Private Tours of Athens with a Personal Touch.
Experience Athens in a more personal way with your own private tour guide.
Enjoy the best of the great City on private tours of Athens, Piraeus and the
countryside with me as your personal guide on tours designed to your wishes.
A tour of Athens with a licensed tour guide does make the difference and the fact is that only
licensed tour guides are allowed to guide inside archaeological sites and museums.
Greek licensed guides are required to attend guiding colleges for three years and they have been subjected to the scrutiny of a great number of exams before their graduation so they can be certified by the Greek State to perform tour guiding services.
Our tour guide license is an assurance of quality. It tells you that we know what we're talking about.
Are you curious to learn about the history and culture of Athens, to visit the top tourist attractions, to experience first-hand art treasures of Athens and architectural masterpieces and even some of out-of-the-way places and hidden corners that make the city unique?
As your personal tour guide in Athens I am at your service for private tours of the city, the port of Piraeus and the Greek countryside, including excursions to ancient Corinth, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Delphi and other unique and exciting places.
Whether you have just one day to tour Athens, or would like to spread your Athens sightseeing over several days, the guided tours can be personalized to your wishes.
All my guided tours of Athens are private tours, exclusively for your small group of family, friends, partners, colleagues.
My name is George Grigoriou, I was born and raised in Athens, Greece and I have worked as a tour guide for twenty years.
I feel extremely fortunate to be a tour guide in Athens and to be able to introduce visitors, first-timers and returnees, to the incomparable beauty and treasures of the world's most historic city.
As we visit together Athens top tourist attractions or the little neighborhoods and byways of Athens's historic center on guided tours made to measure, I hope I will be able to transmit not just my knowledge, but also my passion and enthusiasm for this great city to you.
I live and work in the heart of Athens historic center. I reply to you from one of Athens oldest and most characteristic neighborhoods, not from another part of Greece or another part of the world. I answer your requests personally and conduct all guided tours of Athens personally, to assure you have the best possible experience of Athens and its treasures.
I do not operate an Athens tour agency service and I look forward to provide you with an exceptional and unique experience on your visit to my country.
If I am already booked on your tour dates in Athens, I can, at your request, find for you a trusted and experienced licensed Athens tour guide colleague to be with you. In this case, I will refer you to a colleague I know will be able to provide you the same high standard of service for your private tour of Athens.
I will give you an entertaining and informative visit, and also a visit I hope will prove special to you, respecting history and respecting your intelligence, on private tours of Athens and the surroundings designed to your wishes.
I am here, at your service to make your visit to our special city of Athens an unforgettable experience.
Here is a sample of the various tours in or close to Athens.
ATHENS SIGHTSEEING TOUR
Explore Athens (the Capital of Greece) in a morning or afternoon guided tour, passing by the most important points of the Athens city.
A visit to Acropolis of Athens and a sightseeing tour of the Greek Parliament, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Adrian's Arch, the Temple of the Olympian Zeus, Zappeion Gardens, the ex Royal Palace, the Stadium, the Academy, the Constitution Square, the Russian Orthodox Church - and much more.
NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
This treasure collection in Athens, is filled with
important archaeological finds from all over Greece. You will have the opportunity to admire at the perfection, presence and power of the bronze statue of Poseidon along with a great collection of gold treasuries such as the Mask of Agamemnon, gold and silver cups and a great variety of
artifacts from all over various parts of Greece and its different civilizations.
ANCIENT AGORA
Located at the base of the Acropolis, this was once a sprawling market and public meeting place. The Stoa of Attalus has become a small museum that houses many of the artifacts from the Agora such as vases, coins, sculptures and statues. Interestingly the Stoa began as a marble colonnaded arcade built by Attalus II King of Pergamum and was reconstructed by the American Archaeological Society in the 1950�s.� Perched on a hill there is the temple of Hephaestus that creates an impressive scene as it overlooks the once thriving Agora below. The best preserved temple in Greece in Doric order was dedicated to the Gods Hephaestus and Athena and was later converted to a Christian Chapel and remained so till only 150 years ago.
CAPE SOUNION TOUR
Depart from Athens to a wonderful drive along the scenic coastal road which affords a splendid view of the Saronic Gulf, passing through some of Athens' most beautiful suburbs (Glyfada, Vouliagmeni, Varkiza) to Cape Sounion where you will visit the 5th century B.C Temple of Poseidon with one of the most breathtaking panoramic views in the world (on a clear day you can see at least seven islands).
ATHENS BY NIGHT TOUR
Your evening tours will start with a night tour of the Athens city, drive through an illuminated Athens.
Following the principal avenues of Athens City and passing by the most important points Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Panathinaic Stadium where the first Olympic games took place in 1896, Prime Minister's offices, Ex Royal Palace, Zappeion, National Garden, Parliament, Tomb of the unknown Soldier, Catholic Cathedral, Academy, University, National Library, Old Parliament, Constitution Square, we arrive to Plaka, the unique old part of Athens at the foot of the Acropolis. Dinner at a traditional Greek Taverna with live bouzouki music and Greek folk Dances.
ARGOLIS TOUR (Epidaurus, Mycenae, Nafplion)
One day visit to the Argolis Peloponnese, including Ancient Mycenae, the plain of Argos, Nafplion and the famous for its acoustics Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus. Leave Athens early in the morning to the Corinth Canal via the coastal road of the Saronic Gulf. Pass by the Corinth canal (quick stop for pictures), then on to Epidaurus visiting the Ancient Epidaurus Theatre. Proceeding on to Nafplio Town with its Venetian fortress of Palamidi and the fortified islet of Bourtzi afloat in the middle of the bay (Quick stop here). Then through the plain of Argos on to Mycenae. Visit to the Archaeological site - the Lion Gate, the Cyclopean Walls, the Palace and the tomb of Agamemnon. Returning back to Athens in the evening.
DELPHI TOUR CLASSICAL GREECE ONE DAY (DELPHI)
Departure from Athens early in the morning via the National highway to Delphi, passing through the towns of Thebes, Levadia (quick stop) and Arachova. Delphi is known in ancient times as the navel of the world. Pass by Castalia Spring; visit at the archaeological site the Temple of Apollo and the Museum of Delphi, with its spectacular finds, including the bronze Charioteer, the Naxian Sphinx, and the Statue of Antinoos. After lunch return to Athens via the picturesque mountain village of Arachova, built on the south slopes of Parnassus, well known for its attractive hand-woven carpets, rugs and quilts, as well as for its wine and cheese (quick stop). Arrival in Athens early in the evening.
These tours last from 3-4� hours to a full day. You can choose one of them or you can combine two of them in one day. The itineraries can also be modified on your personal interests.
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To inquire about itineraries, rates and reservations, please send an email to:
georgegrigoriou@hotmail.com
