Costas

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  • I live in Athens
  • I speak English, Français, Italiano, Ελληνικά
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Costas

I'm 67 and I've played championship level chess, translated scores of books (history, art, humanities, essays, some literature), sung. I ride a bike through Athens since decades; I like learning new languages, modern and ancient.

I'm a licensed lecturer guide for all of Greece, a graduate of the Law Faculty (Department of Public Law and Political Science), Athens University (NKUA) and of the Faculty of Philology (Department of Linguistics), NKUA. My language skills have never disappointed anyone.

  • I live in Athens
  • I speak English, Français, Italiano, Ελληνικά
  • Verified Local host
  • Response time less than 6 hours

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Unknown
10 June 2025
We learned a lot and enjoyed out time with Costas. He was happy to tailor our time with him to whatever we wanted and he made our experience meaningful. Would definitely recommend!Great time!
Chad
9 June 2025
Costa was great and very informed about the area and its surroundings. It was nice to purchase the tickets in advance, skip a bunch of the lines, and see more of Athens. It was a great tour with a lot of great information. Excellent tour and well informed.
Julian
9 June 2025
Costas was very easy to communicate with before the tour; he met us promptly at our prearranged meeting point. The tour of the Acropolis included an initial 2hrs in the Acropolis Museum, during which Costas took us through the history of the site and proved to be incredibly well informed on every aspect; he then took us up on to the slopes of the Acropolis for an hour to show us the real thing. Both parts of the tour knitted together perfectly and we left with a feeling that we had been fully immersed in Greek and Athenian history. Thank you Costas Great tour if the Acropolis
Ann
6 June 2025
From the first professional interaction via Chat to the final information on the Acropolis, the tour of both Acropolis museum and sacred rock were fantastic. Costas provided us with key information about the art, history and social aspects of living on or near the Acropolis. Our time in the museum was well spent learning about the stories behind the sculptures and important figures. I can highly recommend Costas as an engaging guide.Excellent, engaging Acropolis experience
Miriam
29 May 2025
Costas was very knowledgeable about not only the history of the areas we visited, but also ancillary questions we had for him. His answers were always very thorough and clear! We gained a great appreciation for Athens!Wonderful, knowledgeable guide
Sonia
8 May 2025
Trop courte, notre visite matinale de 3 heures dans les rues d’Athènes en compagnie de Costas. La mythologie comme axe central, nous avons énormement apprécié les explications d’une personne passionnée et passionante. Nous avons découvert les contrastes de la ville ainsi que sa riche histoire, au travers de ses monuments et héritage culturel. Nous repartons avec une grande envie de revenir ! Efharisto poli CostasInoubliable!
Barbara-Anne
6 May 2025
Costas was a thoughtful and knowledgeable guide. He began with a well-structured tour of the Acropolis museum helping to frame and ground our experience of the Acropolis itself. It all made for an insightful and memorable experience. What a knowledgeable person!
Unknown
20 April 2025
Great person to lead you through a walk back into Ancient Greek history and the sights before your eyes. Very friendly and interactive and gave us an appreciation we would never have achieved on our own. Would recommend him to anyone.Friendly Knowledgeable Accommodating
Vicki
20 April 2025
We had the pleasure of touring the Acropolis with Costas. We had visited years ago, but it was much more interesting and insightful taking the private tour with Costas. His knowledge and anecdotes made for an amazing experience. It was especially meaningful as we were visiting on Easter Weekend to learn some of the Greek Orthodox history and traditions. He even took the extra effort after our tour to send us live photos of ceremonies and traditions we had discussed. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience this great outing! Fabulous guide!
paul
11 March 2025
We found Costas to be a brilliant tour guide for our visit He spoke very clearly and explained everything in a way that we knew what everything was The information provided was second to none We loved it and highly recommend a tour with Costas He truly knows his stuff and is a lovely guy to take you around Worth every penny in my eyes We paid for a private tour for just the two of us and Costas The 3 Hours went in a blinkOutstanding tour

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