Costas

The Experienced Local

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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 9 hours

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Reviews

Avrim
20 February 2025
Costas is very engaging with his incredible knowledge of ancient and modern Athens and Greece. Costas deserves 10 Gold Stars! Costas is an AMAZING guide!
Francisco
7 February 2025
Costas was gentle, charismatic and overall great guide to be with. Always flexible to our needs and super knowledgeable of everything he taught us about Greece and the Acropolis. Highly recommended.Excellent guide, better person
John
14 December 2024
Costas was great, just what we wanted. He is knowledgable and engaging, full interesting facts and observations on history and tales new and old. The trip was well paced and very enjoyable, would totally recommend. Fantastic Guide - Lovely Guy
Eleonora
20 November 2024
I spent a morning visiting the Acropolis with Costas, and I have to say that my son and I thoroughly enjoyed our short visit. Costas is very helpful, knowledgeable, and attentive. I would definitely recommend his services.
Jane
9 November 2024
I did the mythology tour in Athens with my children (11/13). Costas was very knowledgeable about mythology and the city. He had some great places to visit and I was then able to then navigate the centre of the city. He brought the tour down to the level of the kids and they gained a lot from it. Would highly recommend. Lovely tour
Caroline
27 October 2024
We couldn’t have asked for more. Costas prepared us very well for the acropolis with a museum tour prior to that. He provided very good and helpful backround information to fully enjoy the acropolis Great Acropolis Museum und Acropolis tour
Margaret
25 October 2024
Athens experience
Paul
21 October 2024
Costas was a great guide, very knowledgeable, never stumped by any question that we put to him. Highly recommended. Super knowledgeable guide
Sophie
19 October 2024
Without a doubt, the best decision I made in Athens was to book tours through “with locals”! Costas was a fabulous guide for our 3-generation-family on our visit to the acropolis museum and acropolis! We visited at the end of September and it was hot! With guidance from Costas we booked a mid-afternoon tour of the museum first and then finished on the acropolis site in the last session of the afternoon where we enjoyed a setting sun, less crowds and less heat. I would recommend this order of visit to others as in the museum Costas explained the acropolis site, significance, history and mythology. This meant that when we finally visited the acropolis site we had a much better understanding of what we were looking at! With Costas as our guide we were able to search for the artefacts that we had just seen up close in the museum and appreciate the engineering, design, and symbolism so much more. Costas is a fabulous storyteller who shared his extensive knowledge with us and made the acropolis come alive! He was very adaptive and was able to engage my whole family (teenagers, parents and grandparents). He led us to parts of the museum that engaged to children and through his storytelling and explanations left us all with a deep understanding of the beauty, history and significance of this amazing site. Thankyou Costas! You were a highlight of our trip and we feel very fortunate that we were able to discover the Acropolis with you! 10/10!
Jon Andri
14 October 2024
Nous avons fait une magnifique visite en famille du joyau d’Athènes. Grace aux explications de Kostas, nous avons tous bien compris les différentes strates historiques du lieu Un grand merci!Superbe visite

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