SYMI ISLAND | GREECE | Day Trip Hiking Up Old Alleyways, Eating Special Shrimp & Enjoying the Views

Join me on my day trip to the island of Symi. A small, rustic island just under an hour's ferry ride from Rhodes, Symi is a colorful island where the main port is tucked inside steep mountainsides lined with houses built with a unique architectural style. Many abandoned houses are scattered among them, some are even pockmarked since the 2nd World War.
In this video, I hike up and around the alleyways among these interesting houses, then enjoy some "Symi Shrimp" for lunch. Watch to see what makes Symi shrimp different from regular shrimp!
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Video created by Nick Barnets, owner of all video & photo content in this production.
Filmed on a GoPro Hero 9.
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00:00-00:47 Intro
00:47-02:39 About Symi
02:39-04:08 Symi Real Estate
04:08-06:58 Going Up & Around
06:58-11:36 Hiking Up the Back Way
11:36-14:59 Upper Town Alleys
14:59-16:13 Going Down
16:13-17:20 Symi Shrimp
17:20-18:50 Symi Wrap-up

[@GlobalNiko]

I hope you've all enjoyed this video! Be sure not to miss my vlog from another even smaller & more remote island in the dodecanese region called Kastellorizo. Be sure to subscribe if you haven't already, & check out that video here- kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIG0cnSmj55nick

[@salem8753]

Great video! Another very beautiful Greek island, thanks!!

[@GlobalNiko]

Thanks for watching Salem! I'm happy liked this!

[@victoriavincent4344]

I loved it. Thanks for hiking all the way up because when I was there, it was too hot & never saw Symi from the top. Great commentary too.

[@GlobalNiko]

Thank you! I can’t imagine how brutal it would have been to do this in the summer as October, when I filmed this, was hot enough already. At least the sun is a little less searing in October.

[@mr.meanstotravel]

Great video Nick! Looks like you def earned those shrimp at the end! 😂👨‍🍳🍤

[@GlobalNiko]

Thanks Derek!! Yes I sure did enjoy them even more after that strenuous trek.

[@Harani66]

for anyone else visiting. There is a large wide street of steps leading to the upper village you missed at 7:05 where the sign points left "Symi pets" ( and just off camera other sign points in the same direction to "The Kalistrata") Those blue steps, as you found out, lead no where in particular but a lot of people take them thinking it is the kalistrata route.

[@GlobalNiko]

Thanks for pointing that out. I saw that when I was there but wanted to take the more "rugged" way up out of curiosity. But yes that way you mention is definitely easier.

[@kimm3473]

Looks beautiful! I really enjoyed your commentary.

[@GlobalNiko]

Thank you Kim!! I’m really glad you liked it!

[@Bombadillio]

Really enjoyed this, thank you. I visited Symi once but didn’t have much time to explore. This has convinced me to take a bit more time to wander through the village during my trip in autumn.

[@GlobalNiko]

I’m very happy my video convinced you to go back to see more of Symi! I liked it there and would go back to see more myself if I have the chance.

[@johns1161]

Geia sou Niko, beautiful island and great video as always. Greetings from Australia.

[@GlobalNiko]

Thank you John!!!

[@geemama420]

I Love it!!!! This video should have been called Stairway to Heaven!!! So Cool all the cobble stone alley ways!! Love all the abandoned places too!!! The shrimp and grilled feta look Delicious!!!! Greece has the Most Beautiful colors too like the Blue trim everywhere and those Blue steps!!! Definitely enjoying the Island tour while drinking my coffee ☕️ also I want a Sponge 🧽

[@GlobalNiko]

Glad you enjoyed it watching it as much as I did filming it!!

[@taki2003]

Bravo Niko! loved the video; glad you walked all the way to the top; i do not think I would make that hike!!

[@MeansToTravel]

Loved this one! Makes me want to start working out so I can go there!

[@GlobalNiko]

If I lived on this island and did this hike around the lower & upper town every day, I’d be in so much shape & be so many pounds less than I am now 🤣🤣

[@MeansToTravel]

@@GlobalNiko Seriously, I was winded just watching this video LOL

[@musingsatmidlife5278]

What a beautiful place! Were your legs sore?! I could almost feel the heat. I couldnt believe how quiet it was, people wise. Thank you for sharing it with us!

[@GlobalNiko]

Thanks. Yes I can’t imagine trying to scale this place like I did had I visited in summer. A big reason it was pretty quiet people-wise was because this was in October. It’s a small island anyway, but there definitely would have been more people if it were August.

[@alexhimis7229]

Exellent job

[@GlobalNiko]

Thank you Alex! Hope you've subbed so you can see more of my videos!!

[@MagnificentGermanywithDarion]

Awesome video Nick. I am so tired now watching this video of your stair climbing etc, lol lol. I have never been to Greece but this video has made me want to start my travel plans very soon :). Thanks for sharing:).

[@GlobalNiko]

Thanks Darion! I hope you can start your travel plans very soon, and that our paths can cross one day in a place that has spaghetti eis!

[@MagnificentGermanywithDarion]

@@GlobalNiko Exactly lol :).

[@bobfotoples6950]

It's SO nice hearing someone who correctly pronounces the island and the village names. Oh and don't get me started on what they call the wonderful food. (Gyro) So many people who do so-called 'tours' of different places in Greece on KZbin leave me wanting for correct pronunciations, even those who have lived in Greece for long enough they should know better. It gets downright aggravating. (insert eye roll here) BTW what type of phone plan do you use while in Greece, and how do you like it? Bob Fotopoulos

[@GlobalNiko]

Thanks Bob. It helps that I speak Greek pretty fluently & have my whole life. This is why I just automatically default to saying a Greek name with a Greek pronunciation because my mind just automatically switches to Greek when saying it. But I can see how those who don't would have trouble pronouncing a lot of things. For other languages, I do try to pronounce it the right way, and when I start going to other countries for this channel I'll get a chance to try pronouncing things on camera that are much harder for me to pronounce, haha.

[@GlobalNiko]

I have Vodafone & top up as needed. Been pretty happy with it so far. Prices are good & coverage is very good even in some pretty remote parts of the country.

[@bobfotoples6950]

@@GlobalNiko I had Cosmote’s WhatsApp while in Greece recently, the first 2 weeks of October, and wasn’t real happy with it. A cousin who works for them got it for me. I couldn’t text people inside Greece. 🙄

[@bobfotoples6950]

@@GlobalNiko I really like your content. I wish I had known Greek my 1st trip in 1975. My Papou never spoke Greek or anything of his family so I’d never had the experience of growing up Greek. I can read and write it now but my vocabulary is still limited as I have no one to practice with. Apps made my recent trip the best yet.

[@paulsmustache]

Neat little island. My family is all from Filiatra. Not exactly a tourist destination......

[@GlobalNiko]

Filiatra in the southwestern Peloponnese?

[@paulsmustache]

Quick question. Which video editing software do you use?

[@GlobalNiko]

Final Cut Pro

[@LeticiaVicario]

Are there beaches or areas where you can swim?

[@GlobalNiko]

There's a few of them away from the main port town. Marathounda beach and Toli beach I've heard are nice ones on the island.

[@LeticiaVicario]

@@GlobalNiko Thank you very much