Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
War memorial in front of the Parliament guarded by the evzones, soldiers in pleated kilts and pom-pom shoes.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier appears in 3 of the 8 Athens vlogs we indexed, first in 2013, most recently in 2025.
3 moments in vlogs
Best one first. Tap a time to play it here.
- Rick Steves' Europe
Athens and Side-Trips
The guard changes at the top of each hour; the kilts reputedly have 400 pleats, one per year of Ottoman rule.
- Wolters World
Biggest Mistakes Tourists Make in Athens
Don't let news of protests stop you from seeing the changing of the guard.
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