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Private tour in Athens Silvia B
Discovery of Modern Athens - Half Day Walking Tour
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Hello Travellers! My name is Silvia - Silviaki for my Greek friends - and I am a historian and licensed tour guide living in Athens. Both modern and ancient Greece have built on stories, and my own starts in Italy. Born and raised in a very little town near Milan, drawn by my passion for Ancient History and Archaeology, I enrolled nine years ago as a PhD student in Athens University, a choice I have never regretted. Communicating and sharing with people is something I see as fundamental to life as breathing. Tours let me combine my passions for the Ancient World and architecture with the joy of meeting, talking and laughing with people through genuine connections. In my free time, my little car and I go to explore archaeological sites, museums, Greece's incredible and varied nature, always trying to find my new favorite Greek dish! The country has so much to offer me and everyone that, no matter how much of it I see, I know that it is only the surface. My favorite tours are those based on history, archaeology and art, and I very much enjoy finding connections between the Ancient World and the modern. I try to contrast the more academic side of my tours with the fun, frivolous and unexpected. There is beauty to be discovered behind an ancient building, be it a modern artwork or an incredibly tasty baklava! The majority of my tours are Athens-based but I can help you escape from the city for one or more days, offering tours full of history, culture and nature throughout Greece based on your needs and interests. Looking forward to meeting you and introducing you to my second and now first home! Silvia B. Licensed Tour Guide (Greek Ministry of Tourism) PhD in Ancient History (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) Master Degree in Roman History (Università di Roma Tor Vergata) Bachelor Degree in Human Science (Università degli studi di Pavia) I am not a driver. I can accompany you in your vehicle or I can arrange for a separate car and driver.
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A journey in the less known history of the modern and contemporary Greece.
Overview of your Athens tour
The Greek nation & culture are one of the most ancient and famous worldwide… but what about Greece just as a country? Well, it's a very young country (only 200 years old!) but with an incredibly interesting history of heroes, acts of courage and strong people resisting against a foreign occupation. So, who were the fighters? How did they liberate the country? From whom? And… What happened next? On this tour I'm going to answer all these questions: Having a PhD in Ancient History, I'll discuss interesting things about the era where country needed to be build from scratch. Our day could be divided in two parts: First, a 2 hour stroll where we cover the less touristic areas of the city, full of neoclassical buildings, gardens and monuments of heroes & kings. The second part (also about 2 hours), a visit to the National Gallery, a beautiful all-glass building preserving paintings from the most famous Greek artists which will let us jump into the recent Greek past and the feeling of being Greek.
Your Athens tour itinerary
·Once we've gathered either at your hotel or in front of the National Library, we'll head towards newborn Greece's Neoclassical buildings whose construction intended to show the Greek identity to the world: - The National Library - The University - The Academia ·After covering these buildings, we are going to walk to the first Parliament of Athens. ·Next, we'll walk to the current Parliament, the first house of the kings Otto and George I. ·We'll continue with a nice walk into the National Garden, where we'll appreciate a paintings depicting the Greek revolution and battles. Among others, we'll see great masterpieces of El Greco, Vrysakis, Gyzis, Lytras, and many other famous Greek painters. ·At the end of the tour, if you want to go back to your hotel, I'll be glad to take you there or to suggest other places for you to visit! At any point during this tour, we'll be able to stop for refreshments and grab a coffee or a snack.
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Type: Walking
The tour will be all on foot.
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Airport: ,Cruise: ,ByGuide: If not at the hotel hall, the meeting will be outside the Panepistiomo Metro Station in Panepistimio Street, in front of the National Library of Athens.
- You can request a different meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout process.
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