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Private Tour: Alternative Athens City Walk
5.0
61 Ratings
Athina
Explore Athens’ history and hidden gems on a private 4-hour walking tour. Discover ancient ruins, royal palaces, bustling markets, and modern hotspots with expert commentary.
Explore Athens’ history and hidden gems on a private 4-hour walking tour. Discover ancient ruins, royal palaces, bustling markets, and modern hotspots with expert commentary.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Plateia Syntagmatos - Parliament
- Central Market - Varvakios
- Monastiraki - Monastiraki square
- Psirri - Psiri
- Plateia Syntagmatos - Parliament
- Central Market - Varvakios
- Monastiraki - Monastiraki square
- Psirri - Psiri
What's Included
- Private guide
- City map
- Hotel pickup (if hotel in historic city center, please contact us)
- Private guide
- City map
- Hotel pickup (if hotel in historic city center, please contact us)
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Transportation
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Transportation
Additional Information
Discover the historical city of Athens by foot on this private 4-hour walking tour. Get up close to top landmarks, ancient ruins and royal palaces. Then, step off the well-trodden tourist path to explore bustling markets, modern city sights and other local hotspots. Feel as though you’re flipping through a real-life history book as you walk around…
Discover the historical city of Athens by foot on this private 4-hour walking tour. Get up close to top landmarks, ancient ruins and royal palaces. Then, step off the well-trodden tourist path to explore bustling markets, modern city sights and other local hotspots. Feel as though you’re flipping through a real-life history book as you walk around diverse, history-rich neighborhoods, and uncover the city’s long and storied past through your private guide’s eye-opening commentary.
- Children up to 5 are free of charge
- Please wear comfortable shoes and clothes
- Please contact us if you wish to schedule a different departure time
- If your hotel is located within the historic center of Athens and you prefer meeting your guide at your hotel instead of the meeting point, you need to contact us up to 24 hours prior to your tour so that we arrange accordingly.
Location
Syntagma Square
Platia Sintagmatos
Your meeting point is in Syntagma Square. When you get to Syntagma, you will see a fountain. This is where your guide will wait for you, holding a sign - "Alternative Athens".
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(61 Ratings)
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Frequentflier561716
Jan 14, 2026
Walking city tour of Athens - We went on a walking tour through the city of Athens. It was a beautiful day with wonderful weather and our tour guide Andreas was great. He explained and gave us a recap of the history of Athens and took us to great places and views of Athens. Thanks again Andreas
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Inspiration470517
Dec 11, 2025
See all the Athens' neighborhoods - I thouroughly enjoyed my walking tour of all the neighborhoods of Athens. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about past more current history of the city. She was so passionate, wee could not help but be in love with Athens! I highly recommend this tour and company.
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Kristag266
Dec 1, 2025
Not only about the past - Fantastic. Highly recommend this tour to anyone unfamiliar with Athens. Andreas was an excellent guide who shared so much more than the history of the sites. He also gave us a feel of what it is like to live in Athens today, the challenges and the politics, the beauty and the tasty food. It was like walking the streets of the city with a trusted Athenian friend who really takes you to the places that define the story.
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Rgselfstorage
Oct 19, 2025
Great learning experience - Mary Kate was a wonderful guide? Knowledge about history and her city. She took us places that even many locals probably didn't even know existed. I learned an incredible amount from her. The pace was spot on. If you take this tour, be sure to message the company and ask for Mary Kate!
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Diannemy7385dn
Oct 11, 2025
Sites of Athens not to missed - This was an excellent tour. Our guide Leo was terrific and so knowledgeable. He took us to areas we never would have seen. Highly recommend this.
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G9277dzlisad
Oct 8, 2025
An Acropolis private tour that brought democracy alive - My husband, two friends and I from Long Island, NY enjoyed a truly wonderful private tour on the History of Democracy, through the Acropolis, Acropolis Museum and the nearby grounds for three riveting hours on September 29, 2025. It was conducted by your guide Alex, an extremely knowledgable anthropologist by training, who has a gift for weaving ancient myths with the story of Athen’s unusual original democratic system, and linking that ancient political process within its political context as well as to the context of current events. It was one of the most meaningful tours I have ever enjoyed. His English was superb and I would gladly repeat the tour with him. You have a gem.
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650devons
Aug 14, 2025
Great tour of the other neighborhoods of Athens - Andreas gave a fantastic in depth tour of the neighborhoods of Athens. This was a great source of history in the last 200 years. It’s a lot of walking, which might be hard for younger children, but the information was all presented in ways that was great for the whole family. Our guide was very considerate and took breaks and made sure we stopped in shady spots. He walked us through the university areas and the open air markets! He was able to answer all our questions about Greek life today and in history. I highly recommend this!
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Annette
Jun 22, 2025
Highly recommend this tour - go with Andreas! - My adult daughter and I spent a few days in Greece before a scheduled cruise. To my delighted surprise she booked this tour for us the day before our departure (June 14, 2025). I didn’t know what to expect, but as soon as we met up with Andreas he explained what he had planned for us. We saw parts of Greece we would have not seen without going on this tour. Andreas was very knowledgeable and extremely personable, answering all out our questions. The museum he took us to was an unexpected bit of history I would have never known about. We both thoroughly enjoyed our time with Andres!!
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My2centsandmore
Jun 21, 2025
Excellent hours spent with Simos to understand the culture and history of Athens - We were with a knowledgeable guide, Simos who is an archeologist and a keen cultural historian. His insights into history and the development of Athens were terrific and well composed. We walked through different neighborhoods, from upscale to those populated by workers and artists, and past bookstores frequented by intellectuals and academics. We saw excavated ruins in the middle of commercial streets, and a bunker that was a relic of the misery imposed through Nazi occupation. This tour is highly educational, provides excellent insight into the history of Athens (and Greece), and well worth going on.
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Xavier382014
Jun 18, 2025
Original and quite interesting - The four of us have loved a lot the tour with our guide Leonidas, who could make clear to us the so rich history of Greece. Leo could also answer the many various questions related to Athens. And we have appreciated to go through non touristic neighborhoods.
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