Excursions in Athens in Russian from local guides: TOP 12

Surrounded by ancient legends and myths, Greece, and especially its capital Athens, boasts a myriad of interesting sights. Everyone who even finds himself in this legendary city for a short time wants to see the majestic traces of antiquity and draw up their own idea of ​​ancient artifacts. In order not to miss anything important, interesting, noteworthy, you can order individual excursions in Athens.

Fascinating travels on specially designed routes are offered by many guides living in the Greek capital and speaking Russian. We made a selection of excursions that are of most interest to tourists (judging by their reviews), and talked about the guides that these excursions conduct.

Anastasia

As a person who has lived in Greece for a long time, Anastasia knows a lot about this country. It shows the real Athens, hidden from tourists, and fascinatingly talks about the city in Russian. A tour with this experienced guide to Athens and the surrounding area is an opportunity to join the authentic, non-tourist Greek capital and love it forever. Tourists speak of Anastasia as an experienced guide who loves her job, consider her friendly and friendly.

• Walking time: 3 hours
• For a group of 1-6 people
• Cost: 125 € for 1-2 people or 50 € for each participant, if the group is larger

This tour in Russian will help you feel the real atmosphere of Athens, find out facts about Greece that are not written in the guides. You will have the opportunity to visit Athens of different eras and learn the secrets of ancient times, so that later you can get the most complete picture of the city. You can also take beautiful photographs capturing stunning city landscapes.

• Duration: 2 hours
• Group: 1-6 people
• Cost: 99 € for 1-2 people or 45 € for each excursion, if you are more

See places where you can’t go by yourself and even with a group tour organized by a travel agency - that’s why in Athens you need an individual tour in Russian.

With an experienced Russian-speaking guide, you will visit Plaka, the oldest region in Europe, where many buildings are built on the foundations of ancient structures. You will visit the ancient Makriyanni district, where one of the symbols of modern Greece is located - the Acropolis metro, and where the main street of Athens - Singru Avenue originates. And after a walk along Monastiraki Square, you will climb the roofs of famous buildings to enjoy the incredibly beautiful and vivid panorama of the Greek capital.

The highlight of the tour is a visit to the Gellateria Patisserie and the retro bar. The first is known for its delicious ice cream, of which there are 32 varieties, and the second for the "old" interior, in the creation of which ancient Greek household items were used.

• Duration: 2 hours
• Group: 1-4 people
• Price: 99 € for 1-2 people or 45 € for each, if there are more people

A gastronomic tour in Russian, organized by Anastasia, is a chance to learn the culinary traditions of the Greeks, join their national cuisine and forever “get sick” with its dishes.

During the tour you will visit the best markets, shops and taverns of Athens. An incredibly tasty and healthy world of Greek food and food will open for you, you will understand the names of traditional Greek dishes. And as a bonus to the tour, the guide will recommend you where and what to buy home.

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Aris

Aris is a Greek, a native of Athens, a photographer and a guide. In addition to his native language, he conducts excursions in Athens in Russian and English. And she can also take him to the sea with his own car, professionally organize a photo shoot and even invite a makeup artist to create the desired image. Tourists note that communication with Aris is extremely pleasant and interesting: he advises that it is still worth a look, where it is better to buy gifts, where to try delicious Greek food. As a person born and living in Athens, Aris gives many useful tips on how to make your stay here as enjoyable as possible. And, which is also important, Aris knows Russian very well.

• Photo tour lasts 2.5 hours
• Group of 1-6 people
• Price 125 € for 1 person or 88 € each, if you are more

To get to know Athens as close as possible, the guide drew up a practical route starting at Syntagma Square. You will be able to observe how the changing of the guard at the Parliament takes place, after which you will walk through the shady National Garden, and then along the main pedestrian street of Athens you will go to Monastiraki Square. You will get acquainted with the old quarter of Plaka: with its classic narrow streets, secret courtyards, ancient taverns and shops. Next - climb the Areopagus Hill, which offers a panoramic view of the Ancient Agora.

And, of course, the main feature of the walk: Aris performs the duties of not only a guide, but also a photographer, organizing a colorful photo shoot.

• The tour lasts 2.5 hours
• Group up to 10 people
• Price 125 € for 1-2 people or 50 € for each excursion, if you are more

“We seemed to meet with a long-time friend, and he unconventionally tells about his country and shows its best sights” - such an impression is left by a tour in Athens in Russian and the guide-Greek Aris who conducts it among tourists.

From Syntagma, your path will lead to Parliament, where you can watch the change of military guards. Walking through the Royal Garden, you will find yourself at the Olympic Stadium. Narrow streets and hidden courtyards, colorful taverns and shops of the oldest Plaka quarter in Athens - all this will be on the way to the amazing temple of Zeus. The last stage of the journey is climbing the Areopagus hill, from the height of which Athens is visible from edge to edge.

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Joanna

Joanna is the same Russian-speaking guide in Athens, who from the very beginning of her acquaintance “infects” her ease, dynamism. Some tourists, with whom she was already a guide, write in their reviews: "Thanks to Athens for organizing a meeting with such an extraordinary person!". Joanna, being both a traveler and a resident of Athens, shares not only her knowledge of the monuments preserved from ancient times, but also many tourist life hacks.

• Duration 3 hours
• Group of 1-4 people
• Price 99 € for 1-2 people or 38 € each, if you are more

Syntagma, Omonia, Monastiraki - these famous squares of Athens cannot but impress. Life is seething there, there the full diversity and contrast of the Greek capital is felt there. The guide will guide you through the granite streets connecting these square-peaks into a large triangle, accompanying the walk with an interesting story about modern Greeks and about the stay of Russians in Greece.

• Duration 2 hours
• Group of 1-4 people
• Cost 94 € for 1-2 people or 35 € for each participant, if you are more

The route that Russian guide Joanna leads you to Athens starts at the metro station on the lively town square of Monastiraki, and ends at the station Panepistimiu.

Sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. Through all 5 senses your acquaintance with Athens will take place during this unhurried walk. You will rise to the roof of the building, and from a height you will appreciate the stunning view of the hill of the Acropolis and the Parthenon standing on its top. You will hear the ringing silence of narrow alleys and live folk music in a cozy tavern. If you want, try national dishes and famous drinks. You will find a variety of souvenirs that you might want to bring home.

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Tamara

During the tour, Tamara manages to show the guests of Athens the most beautiful and significant sights, accompanying the walk with interesting stories about the life of the local people. And for suburban tours, Tamara has a driver with an economical car for 6 seats. In their reviews, tourists note that Tamara helps them usefully and very cheaply organize an acquaintance with Athens, and give this guide the best recommendations.

• The tour lasts 3 hours
• Group 1-4 people
• Cost 95 € regardless of the number of participants
• The cost of prizes is from 10 €. The issue of prizes is discussed personally, because it is necessary to choose what motivates each specific child.

This tour is an unusual informative trip to the most important places of Athens, allowing you to get acquainted with the history of the city from ancient times to the present. Acquaintance takes place in a playful way, like a fun adventure: with contests, pictures, tasks and learning the basics of the Greek language. For children, small gifts will serve as an additional motivation for active participation in a long walk.

By the way, if you want, you can make your own adjustments to the tour route in Athens, which takes place in Russian - the guide does not mind, and the cost will not be affected.

• The tour lasts 2.5 hours
• Group of 1-4 people
• Price 88 € for 1-3 people or 24 € each, if you are more

If you will not be in Athens for long and at the same time want to have time to see the main attractions - this tour in Russian will be very welcome. You will see the world famous Acropolis, the white-marble temple of the goddess Athena Parthenon, huge sculptures (copies) of Athena and other gods of ancient times.

If you are lucky, then during the walk you will be able to communicate with the indigenous inhabitants of the city, which will allow you to plunge even deeper into the non-tourist atmosphere of the city.

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Ilona

Ilona has only been living in Greece for several years, but has already managed to fall in love with this country and become related to her. Having independently explored Athens, she managed to find many interesting authentic places, which not all guides know about. As tourists write in their reviews, each tour in Russian Ilona conducts energetically, excitingly, sharing many tourist life hacks.

• The tour lasts 3.5 hours
• Group 1-4 people
• Price 90 €

During the excursion tour you will visit the famous Athens hills - Muses (Philopappus), Areopagos, Nymph, Pniks - from the height of which the whole city is perfectly visible. Then walk through the oldest area of ​​Plaka with many hidden courtyards and alleys. During the tour you will learn interesting facts about the history of Athens, get acquainted with the traditions of modern Athenians.

At the end, the guide will show a colorful cafe in Athens, where you can drink coffee and taste delicious local sweets if you wish.

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Maria

Maria is one of those Russian guides who know about Athens, if not everything, then the most interesting and necessary for tourists. According to the reviews of the same tourists, she is very helpful, attentive, friendly, open, and, as many say, a guide by vocation. Any route proposed by Maria is verified to the smallest detail, but she is always ready to adjust it depending on your interests.

• Duration 3.5 hours
• Group 1-4 people
• Cost 77 €, regardless of the number of people

Athens resembles a kaleidoscope - bright and beautiful. You can see the beauty of the Greek capital and its history on a sightseeing tour, which the guide conducts in Russian. Waiting for you to climb the hills of the Acropolis and Areopagus, from which the vast city is visible at a glance. The further route will reveal to you the beauty of the ancient Plaka district, the Royal Garden, Syntagma Square, Panathinaikos Stadium, Adrian Arch.

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Alina

Alina is an experienced guide, fascinatingly telling in Russian about the most remarkable sights of Athens. Tourists who have visited Alina’s excursions speak of her as a wonderful conversationalist and pleasant person, and give her the best recommendations.

• Excursion time 3 hours
• Tour for 1-4 people
• Cost 80 €

The Russian-speaking guide organized a tour, the route of which covers the historical center of the charismatic Athens. Walking around the Greek capital, you will understand how contrasting it is: thousand-year-old temples and squares, ancient architecture of buildings, modern bright and colorful windows, original graffiti on the walls of houses. During this extraordinary excursion in Athens, you will understand the true essence of a city penetrated by myths and legends, which is hard not to fall in love with!

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