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"Dionysius was charming, knowledgeable and considerate. He loves his city and it showed. He had a wealth of anecdotes from ancient myths to modern times as well as recommendations.It was a great introduction to our stay in Athens."

"Spyros was a delightful guide. His affection for Athens is contagious. We walked through and learned a lot about a number of the neighborhoods. His stories about Greek mythology, ancient rulers, and more recent history all made for an excellent interdisciplinary tour experience. Thank you Spyros! "

"Ioannis spontaneously offered to customize our itinerary at the outset of the tour. He was flexible and generous. Ioannis is clearly a well traveled and deeply curious person having arrived the night before from India. He's also a lawyer and actor who feels strongly that theatre's role is to challenge us to think. I loved this. His knowledge was accordion-like. He was able to stretch on command and play keys simultaneously. He didn't pontificate and deliver his tour in a unilateral/scripted way but engaged in a wide ranging two way dialogue about contemporary Greek society and culture as well as many periods of history. For every question we asked, he had a ready answer--a perspective and compelling way of telescoping out to provide context to his entertaining stories. Many guides are so full of facts that you get a bit lost in not obviously relevant details. Not with him. What I loved most was that we got to know an educated, thoughtful person which, for me, is the reason I travel. He was present and knew how to give and take. This is one of those tours that will linger and be folded into the stories we tell about our travels in Greece. "

"It was our first time in Athens. Makram was light hearted and entertaining. We enjoyed our morning with him. "

"Dionysis was an amazing guide, who truly knows a lot about Athens and its history. The experience was complétalo immersive and very well thought out. "

"John was very knowledgeable a Nd at the same time entertaining. We really enjoyed his tour"

"I had the BEST time with Ioannis on our walk around Athens. He is so completely charming, lovely and so much fun to chat with. He took me to the best neighbourhoods and sites, chatting about their histories and giving me real insight into the culture and politics of the city as a whole. I felt so privileged to spend the day with him learning about his city. I've got a new friend in Athens now. Ioannis thank you for such a wonderful day. I'll never forget it. "

"We had such a wonderful tour with Dionysis. I highly recommend his tour! He was the perfect combination of storyteller, historian, comic, and friendly local educator. We talked about culture, historical perspective, mythology, relevance, philosophy and current events. He shared a behind the scenes experience by taking us through the neighborhoods and around the acropolis through the woods area. We saw some incredible views, walked a bit, learned so much about Athens and had a great time doing all of it. Thank you, Dionysis- hope to see you again. "

" Excellent historical tour of Athens! Nikos is extremely knowledgeable of all aspects - social, political, cultural - of Greece and beyond. Very personable, always kept us comfortable in shade when possible, answered all our questions with fascinating knowledge. "

"Ioannis was informative and engaging, the 3 hours flew by. We saw everything we wanted to and so much more, only a local could show you these things. It was the perfect start to our Greek trip."