Athens Tour Guide

Athens Tour Guide

I'm Onoufrios, an Official Tourist Guide licensed by the Greek Ministry of Tourism. I provide Private Tours in Athens and nearby locations.

Together we can customise your tour according to your needs and interests.

20/07/2024

Σαν σήμερα, 1974.
Οι Τούρκοι εισβάλλουν στην Κύπρο.
Με αφορμή την συμπλήρωση 50 χρόνων κατοχής πλέον, ορίστε ένα ποίημά μου.

Σαλαμίνα.
Ναι, έτσι κάποτε σε λέγανε.
Θυμάσαι;
Ή να 'χεις άραγε ξεχάσει;

Σαν γνήσιοι Έλληνες εμείς,
το όνομα σ' αλλάξαμε,
κι ακόμη κι από Αμμόχωστο,
σε λέμε Φαμαγκούστα....

Ήταν το δόλωμα καλό
εκείνου του Ιάγου,
κι ηλίθιοι ήμασταν εμείς
σαν τον Οθέλλο...

Γι' αυτό κι εγώ,
τα ονόματά σου τα παλιά,
να σου θυμίσω θέλω.
Εγώ που .

Γιατί χειρότεροι από τους αγνοούμενους
είναι εντέλει οι αγνοούντες.

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#Κύπρος #Κατοχή #Αμμόχωστος #Φαμαγκούστα
#Τουρκία

Επιμένουν οι Βρετανοί για τα Γλυπτά του Παρθενώνα: «Δεν υπάρχει πρόθεση να επιτραπεί η επιστροφή» 02/06/2024

Τουλάχιστον οι Άγγλοι με το «Βρετανικό» Μουσείο (το συντομότερο ανέκδοτο)
έχουν σταθερά
την ίδια απαξιωτική πολιτική
εδώ και εκατονταετίες...

Εμείς να τα βλέπουμε 😛

#Ακρόπολη #Παρθενώνας

Επιμένουν οι Βρετανοί για τα Γλυπτά του Παρθενώνα: «Δεν υπάρχει πρόθεση να επιτραπεί η επιστροφή» Η επιστροφή των Γλυπτών συζητήθηκε στην 24η Σύνοδο της Διακυβερνητικής Επιτροπής της UNESCO

Άλκηστις Πρωτοψάλτη - Πόλη | Alkistis Protopsalti - Poli (Official Audio Video HQ) 29/05/2024

Σαν σήμερα... 29/05/1453
Βυζάντιο, Κωνσταντινούπολη, Πόλη

Άλκηστις Πρωτοψάλτη - Πόλη | Alkistis Protopsalti - Poli (Official Audio Video HQ) Subscribe now στο μεγαλύτερο μουσικό κανάλι: http://bit.ly/HeavenMusicYouTube Official Audio Video by Alkistis Protopsalti performing Poli.Music: Evanthia Re...

Not another Greek History podcast! 05/12/2023

Check out my English language for more unusual stories about and its .

👉🏼 Don't forget to subscribe & rate ❗

Not another Greek History podcast! Listen to Not another Greek History podcast! on Spotify. This podcast aims to be exactly what it says: not just another Greek history podcast. The Spartans and the Persians' stories have been told a million times.. As a tour guide, writer & actor, I aim to give what I call 'awareness tours'. So let'...

The Airbnb effect on Athens 02/11/2023

The effect on ...
(Written by me)

'Local businesses are closing, such as the shop of a person that repairs shoes or clothes, in favour of course of more restaurants and more cafes, all made to suit the 'multicultural' taste of tourists, who at the end of day clearly have no interest in experiencing anything related to Greece, since they are the ones filling the chinese, indian, vietnamese etc. restaurants, some of which we never had in Athens before the boom of tourism.'



📚Read more....
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https://www.athens-tour-guide.net/post/the-airbnb-effect-on-athens?fbclid=IwAR1txtPP-MAXU66O08rIsLQ5nA3L0qYhBZAZUyD6miPy_u-nT8TvQZ6-2l0

The Airbnb effect on Athens Will overtourism be the country’s downfall?

The Haunting Tragedy of the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus 19/07/2023

The Haunting Tragedy of the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus The day of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, July 20, 1974, was the day time stopped for Cyprus, a day of infamy when the course of the nation's history changed forever.

29/06/2023

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29/05/2023

On 29 May 1453,
, the capital of the Empire (aka Eastern Roman)
is taken over by the .

Originally called & founded as a Greek colony in the 7th cent BC,
it was renamed Constantinople to honour emperor Constantine I, a name it retained globally for at least 1,600 years and which it still holds in .

❗It was eventually renamed in the 20th cent, a name that derives from the Greek phrase "is tin (b)polin" (εἰς τὴν πόλιν), meaning "in/to the city".

23/03/2023

🇬🇷 March 25th: Independence Day 🇬🇷

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Read my post about the Greek Revolution:
https://www.athens-tour-guide.net/post/greek-revolution-bicentennial

#επανάσταση #25μαρτιου #Ελλάδα

21/02/2023

International Tourist Guide Day
(February 21st)

Greece VS Rome 16/02/2023

VS

From my blog

Greece VS Rome My commentary on a debate about Greece and Rome with British PM Boris Johnson.

Tours 30/01/2023

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Find the right one for you...

https://www.athens-tour-guide.net/tours



Tours Enjoy the best of Athens and Greece with a Licensed Tour Guide. Together we can customise your tour according to your needs and interests!

ΘΑΝΑΤΟΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ 29/08/2022

Εδώ μπορείτε να βρείτε το καινούργιο μου βιβλίο 📚 "Θάνατος στην Ελλάδα" ❗

This is my latest poetry collection❗⤵️

ΘΑΝΑΤΟΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ Το έναυσμα για το βιβλίο αυτό ήταν ένα άγαλμα του Ρήγα Βελεστινλή, που ακόμη και μετά θάνατον, ακόμη και ως άγαλμα, μάλλον τα καταφέρνει να μας εμπνέει και τώρα... Έτσ....

1922-2022: Greece's darkest hour and the Greek cities of Turkey 12/08/2022

#2022 marks the centennial of the uprooting of Greeks from their birthplaces where they lived for the past 3,000 years...

By Onoufrios Dovlétis aka Athens Tour Guide

* #1922

1922-2022: Greece's darkest hour and the Greek cities of Turkey A few things about the ancient cities that are no longer part of Greece.

01/03/2022

First tour for 2022 with an amazing couple!

At the Acropolis Museum - Μουσείο Ακρόπολης 🏛️🇬🇷☀️

Don't Call It 'Turkish' Coffee, Unless, Of Course, It Is 27/09/2021

, , Bulgarian etc, the style of , also known as Arabic, first came from .

A century later, Sultan Murad IV outlawed coffee, calling it an indecent drink, and chopped off the heads of those who drank it....

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/04/27/179270924/dont-call-it-turkish-coffee-unless-of-course-it-is?t=1632737709522

Don't Call It 'Turkish' Coffee, Unless, Of Course, It Is Throughout the region that was once the Ottoman empire, people make coffee pretty much the same way: using coffee beans ground into a fine powder, then boiled in a little brass pot. But ordering "Turkish" coffee today doesn't go over well in some Balkan or eastern Mediterranean countries that have s...

24/09/2021

'Pasta' from Ancient Greek πάστα (pásta) is one of the most common things made by people from flour mixed with water or eggs.

https://www.tasteatlas.com/most-popular-pasta-dishes-in-greece

Greek Drinks - Tsipouro, Ouzo, Tsikoudia, Raki - Provocolate 01/07/2021

The of 🇬🇷

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.provocolate.com/greek-drinks-tsipouro-ouzo-tsikoudia-raki/%3famp

Greek Drinks - Tsipouro, Ouzo, Tsikoudia, Raki - Provocolate The Great Greek Drinks - Ouzo, Raki, Tsikoudia, and Tsipouro. But which is which, and how to enjoy them? Here's a complete guide.

20/05/2021

Museums and sites have re-opened in !

The country's most important is honouring the 2,500 years since the triumph of the against the invasion with a special exhibition.

Don't miss it!

Countries with Names Deriving from the Greek Language 20/04/2021

https://greekreporter.com/2021/04/20/countries-names-come-from-greek-language/

Countries with Names Deriving from the Greek Language Surprisingly, the names of countless countries around the world come from words found in the Greek language, attesting to the language's influence.

Greek Revolution Bicentennial 24/03/2021

A few things about the
from my blog:

https://www.athens-tour-guide.net/post/greek-revolution-bicentennial

#Ελλάδα #ιστορία #επανάσταση1821 #επανάσταση

Greek Revolution Bicentennial A few things about the Greek Revolution

Is Santa Claus Greek? 28/12/2020

Is ?
(From my blog)

https://www.athens-tour-guide.net/post/is-santa-claus-greek

Is Santa Claus Greek? Let's get our Christmas facts straight!

Εστουδιαντίνα - Ασπασία Στρατηγού & Θοδωρής Μέρμηγκας - Για σένα κόρη έμορφη (Ικαρία) 25/12/2020

Merry Christmas
with a traditional Greek song!🎄

Καλά Χριστούγεννα
και παραδοσιακά...! ⛵

https://youtu.be/vnKkmNWXdws

Εστουδιαντίνα - Ασπασία Στρατηγού & Θοδωρής Μέρμηγκας - Για σένα κόρη έμορφη (Ικαρία) Subscribe: http://bit.ly/Walnut_Subscribe Buy/Stream: http://smarturl.it/natapoume https://estoudiantina.com/natapoume/ Από το CD της Εστουδιαντίνα Νέας Ιωνί...

17/11/2020

The Athens Polytechnic uprising occurred in November 1973 as a massive student demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974, and ended in bloodshed in the morning of 17 November after a tank crashed through the gates of the Polytechnic.

Οι Εκλογές, που ο Βενιζέλος δε βγήκε ούτε βουλευτής και έκριναν την τύχη της Μικράς Ασίας. Πώς ψήφισαν οι παλαιοελλαδίτες, οι πρόσφυγες κ 01/11/2020

Οι εκλογές που έκριναν την τύχη της Μικράς Ασίας...

https://www.mixanitouxronou.gr/oi-ekloges-toy-1920-poy-ekrinan-tin-tychi-tis-mikras-asias-pos-psifisan-oi-palioelladites-oi-prosfyges-kai-oi-alloethneis-giati-o-venizelos-den-exelegi-oyte-voyleytis/

Οι Εκλογές, που ο Βενιζέλος δε βγήκε ούτε βουλευτής και έκριναν την τύχη της Μικράς Ασίας. Πώς ψήφισαν οι παλαιοελλαδίτες, οι πρόσφυγες κ Η παράταξη των Φιλελεύθερων πήγε στις κάλπες της 1ης Νοεμβρίου 1920 τυπώνοντας 100 χιλιάδες αντίτυπα του χάρτη της Ελλάδας των δύο ηπείρων και των πέντε

26/09/2020

September 26, 1687: When the Venetians Bombarded the Parthenon | GreekReporter.com

* Πριν από ακριβώς 333 χρόνια, οι #Ιταλοί επιτίθενται στους Τούρκους και ανατινάζουν τον #Παρθενώνα, ο οποίος μέχρι τότε ήταν σε πολύ καλή κατάσταση...

* Exactly 333 years ago, the attack the inside the and they blow up the , which was pretty much intact..

greece.greekreporter.com During the Ottoman rule in Greece, after the fall of Constantinople in 1456, the Parthenon was converted to a mosque, and the Erechtheion functioned as a harem.

08/09/2020

Seven Greek islands put on England quarantine list

This has got to be one of the most absurd (not to say hideous) things I've heard this year.
is putting on the list.. England!
Right now, Greece has 169 new cases and the UK has nearly 2,500 (!!?)
They should be in quarantine when they ARRIVE in Greece, not after they leave...😅

bbc.com The government says returning travellers can be treated differently from those from the mainland.

07/09/2020

The Turkish Kristallnacht

The 1955 pogrom against the was carefully planned by the government to cleanse of the approximately 100,000 Greeks,
who were excluded from the Turkish-Greek population exchange of 1923, as were some Turks who STILL live in Greece untouched...

71 churches, 41 schools, over 4,000 stores and 2,000 residences were looted/destroyed overnight.
The human toll was:
over 30 , 300 and 400 ***d.

politico.eu Sixty years after its pogroms against ethnic Greeks, Turkey grapples with its ugly history.

30/08/2020

Μυκήνες: Γλίτωσαν οι αρχαιότητες από τη φωτιά -Ποια τμήματα επλήγησαν στον αρχαιολογικό χώρο | ΕΛΛΑΔΑ | iefimerida.gr

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iefimerida.gr Έναν πρώτο απολογισμό της μεγάλης πυρκαγιάς στις Μυκήνες, που πέρασε μέσα από τον αρχαιολογικό χώρο, κάνει το υπουργείο Πολιτισμού. | ΕΛΛΑΔΑ | iefimerida.gr | Μυκήνες, φωτι....

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