The Best of Greece from Above

Explore the beauty of Greece from the sky in this compilation video, which draws from the AirVuz drone video collections from this ancient country.  You'll see important cultural spots such as the Parthenon of Athens and the famous monasteries of Meteora as well as fabled beach spots like the island of Zakynthos.

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Check out this magnificent drone video collage of Greece, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot PawelWorsztynowicz.  The video features footage from dozens of locations across the great Southern European country.  Some of the featured locations include Skiathos, Skopelos, Evia, Rhodes, Thirasia, Corfu, Symi, Athens, Halkidiki, Karidi Beach, Kamára Beach, Agia Marina, Kos, Kavo Paradiso Beach, Zakynthos, Santorini, Lindos, Methoni, Piraeus, Kalogria Beach, Eretria, and much more.  

Check out this highly creative drone reel from Greece, compliments of former Drone Video of the Week Winner kostas Gur.  Shot primarily with first person view (FPV) drones, the video features impressive shots from all over his native country.  Starting at around the 1:17 mark, you'll tour a new stadium under construction, and at around 1:40 you'll fly past the famous Alexander the Great Sculpture on the waterfront of Thessaloniki.  Other highlights include some epic FPV shots skimming along the Greek coastline.  

Check out this magnificent demo reel from Greece, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot kostas Gur.  The video features a brilliant mix of landscape, urban, action, and "people" shots, beginning with an epic fly-through of a group of people dancing in a house.  Brilliantly edited, with outstanding transitions and epic timelapses, it's highly entertaining and an extremely impressive professional aerial cinematography reel.  This video was picked as the Winner of the Drone Video of the Week in April, 2021.  

Experience the beauty of Greece from a variety of aerial perspectives in this fantastic 2021 drone reel by AirVuz contributor ikoukouzis.  Shot with both gimbal-stabilized and first person view (FPV) drones, the video features a stunning mix of landscape and action shots.  Among the highlights include incredible shots of some of the giant yachts which ply the waters there.  Action shots include some amazing sequences involving jetski chasing, drift cars, and more; the video with a shot of Athens' Parthenon.  

Top AirVuz contributor Skyeye_Aerials earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this amazing drone video from the islands of Greece.  The title "Shades of Blue" refers to the color of the waters surrounding the Greek islands, which number in the many hundreds and which are dotted across the eastern Mediterranean Sea.  Beautifully edited, the video will take you over some of Europe's most appealing seaside scenery, replete with hillside villages, hidden cove beaches, massive yachts, and more.  

Check out this magnificent drone video collage of Greece, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot Aerial_Greece.  The video features footage from dozens of locations across the great Southern European country. Using his DJI Mavic 2 Zoom and Osmo Pocket this pilot was able to capture the bright blue waters of the Aegean Sea, the snowy mountains of Northern Greece, and world-famous landmarks such as the Parthenon complex atop the Acropolis in Athens. This video was selected as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist in November, 2020.

Take an aerial tour of over two dozen of the most recognized sights of Greece in this outstanding piece by new contributor PawelWorsztynowicz.  Featured locations include the island of Skopelos, the Port of Rhodes, Thirasia Island in the Santorini Caldera, Ypapanti Church on Corfu, the Athens Acropolis, Santorini's Skaros Rock, the Agia Triada Monastery in Meteora, the Lichadonisia islands off the larger island of Euboea, the town of Mlia and the Elafonisi islet of Crete, Karidi Beach in Halkidiki, Marmari Beach on Kos, and more.

Multiple Drone Video of the Week Winner smakozawr brings us this stunning aerial tour of Greece.  The video begins with the city of Athens, featuring a nice shot of the Acropolis at the :13 mark.  At around the :22 mark, you'll see one of the monasteries of Meteora, in the north-central part of the country.  At the :35 mark, you'll see the famous shipwreck Mediterranean Sky in Elefsina, near Athens.  Other featured locations include the Corinth Canal (:48), the Rio–Antirrio Bridge (1:15), the White Tower of Thessaloniki (2:15), and more.

Prepare to be amazed by this amazing demo reel from contributor Telakos, a professional aerial videographer from Greece.  In this highly cinematic piece, you will see footage from one of the world's most beautiful countries with some highly creative editing.  The video features footage from across the country, including the famous rocktop monasteries of Meteora, beautiful fishing villages, bright blue seas, and some of the world's most complex bridges which link the various regions of the country.

AirVuz contributor and drone pilot Gabika Travel spent a week in Greece with a DJI Mavic Pro and created this excellent trip reel as a record.  The video includes footage from the following spots: Meteora and Mt. Olympus in Thessaly; the tiny island of Elafonissos on Crete; Voidokilia Beach, Monemvassia, Tolo, Methoni, the Polimnio Waterfalls, and the Taygetus Mountains in the Peloponnese; Litochoro in Central Macedonia; and Antirion, the Corinth Canal, and Itea in West and Central Greece.

Prepare to be amazed by this DVOW nominated film of Athens, Greece, compliments of  contributor Damian.  Opening with some shots of the hills surrounding the capital city, the video cuts to its most famous landmark: the Parthenon temple within the hilltop citadel known as the Athens Acropolis.    Then it's on to the Olympic Stadium, the main venue for the 2004 Summer Games which were held here.  From there you'll see more footage of the Acropolis, followed by shots of the city's marina's, before closing with an epic shot of Mount Lycabettus.  

Perhaps as much as any country, Greece is known for its beaches.  In this excellent compilation drone video by AirVuz contributor fakefaketv, you'll get an aerial tour of some of Greece's most famous beaches.  Featured beaches include: Egremni on the island of Lefkada, Voidokilia in the Peloponnese, Kombonada (Kythira), Balos (Crete), Kolymbithra (Tinos), Seychelles and Nas (Ikaria), Navagio (Zakynthos), Tis Grias To Pidima (Andros), Porto Katsiki (Lefkada), Valtaki (Peloponnese), and Elafonisi (Crete). This video was a DVOW nominee in September 2020.

Top contributor iDrone Aerials, whose work has been nominated for the Drone Video Awards, created this beautiful reel from a Spring Break trip to Greece.  The video features footage from both of the main groups of Greek islands - Corfu on the Ionian Sea and Santorini in the Aegean - as well as some epic shots of the Parthenon and other sights of Athens on the mainland.  The video features a mix of drone and ground camera footage, and combines some excellent editing to make a highly entertaining trip reel. 

The Peloponnese Region is a peninsula in southern Greece, connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridge and since 2004 by the Rio Rio–Antirrio bridge. You can see the gorgeous part of Greece in this aerial film by contributor and drone pilot johannesbloechl, who also visited the Apollo Temple in Corinth and the Poseidon Temple near Athens (both of which are in the Central Greece region). This stunning 4K piece earned him a Done Video of the Week award in August, 2019.

Check out this outstanding drone reel from Greece, compliments of AirVuz contributor Paschalis Doumanis.  Some of the featured locations include the Attic Peninsula town of Vravrona; the famous Shipwreck Beach on the Ionian island of Zakynthos; Lake Kournas, on the island of Crete; Lake Doxa in the Peloponnese region of Carinthia; the Cretan harbor town of Chania; the area around the town of Penteli in North Athens; a fireworks show in Pireaus, a port town near Athens; the Temple of Poseidon; and more.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist Gravity Williams brings us this fantastic video from mainland Greece.  Created using both drone and ground camera footage, the video opens with shots from Athens, including a nice view of the Parthenon, followed by views of the Agii Saranta beach on the Attic Peninsula.  At around the 2:00 mark, you'll see the famous monastery-topped rock formations of Meterora in the north-central region of Thessaly.   Other highlights include the Temple of Poseidon (3:00), the Corinth Canal (4:14) and more.  

This drone video by AirVuz contributor and pilot apgnow features a myriad of locations throughout Greece.  Featured spots include the port city of Thessaloniki in the northern region of Macedonia (Greece's second-largest city, after Athens), the Corinth region of the Peloponnese Peninsula in southern Greece, the Aegean islands of Rhodes and Myconos, the Peloponnese town of Nafplio, the Aegean island of Skopelos, the Saronic Gulf island of Poros, and the Athens suburb of Vouliagmeni.

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist benhawkinsalive used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone to create this memorable aerial video record of a nine day trip to Greece.  Some of the highlights include the Greek capital city of Athens, the Rio–Antirrio Bridge over the Gulf of Corinth (which separates the Greek mainland from the Peloponnese Peninsula), the famous "rock monasteries" of Meteora in the northern region of Thessaly.  The video also features some excellent shots from the country's mountains and long shoreline.  

See some of the most iconic spots of Greece in this fantastic piece by Up Drones Greece.  Featured locations include (in order of first appearance): St. Nicholas Monastery, the Corinth Canal, Konitsa Stone Bridge, Meteora, Monemvasia, Kavala, Mycenae, Nafplio, Athens' Lycabettus Hill, Daskalio, Levadeia, Stymfalia, Georgios Averof, Corfu, Peiraeus, Perama, Bourtzi Napflio, Drakolimni, the Holes of Karamni, Nisyros, Marathon Dam, Etoliko, the Baths of Adipsos, Folegrandos, Parnitha, the Poseidon Temple, and more.  

Take a tour of some of the top sights of Greece in this excellent drone video by former DVOW Finalist Theo Silkstone.  The video features footage of the following locations: the pillars of Meteora; the Holy Kipinas Monastery in the Tzoumerka Mountains; the ruins of Olympia on the Peloponnese Peninsula; Plaka Bridge on the Arachthos River; Old Navarino Castle in Pylos; Voidokilia Beach, Messenia; Epidaurus, onthe Saronic Gulf; the Peloponnese city of Nafplio; the Corinth Canal; Ancient Corinth; Delphi; Mycenae; Mystra; Athens, and more.

AirVuz contributor Paschalis Doumanis brings us this excellent drone video of Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city.  The video opens with a shot of the city's waterfront, and starting at the :13 mark there's a nice shot flying towards the  White Tower of Thessaloniki, perhaps its most famous landmark.  At :24, you'll see the Port of Thessaloniki, Greece's largest export seaport.  At 1:32, there's a great shot of Aristotelous Square, the city's largest public plaza, and at 1:51 you'll see the statue of Alexander the Great.  

Here's a magnificent aerial tour of the Greek island of Crete, compliments of PureCreations.pl. The video features some amazing footage from along the coastline of the island, the Mediterranean's fifth largest. In addition to Crete's stunning beaches (including Balos Beach), the video features bird's eye views of some of the island's other hallmarks, such as its hilltop forts and shipwrecks. Other spots featured include the tiny island of Elafonisi, the capital city Heraklion, and more. This video won DVOW in July, 2019.

Get some great aerial views of Central Greece in this terrific reel by contributor Aerial_Greece.  The video opens with a shot of the wreck of the Mediterranean Sky, a combination-passenger liner ship scuttled in Eleusis Bay just north of Athens in 2003.  At the :50 mark, there's a great shot of Arachova, a mountain town in the Boeotia region near Mt. Delphi.  Following some great shots of the Saronic Gulf coastline, at the 1:50 mark you'll get an aerial view of the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion.  

Santorini is a small crescent-shaped Greek island in the Aegean Sea, the southernmost of the Cyclades group of over 200 islands (many of which are uninhabited).   It is known for its crisp, white buildings and blue roofs, jutting out from the cliffside towards the azure sea. Top contributor Lucaspinhel, who has over 200k followers on Instagram, uses those blues and whites to his advantage, creating pops of orange, yellow, and red with the beautiful dresses his models wear in this unique drone video.

In this video, contributor Icarus Aerial Filming gives us a spectacular bird's eye view of the area around Mt. Athos in northern Greece.  In addition to being home to some of the most important Eastern Orthodox monasteries, the fabled mountain (often referred to as the Holy Mountain) was the site of one of the great bits of luck enjoyed by the Greeks in the Antiquity - the foundering of a Persian fleet off the coast of Athos in 492 BC, which forestalled an imminent Persian naval invasion of the Greek mainland.   

This outstanding drone video by AirVuz contributor pasxos30 features two of the best-known ruins sites of the Golden Age of Athens, the period between the Second Persian War and the Peloponnesian War in the 5th century BC when the city-state of Athens was in its heyday.  The more well-known of the two is the Athens Acropolis, a citadel built upon a hill in the center of the city.  The second spot is the Temple of Poseidon, which is situated at the tip of Cape Sounion, at the southern end of the Attica Peninsula south of Athens.  

Top contributor and pilot GeorgeMarcu treats us to this epic aerial tour of the famous monasteries of Meteora in the Thessaly region of northern Greece.  The immense rock pillars of the region are home to six Greek Orthodox monasteries.  The most well known is the Monastery of the Holy Trinity.  This masterpiece "played the role" of St. Cyril's in the 13th James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only (1981), in which 007 (played by Roger Moore) scales a cliff and dispatches a henchman of Aristotle Kristatos.

Dragonfly flew a drone off of the highest peak in Greece to create this magnificent aerial video of this (literally) legendary region.  The Mytikas peak of the great mountain reaches an altitude of just over 2.9k meters (almost 9.6k ft.) above sea level.  It's part of the Olympus range in the northern part of the country.  Ancient Greeks believed that their gods lived atop the great mountain, and it figured prominently in stories of Greek mythology.  It's also considered important in the Eastern Orthodox religion.  

Samos is an island of Greece lying in the eastern end of the Aegean Sea.  Part of the North Aegean official grouping of islands, Samos features a mix of quaint seaside towns, amazing beaches, and numerous historical sites especially in its mountainous interior.  Seen on a map, the island is actually much closer to mainland Turkey than to the Greek mainland.  Ride along with top content creator and pilot Beemflights, who uses a drone to give us an amazing aerial tour of this Mediterranean paradise.  

Metsovo is a town in the Pirus region of north-central Greece.  Rich in history, the town has immense visual appeal, especially from an aerial perspective, with the deep red roofs of the buildings standing in brilliant contrast to the Pindus Mountains in the background.  Contributor Dimi Maran used a DJI drone to give us a spectacular bird's eye view of this cultural and natural treasure, which is the most important home to the Aromanian ethnic group and is one of the most visited sites in northern Greece.

AirVuz contributor John Kokotinis brings us this stunning drone video of the Rio-Antirrio Bridge, one of the modern wonders of Greece.  The cable-stayed structure spans the Gulf of Corinth, connecting the mainland of Central Greece with the city of Patras on the Peloponnese Peninsula.  With a total length of almost 2.9k meters (almost 9.5k ft.), it's one of the longest bridges of its type in the world; its longest span is just under 1.85k ft. or about 560 m.  The bridge was opened just before the Athens-hosted 2004 Summer Olympics.  

Contributor Patassini_ale used a DJI Mavic Pro drone to create this beautiful video of Greece's Sporades Islands in the northern Aegean Sea.  The video includes footage of three of the four inhabited Sporades: Skopelos, Alonissos, and Skiathos.  Associated with the Greek god Dionysos, Skopelos is the most well known of these islands.  Famously, Skopelos was used as the primary shooting location for the 2008 musical film Mamma Mia, based on a Broadway show of the same name and starring Merryl Streep.

The Gulf of Corinth is an inlet of the Ionian Sea between the mainland of Central Greece and the Peloponnese Peninsula. In this magnificent drone video by ourakot5, you'll get a bird's eye view of some of the most beautiful sights on these storied waters.   Locations featured include the Alkionides, a group of small islands at the eastern end of the gulf; Milokoki beach on the Corinthian (Peloponnese) coast; and the Melagavi Lighthouse at the end of Cape Malagavi near Lutraki, also in Corinth.

The Droning Dutchman headed to the Greece to create this stunning aerial video of Mykonos, one of the country's Aegean Islands.  Part of the Cyclades group which lies on the western side of the sea, Mykonos is informally known as the party capital of the Aegean for its legendary nightlife scene and relaxing atmosphere.  Near the end of the video, you'll see the town of Little Venice on the island's western end; this was the filming location for the final scene in the 2002 blockbuster The Bourne Identity.  

Patras is the third largest city in Greece, after the capital Athens and the northern port city of Thessaloniki.  It's situated on the Peloponnesian Peninsula, a landform which sits just south of the main Greek mainland.  Patras is an important port city, and is considered the country's principal gateway to western and southern Europe.  In this video, you'll get an epic bird's eye view of this 4,000 year old city.  The video was shot using the hyperlapse functionality on a DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone, by contributor and pilot SioU.

Lefkada and Kefalonia are two of the seven main islands of Greece in the Ionian Sea, west of the mainland.  Lefkada is technically no longer an island, as it's now connected to the mainland via a causeway.  Kefalonia, the better-known of the two, lies to its southwest.  In this outstanding drone video, you'll get an aerial view of some beautiful spots on the two islands, both of which bear the marks of centuries of Venetian rule. Kefalonia's Myrtos beach and Melissani Lake; and Lefkada's Cape Doukato, Kathisma, and Porto Katsiki.

AirVuz contributor Pashalis Doumanis brings us this excellent drone video of the harbor town of Chania on the Greek island of Crete.  Located on the northwestern shore of the island, Chania is Cretes's second-largest city after Heraklion, which lies about 90 mi (around 145 km) to its east.  Chania was an independent city-state during much of the Antiquity.  During most of the Middle Ages, Chania was an important outpost of the Venetian Empire, and from the mid-17th century it spent over 200 years under Ottoman control.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot Moses B. created this marvelous drone video of the Temple of Poseidon, one of the ancient ruins of Greece.  It's located at the tip of Cape Sounion, a promontory at the far end of the Attic Peninsula of Central Greece.  The temple was built in the mid-fifth century BC, replacing an earlier temple at the site which was destroyed during a Persian invasion of Greece which occurred earlier in the century.  Construction occurred during the time that Athens was ruled by Pericles.  

Top contributor BeemFlights created this excellent drone video of the Greek island of Evia.  Sometimes called Euboea, it's the second-largest Greek island after Crete.  The long and rather narrow landform sits across the Epirus Strait from the mainland.  It's part of the regional unit of Euboea, which is part of the region of Central Greece.  The island is roughly 180 km long (around 110 mi.) and about 50 km across (around 30 mi.) at its widest.  The video was filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone.

Contributor Grigorelis created this memorable drone video of a little-known Greek island called Spinalonga.  Located just a few meters/ft from the island of Crete, Spinalonga wasn't originally a separate island.  It was created by the Venetians, who controlled Crete for a time and "disconnected" Spinalong from the thin peninsula which had connected it to the Crete mainland, building a large fortress upon it.  In the 20th century, Spinalonga served as a leper colony, the last such instance to remain active in Europe.

Fly along with contributor and drone pilot Miklos for an aerial tour of the storied Greek island of Corfu.  Corfu is probably the best known of the group of islands west of the Greek mainland in the Ionian Sea.  The video features footage from the following locations, all of which are on the island's northern side: the Byzantine castle of Angelokastro, built atop a steep cliff; Mount Pantokrator, Corfu's highest mountain;  Almiros beach, near the town of Acharavi; and Cape Drastis, a promontory off of Corfu's northwestern coast.

DVA winner Druno and his photogenic companion put together this magnificent piece from the Greek island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea.  Filmed with drone, ground, and underwater cameras, the video opens with some epic footage of Navagio Beach; when you see the video, you'll understand why it's nicknamed Shipwreck Beach.  Lying on the northwestern part of the island, it's consistently ranked one of the world's top beaches.  Another highlight is the tiny satellite island of Marathonisi, off the main island's southern coast.  

Take a mini-tour of Greece in this excellent video by former DVOW Winner kostas Gur, which includes both aerial footage (including first person view (FPV) drone footage) and ground camera shots.  Filmed over the summer of 2022, the video features footage from across the central and southern parts of the country.  At about the 1:30 mark, there's a nice shot of the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion.  Other featured locations include the Methana Peninsula in the Peloponnese region, the Saronic Gulf islands of Poros and Salamis, and more.  

Explore the beauty of Greece in this excellent 2022 highlight reel by top AirVuz contributor John Kokotinis.  The video opens with some great shots over cloud-covered mountains, and at the :37 mark you'll fly over an iconic white hilltop church.  At the :43 mark, you'll see Doxa Lake, an artificial reservoir in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece, followed by some nice views of the Rio–Antirrio Bridge.  Other highlights include the White Tower of Thessaloniki (at the 2:53 mark), the rock pillars of Meteora (4:49), and more.