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Private tour in Athens Spyridoula A
Magic and Ritual in Ancient Athens
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Hello !! My name is Spyridoula and I am a licensed Greek Guide, based in Athens, Greece. Being a licensed guide in Greece means that you have studied for 2 years in a special Guides Academy which is under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Tourism and have traveled all over Greece for ad hoc training. Besides being a guide, I have a solid background in the cultural field. I am a specialist in Archives and Museums Studies as I hold a PHD in the field of Digital Humanities and a Post Doc in a combination of Digital Humanities- Sociology and Economics. I have been an active researcher and university professor- not continuously- in the above fields since 2009 . But I don't give lectures during my tours!! I like having fun with people, because I love people!! I have met people from all over the world, people of various backgrounds and ethnicities and every time I realize that despite our superficial differences, we have too many things in common. So, being a guide is a gift for me!! A gift for the soul and mind! I do tours all over Greece and I am open to special inquiries from my future visitors. I am looking forward to meeting you!!!
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A Witchcraft Walk Through the Ancient City
Overview of your Athens tour
Step beyond the monuments and discover a different side of ancient Athens—its magic, rituals, and secret traditions. On this historically grounded walking tour, you’ll explore places where everyday Athenians practiced purification rites, cast binding spells, and honored powerful underworld deities. We begin our tour from Kerameikos, the cemetery of ancient Athens, then visit the Agora.. We’ll continue along the caves beneath the Acropolis, once used for mystery rites, and then take our seats in the Theatre of Dionysus—the birthplace of legends featuring iconic sorceresses. Finally, we climb the Areopagus Hill and end in the old streets of Plaka, at ancient crossroads associated with a special cult. This tour offers an engaging, evidence-based look at how magic, religion, and daily life intertwined in ancient Athens.
Your Athens tour itinerary
- Meet outside Thisseio train station - Walk to Kerameikos (cannot get inside, the site is under renovation) - Walk to Ancient Agora . Visit the Ancient Agora - Walk to Areopagus - Rock of Mars. Free access -Walk to Acropolis. Visit Acropolis - Walk to Plaka. End of the tour
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Type: Walking
It is a walking tour. Please wear sneakers/ hiking shoes
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Athens, Greece
We can start our tour from Thiseio- meeting point Thiseio train station or from Acropolis- meeting point Acropolis metro station
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