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Athens By Locals – The definitive guide to what to see in Athens

We create the definitive travel guide, based on local tips, about what to see in Athens, which includes tourist attractions, what and where to eat, how to use public transport and how to stay safe.

Almost everything included in the video is within a 3km radius of the center of Athens, and includes: How to move with public transport?, What to see of history (Archaeological Sites and Museums), How to save money on tickets?, What to see of philosophy (Aristotle’s Lyceum and Plato’s Academy), Which Athens neighborhoods to visit?, What to see of sports?, What and where to eat?, the best Acropolis viewpoints and How to move safely in Athens?

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From where did they obtain the water in Ancient Greece?

This video analyzes where they obtained water in Ancient Greece, showing what ruins we can expect at each site, according to the answer.

This video contains shots and information from over 20 places in the center and south of Greece.

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Basilica of Lecheion in Corinth

In our day’s adventure we are going to explore the remains of the basilica of Lecheion, the largest in the history of Greece and tell its story.

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Sanctuary of Amphiaraos, in Oropos, Greece

In this video we explore the ruins of Anphiaraos and tell the traditions that occurred in this sanctuary.

The Anphiaraos of Oropo is an ancient sanctuary of Ancient Greece, which was located in the border area of the regions of Beotia and Attica and where worship was paid to Anphiaraos, an Argive hero who was believed to have gifts of divination and healing.

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Kabeirion of Thebes

In this video, we explore Kabeirion of Thebes, a fertility sanctuary and a rather unknown archaeological site.

The sanctuary of the Kabeiroi is located 8 km west of Thebes.

It was dedicated to two deities, Kabeiros and Pais, both of unknown origin, to whom Demeter revealed mysteries with the aim of reinforcing the fertility of nature, animals and humans.

The Kabeiroi were worshipped as protectors of vineyards and animal fertility; associated with them are 1400 representations of bulls found at the site.

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Dodona and the oracle of Zeus, Dione and Themis

Dodona was an important city-sanctuary in ancient Greece, famous for having the oldest oracle.
Located in the region of Epirus at the foot of Mount Tomaros, this sanctuary was surpassed in prestige only by the oracle of Delphi.

Among the ruins preserved to this day are a theater, a stadium, the foundations of temples, and other public buildings.

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The ruins of Ancient Corinth

Ancient Corinth was one of the important city-states of Ancient Greece.

In this video we are going to show you in detail the ruins of Ancient Corinth, not only covering the official archaeological site, but also many ruins outside, never before shown.

It is important to clarify one very important thing about Greece in general and about sites like Corinth and Athens in particular.

There are many archaeological sites that are not indicated in any way, neither on signs, nor on maps, nor in official information; sometimes it is necessary to investigate a lot and to wander around and explore in person and all that is a lot of work.

Acrocorinth: https://youtu.be/xHJuNY0wgmA
Aqueduct of Corinth: https://youtu.be/xyyBIv61AZw
Cenchrae (Kechries): https://youtu.be/GJRHGvxn3wQ

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Monastery of Daphni in Athens

The monastery of Dafni was built in the 6th century on the ruins of a temple dedicated to the God Apollo and today it is a world heritage site of UNESCO for its middle Byzantine art.

In this video, we explore the monastery and its history.

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The Museums in the Athens Metro Stations (Part 1)

This metro system has at least 9 stations that have a mini-museum or a ruin inside or on top of them. In this video, we will cover these 9 stations.

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The port of Cenchreae in Corinth

Cenchreae is one of the two ports of Ancient Corinth and one of the best free archaeological sites in the Peloponnese and Greece, just an hour’s drive from Athens.

In this video, we visit the most famous ruins and others never before filmed.