Big Olive City Walks
Big Olive City Walks
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Big Olive Walking Tours offers high quality scholar-led tours providing a unique entertaining and educational perspective on the city. We also offer bespoke experiences that enable participants to build their own package of accommodation, transport and guided tours.
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viaggiaredasoli
Rome, Italy65 contributions
Oct 2014 • Solo
I love history and religions, in Athens you can have both in same city. Usually I travel by myself, but you can not discover so many things without a guide.
Nico was an amazing guide, he knows a lot of history and interesting tips. We had the luck of meeting the rabbi of the synagogue, he is such a friendly and interesting person!
Nico was an amazing guide, he knows a lot of history and interesting tips. We had the luck of meeting the rabbi of the synagogue, he is such a friendly and interesting person!
Written October 31, 2014
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Cortni J
London, UK37 contributions
Dec 2015 • Friends
Why is this the best tour? Because it felt like we were being shown the city by a couple of really smart locals, and not a tour company.
I couldn't recommend this company more. We wandered down the streets of Athens with Nikos, a historian, as our guide. He and Yanis, one of the company owners, gave us a look into Athen's amazing past from the Classical era to the Ottoman rule and then they gave us insight into what life is like in Athens now. They didn't shy away from the hard topics of Greek life today and were very great of making sure every one in the group was having a nice time.
They gave us traditional Greek walnut liquor and local chocolate that tied into the buildings we visited. We even got to visit a proper Athenian house complete with a terrace view of the Acropolis. Even though the Acropolis was closed due to strikes, Nikos and Yanis ensured that we didn't miss anything. They customized every aspect of the day and made us all feel extremely comfortable. We finished the perfect day with the best Greek meal I have ever had.
The best part was that there were so few non-Greeks everywhere and I never felt like we got an authentic experience of Athens.
I couldn't recommend this company more. We wandered down the streets of Athens with Nikos, a historian, as our guide. He and Yanis, one of the company owners, gave us a look into Athen's amazing past from the Classical era to the Ottoman rule and then they gave us insight into what life is like in Athens now. They didn't shy away from the hard topics of Greek life today and were very great of making sure every one in the group was having a nice time.
They gave us traditional Greek walnut liquor and local chocolate that tied into the buildings we visited. We even got to visit a proper Athenian house complete with a terrace view of the Acropolis. Even though the Acropolis was closed due to strikes, Nikos and Yanis ensured that we didn't miss anything. They customized every aspect of the day and made us all feel extremely comfortable. We finished the perfect day with the best Greek meal I have ever had.
The best part was that there were so few non-Greeks everywhere and I never felt like we got an authentic experience of Athens.
Written January 6, 2016
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Hubert Erni
Kastanienbaum, Switzerland46 contributions
May 2016
Thank you very much for this amazing tour of Athens! ! It was an excellent opportunity to discover another side of the history of your beautiful city ! Nikos thanks for a lovley day! i highly recommend it! thamks Yannis Zaras for that outstanding surprise On the end of the Tour! we will be back for sure ! Hello from Switzerland Hubert AND Joop
Written May 22, 2016
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azgal_33
United States60 contributions
Mar 2016 • Solo
I had 1 free day in Athens while in town for a business meeting and booked a city walk with Big Olive. I was very impressed by the tour, the level of knowledge by the guide, and the experience overall. This is not your typical tour given by someone reading from a book while holding up a large umbrella! Book with Big Olive - you won't be disappointed!
Written April 2, 2016
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JulienP00
Paris, France2 contributions
Feb 2016 • Friends
We had an AMAZING time visiting Athens with Big Olive and I warmly recommend them to anyone who would like to understand the culture, history and identity of this wonderful city. Our guide and local expert, Nicolas, was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, kind, and insightful, which made our tour the highlight of our trip in the city.
This tour truly brought us off the tourist track with fascinating anecdotes, hidden spots and authentic discussions; you can't find all this in a guide book. Athens is a marvelous city and a Big Olive walk will help you feel its current vibe and captivating past. THANK YOU!
This tour truly brought us off the tourist track with fascinating anecdotes, hidden spots and authentic discussions; you can't find all this in a guide book. Athens is a marvelous city and a Big Olive walk will help you feel its current vibe and captivating past. THANK YOU!
Written February 25, 2016
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Xiomara1384
Mexico City, Mexico2 contributions
Jul 2014 • Couples
Our guide was Nicolas Nicolaides, a historian from Athens who walked us through the Acropolis and the Agora with an incredible gift for sharing it´s history.
We only had one day to visit Athens and Nico showed us the essence of this marvelous city. He also walked us to the market and to a local restaurant where we had a great and delicious meal.
He´s really easy-going, friendly, we had a great time.
We really recommend Big Olive services!
We only had one day to visit Athens and Nico showed us the essence of this marvelous city. He also walked us to the market and to a local restaurant where we had a great and delicious meal.
He´s really easy-going, friendly, we had a great time.
We really recommend Big Olive services!
Written August 20, 2014
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SadiehNyc
NYC162 contributions
Jul 2014 • Friends
I can't say enough great things about this walking tour. We were in Athens for only one day at the start of a sailing vacation, so it was important for us to see as much as we could - but without feeling like it was a superficial rushed visit. Big Olive offered us a private tour that we created ourselves, covering a number of different neighborhoods plus of course the Acropolis. We spent 4 hours with Big Olive's guide Dionysis - a bright graduate student who knew everything there was to know about not only the Acropolis, but also the various layers of Athenian history and anthropology (proto-Christian, Byzantine, Ottoman, Neoclassical). The tour was fascinating! And scheduling it with Yannis, the owner, was easy and flexible.
Written July 22, 2014
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Penelope G
London25 contributions
Jul 2016 • Friends
Having previously enjoyed other Big Olive walks I was intrigued to take the Culinary one. This one is not for the moussaka and kebab brigade but for those interested in how the history of Athens is reflected in its little known gastronomic delights. Cannot speak highly enough of the experience.
Written July 25, 2016
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Mark Haskell S
Los Angeles, California31 contributions
May 2016 • Couples
We took the graffiti and street art tour and it was fantastic. The art is amazing (and everywhere) and our guide gave us a history of the city, the art, and some insight into the artists, the work, and the politics behind it. It was fascinating and the highlight of our trip to Athens.
Written May 28, 2016
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TravelEnthusiast98
Oregon20 contributions
Apr 2016 • Couples
Wonderful walking tour. Only 4 people on the tour which made it more personal and efficient than the many large groups that we saw. Nikos, our guide, had a masters degree in history and knew far more than your average guide. He had a pleasant manner and clearly wanted to share his knowledge about the many sights we saw.
When comparing prices, do your homework. Big Olive cost more, but included the admission in the tour price. Most tours do not include admission so they look much less expensive, but in reality, they are more expensive!
Phoebe, the operations manager, was very responsive to my several inquiries and handled communications efficiently.
When comparing prices, do your homework. Big Olive cost more, but included the admission in the tour price. Most tours do not include admission so they look much less expensive, but in reality, they are more expensive!
Phoebe, the operations manager, was very responsive to my several inquiries and handled communications efficiently.
Written April 18, 2016
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Thank you for reaching out! All our group (join-in) tours are offered in English. Private tours are delivered in the customer's preferred language upon request.
Written January 7, 2015
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