10 Things NOT to do in Athens | Greece Travel

coming to Athens should be a fun experience so here are some things not to do while you're here these things are going to help you make the most of your trip stay safe and fit in a little bit more while you're here the first thing is don't rent a car when you're coming to Athens you will be able to walk to all of the sites that you want to see we also have really great public transportation here in Athens including metros and bus is the other thing is driving here can be a little bit crazy the drivers um are very used to being very aggressive parking is also very difficult so just save yourself the stress and don't rent a car if you are going to go somewhere in which you want to drive rent the car when you're leaving Athens number two don't call the parthan on the Acropolis I know that a lot of us say I want to go see the Acropolis but the Acropolis is actually the hill that the Parthenon sits on so when you're looking at it you're going to see this beautiful building and that is the Parthenon the hill that it's sitting on along with all the other buildings on that Hill is the Acropolis Hill number three don't be inflexible that sounds harder than it really is Greece is sort of known for being very flexible and I say that because sometimes strikes happen and sometimes they affect public transportation so the Metro is closed so instead you can take a taxi uh sometimes occasionally very rarely I think in the one time that I have lived here the workers at the archaeological sites have gone on strike uh so you just need to plan to do something else that day maybe that's the day that you hit the beach number four do not leave your cell phone out on a table when you're sitting outside and dining out there's a common scam here where people will come up to your table put something like a piece of paper or cardboard in front of your phone asking you to donate money to them or they're trying to sell you something and what they're actually trying to do is steal your phone so your phone needs to be put away either in your front pocket or in your handbag don't assume that everything will be open all the time Greece is still a very religious country so on Sundays lots of things will be closed not necessarily the archaeological sites and the museums and restaurants those will still be open but things like stores and supermarkets are not going to be open on Sundays if you're coming in the off seon sometimes the archaeological sites and museums will close a little bit early so make sure you check those opening times on their websites number six and probably the one that people freak out about the most and the one I hate talking about the most is don't flush toilet paper here uh this also applies in Athens as well on the islands um there are a few newer buildings here in Athens well they'll tell you it's okay but for the most part you cannot flush toilet paper here in Athens there will probably be a sign in your hotel and any any restaurants that you dine at and yes I know this sounds awful but there's a little bin next to the toilet for you to put it there don't worry about it it's totally normal here number seven this might be controversial to some people but I would say that you should not book an Airbnb if this is your first time coming to Greece and that is because a lot of the Airbnb hosts are very hands off they don't greet you to check in and they might have some information for you in the apartment but they're not available all the time most people that I've run into here that are running airbnbs are working Greeks so they're at work and they can't necessarily be looking at the Airbnb app to see what you might need now some of them will some of them will be just like being in a hotel but it's going to be hard to determine that before you get here you can look at reviews and see what they say you can send them a message and see but I'd say for your first visit you should definitely try to book a hotel rather than an Airbnb ladies do not wear high heels in Athens the streets are very uneven the sidewalks are uneven and sometimes non nonexistent and a lot of the streets and sidewalks are made of Marvel and they're very slippery even more so when they're wet and also if you go to the Acropolis or a lot of the archaeological sites they are not allowed I don't know what they would do to you if they saw you wearing them I don't know if they'd stop you and make you leave I haven't really heard of this happening but don't take the chance just wear some nice flat sandals it's totally fine I don't even see Athenian women wearing high heels here very often do not wear revealing clothing when you're visiting a church or a monastery here in Athens this applies to both men and women you're going to want to make sure that your shoulders and or your knees are covered so like this t-shirt would be okay and I'm currently wearing some fairly short shorts so I probably wouldn't go in if I was wearing these in Athens I find there a little bit more understanding of women wearing shorts as long as they are not too short um if you want to feel more comfortable with this and know that you are going to be visiting a place that you're might want to be covered more for just bring like a big scarf or a srong to put over your shorts um I would say as long as it's one or the other and like if you're wearing a tank top just make sure it's not like super spaghetti straps or something so just be mindful of your clothing when you're entering a church here in Athens number 10 don't forget to tip I know that a lot of people are in condition to think that there isn't tipping here in Greece or in some places in Europe but that's not the case here in Greece tipping when you're eating at a sitdown meal at a restaurant it is customary to tip about 10% it is preferable that you leave the tip in cash because usually the machines don't have a way for them to add a tip since it's not as big of a deal here if you don't tip so there isn't a line for that says tip on the credit card machine if you want to add a tip to the credit card you need to tell them that you want to add it however they're more likely to get it if you just leave them a few coins on the table of course there are probably other things that I might not be thinking of that you shouldn't do while you're here in Athens and if you've been here before and you want to share with the rest of us what you think your don'ts are please leave them in the comments below so that others can benefit from your knowledge thanks so much for watching guys and I'll see you in the next video

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Published: Thu Apr 18 2024