 100+ inhabited islands lok the same
@dadisphat64269 ай бұрын
My Turkish grandmother was born in Salonica (Thessaloniki) and was part of the population exchange. She lost at least two brothers to the wars. Sad history between Turks and Greeks but my two favorite places to visit. I love them both ❤
@CelticMickWalks9 ай бұрын
Enjoying the content, keep up the excellent work 🤙
@connectedtravelkimhull9 ай бұрын
Islands of the Cyclades region can certainly all start looking a bit the same, with the whitewashed buildings and white outlined paved laneways. Other island regions can look very different. As an example, Lesvos island architecture is characterised by homes built from local stone, with tiled roofs and often a second story wooden construction called Sachnisi. The 18th and 19th-century mansions of the capital Mytilene are influenced by the Neoclassical and baroque style. Being so close to Turkey you see a lot of it's influence such as the Ottoman constructions Valide Mosque and the Yeni Mosque.
@vinay111639 ай бұрын
i am in bali thanks to your vlogs.
@GabrielTravelerVideos9 ай бұрын
Very cool, that's great to hear. Enjoy beautiful Bali.
@vinay111639 ай бұрын
@@GabrielTravelerVideos watching your vlogs had made so much easier to explore bali. thanks a ton man
@pavelavietor19 ай бұрын
I LIKE THE STONE CARVED CHAPEL. SALUDOS
@kevinx92259 ай бұрын
Some of these towns are remote and sparsely populated. What would you estimate most people do for work? It is so quiet in some of these videos, do you think some homes are vacation or summer homes? I enjoy your editing skills and choice of music. I am a newbie and find it very difficult.
@GabrielTravelerVideos9 ай бұрын
Mostly tourism, probably some fishing, a little farming, managing businesses to support the locals. A lot of people go to Athens or elsewhere to find work.
@panagiotispapageorgiou38329 ай бұрын
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Of course tourism but also there is intensive livestock farming and less fishing. Thousands of sheep and goats on the island.
@mirzagoralija44929 ай бұрын
Nice again ! 😊❤🇧🇦
@SC-uf5bc9 ай бұрын
What video can I find where you are in this ghost town you were talking about where there weren't any people ?
I have read, that only 6 % of the Greek population live on the islands. Crete not included. Public service, infrastructure like roads, electric and water supply, internet and so on are much less developed than on the main land. Not to mention education and health care. Tax evasion is rife on the islands, and on many of the smaller islands with little tourism people live in a kind of hilly billy existence. Perhaps this seems romantic and close to mother earth for some, suffocating for others. This has resulted in the mass exodus from many of the islands after WW2. Tourism has rectified this in the summer months, often in an artificial way. Less touristy, big islands like Lesbos, Chios and Limnos have survived quite well and have kept their population and managed to maintain livable conditions for the inhabitants.
@chrisdickinson31689 ай бұрын
Have you visited Leros, its one of my favourites and you would love the castle their
@GabrielTravelerVideos9 ай бұрын
Yes, in 2009 but I don't have a video from there.
@chrisdickinson31689 ай бұрын
Hope you get a chance to make a video there such a beautiful island
@danlee37579 ай бұрын
Hey Gabriel. if this traveling/Video thing doesn't work out you could always teach ancient history, you think? Enjoy your adventures.
@brasni19 ай бұрын
The living and in my opinion most interesting part of Skyros Town is spread out on the foot of the mountain. The probably older and not easily accessible part on the top looks picturesque when looking from below and the view from up there is impressive, but that’s about it. But I think you have figured that out by now.
@GabrielTravelerVideos8 ай бұрын
Yes, I'll show the other part of the town in the next video.
@JH-me9 ай бұрын
I am waiting to see Lesvos 👀
@johnknox42939 ай бұрын
Hi Gabe....is anyone ever in the churches you go into....I never see anybody?
@GabrielTravelerVideos9 ай бұрын
No, I've never opened a church to discover someone inside.
@alex1826188 ай бұрын
4:57 I guess this is where Helen and Paris stopped on a way to Turkey
@janeldunn659 ай бұрын
The last thing I heard about the island Lesbos’ was that it was being commandeered as an immigration area ! This was a few years ago .. and I can’t remember the news source.
@GabrielTravelerVideos8 ай бұрын
That might be true, but in that case they are probably being held in one particular place, not swarming the whole island.
@bobkarp73686 ай бұрын
Hey Gabriel. I can see thast you love Greece. Out of all the places that you've been, can you tell me which country you admired the most
@GabrielTravelerVideos6 ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5m1Yn-Za5eipKM
@angelinaferguson13079 ай бұрын
🎉Spent 4 days on Santorini. Out hotel.was in the Caldera.
@michelvanroode39409 ай бұрын
When you showed the island of lesvos, you pinpointed the place I like best, but really from mid july it will become alive
@Deadfoot-Dan9 ай бұрын
I'm liking Skyros, I wonder what it is like in peak season? Maybe it's one of those islands the locals retreat to for holiday.
@SiXiS49 ай бұрын
i would much rather see the "island" than just some rocks :P
@LindseyMurphy-n4v8 ай бұрын
We have been to Thassos and Lesbos . Both great islands you should go 🇬🇷🇬🇷
@costasblionis8449 ай бұрын
You well come to Thassos Gabriel we hoppe to see you if you come
@pm8209 ай бұрын
Gabriel, would you ever consider doing live stream q/a? I have so many questions about traveling I would love to ask. You could answer questions from paying people first or put the live streams behind Patreon to bring in a little extra income
@PrasadiBandularatne9 ай бұрын
That’s a very good idea
@stevenlapidus29029 ай бұрын
I don't believe Gabriel has ever shown any interest in live streams unfortunately; I don't believe he has done even one. I agree that it would be a nice touch for him and his channel.
@GabrielTravelerVideos9 ай бұрын
It's on my list to do one of these days. I always forget about them. Maybe sometime when I'm back in the US and not so busy making the travel vids.
@haraldkreuz58249 ай бұрын
nice😂... grocery stores??
@EvaTheodoridouEdessa9 ай бұрын
Samothraki, northern Aegean the island of the great and ancient gods (kavirian mystery) the island of winged victory which is located in the Louvre France, in Samothraki the priestess was the mother of Alexander the great Olympiada 🇬🇷💙
@dozierstadium9 ай бұрын
The opening music threw me off a bit, thought I was on another site....😄
@apostolia21249 ай бұрын
As an answer to the question of the title, yes and no, but what's the problem of revisiting beauty ?? ☺✌💙
@kostassarris47828 ай бұрын
You re in luck. The weather will warm up significantly over the next few days with 30+ temperatures mainly in central and southern Greece
@GabrielTravelerVideos8 ай бұрын
Excellent, I'm ready for it.
@guima8389 ай бұрын
Your flight tomorrow is Sky Express flight GQ521 at 3:35 pm😅👍
@GabrielTravelerVideos8 ай бұрын
Boom.
@jev2427 ай бұрын
ADDITIONAL NOTE, since you also mentioned Imvros and Tenedos When the Greeks built the Trojan Horse and left from Troy, they went hiding behind a nearby island .....at night they returned and burned Troy .......the island they were hiding behind, was Tenedos The 1923 exchange of population was not based on ethnicity but on religion ......Christians went one way, Muslims went the other way .......regardless of ethnicity .......but part of the agreement was also to keep 120k Muslims in northern Greece and 120k Christians in Constantinople .......the 120k Muslims still live in reservations in northern Greece but the 120k Christians of Constantinople have been reduced to about 2k after the taxation of 1942 (Varlık Vergisi), the Istanbul Pogrom of 1955, and the deportations of 1965 and 1975
@ChrisP3000x9 ай бұрын
Yes.
@stankormy57179 ай бұрын
They look similar!
@gregoriopuro9 ай бұрын
To me.. they all look pretty much the same from the lense of Gabriel's camera..
@Roblynch55509 ай бұрын
Have you travelled Pelion region of Greece?
@GabrielTravelerVideos9 ай бұрын
Yes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppWWeZdsrbeAd7s
@Roblynch55509 ай бұрын
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Thankyou, I will watch it now. Take care. Enjoying all your Greek vlogs. Have you been back there since that time?
@ΕπαμεινώνδαςΛιάσκος9 ай бұрын
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Pelion also has so many traditional villages, towns, nature parks, ski resorts, beaches, historical sites, coves and so on. I haven't been there in many years but it is a region that warrants a revisit imo.
@GabrielTravelerVideos9 ай бұрын
@@ΕπαμεινώνδαςΛιάσκος Definitely. I worked at a retreat center there for a couple weeks so didn't travel around a lot, but had a nice experience there and saw some of the villages. I filmed more than that one clip but wasn't posting videos on youtube then, just filming random clips so didn't make a real video.
@SC-uf5bc9 ай бұрын
There's like 6000! islands total
@GabrielTravelerVideos9 ай бұрын
Yes, but 227 are inhabited by people. The rest are mostly just tiny islets with nothing much to see. There are a few larger uninhabited islands with some ancient ruins, etc. worth visiting.
@SC-uf5bc9 ай бұрын
I know you knew this just letting others know because I didn't until very recently! It's an amazing fact that eluded me
@flukos799 ай бұрын
Gökçeada is imvros island, Bozcaada is Tenedos
@apmoy709 ай бұрын
The exchange of populations was based on religion only, so you had Greek speaking Muslims, who spoke no Turkish at all (called Vallahades) moving to Turkey, and Turkish speaking Orthodox Christians (called Karamanlides) who spoke only Turkish, moving to Greece. Of course there were approx. 1.5 mil of bilingual Orthodox Christians & a slightly lower number of bilingual Muslims leaving for Greece or Turkey respectively
@aetherion79 ай бұрын
There are the Ionian islands (the most beautiful beaches are in those islands, the nature too of course generally), there are Sporades, there is Thassos etc, there are the Cyclades etc. So, no, every Greek island do not look the same, since the first mentioned ones are greener, forest-like, architecture different (as culture is different, different tribes) while the Cyclades and all other islands in southern Greece are more dry and more stone-like.
@pasqualeabarno9 ай бұрын
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@vitalitihomirov57819 ай бұрын
I see progress in history. The next step is to recall the role of Russia in liberation of Greece in the begining of 19th century.
@UVF798 ай бұрын
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@watercooled6668 ай бұрын
Have you ever come across a snake while traveling in Greece? Is this something to watch out for?
@GabrielTravelerVideos8 ай бұрын
Yes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKW8inSrnt-Jb9k
@MBA-PRODUCTION9 ай бұрын
These are not foundations, but cavities hollowed out in the rocks to produce salt...
@GabrielTravelerVideos9 ай бұрын
I see, good to know.
@annieis3009 ай бұрын
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@konstantinosstamatopoulos4259 ай бұрын
Certainly not, each having different geology, landscapes, history, vibe, villages, beaches
@helenbantis91328 ай бұрын
so easier and cheaper to rent a car on each island rather than to take them on ferries?
@GabrielTravelerVideos8 ай бұрын
Yes. But it might depend on your overall travel plans.
@messiboi35839 ай бұрын
Gabriel High Roller Traveler
@tatjanavuckovic15399 ай бұрын
Not looks the same, Lefkada is a different and most beautiful island 😊 My vote is for Lefkada.
@joeb50809 ай бұрын
Thank you Gabriel. 🙂 Every region in Greece very different. Cyclades, Crete, Ionian Islands, Dodecanese, Peloponnese, Epirus, Macedonia, etc, whether the region is peninsular (Peloponnese, Epirus), a contiguous island (Crete), or broken into pieces (Cyclades). This is why foreigners need to stop thinking in terms if "islands". Nantucket doesn't have more in common woth Key West than with Cape Cod, just because Key West is an island. Likewise, Nantucket isnt going to be radically different from Marha's Vineyard, just because they're different "islands"... you're still in New England, let alone Massachusetts. 🙂