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Discover Greek Culture

April 20, 2015 by Sonia Marsh 6 Comments

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Sonia Marsh standing in front of the Parthenon

Thanks to travel bloggers, Rebecca Hall, Marissa Tejada and Elena Sergeeva, I was able to experience a unique tour with Discover Greek Culture, a new tour operator in Greece, that specializes in offering archaeological, gastronomic, historical and artistic tours, to groups of 2-15 people maximum.

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Their goal is to offer something more personal and interesting, and I certainly felt that during my half day tour of “Neoclassical Greece.” I learned some interesting facts about Queen Amalia, the first queen of Greece who was German, and not too happy about living in Greece. She missed Germany, and German butter, since Greeks only had olive oil, so she requested cows and goats to be sent to her, so she could have her butter churned.

We visited her royal gardens, and Queen Amalia had palm trees imported from the U.S. in the 19th century.

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I was impressed with the knowledge of our guides, and the fact that Discover Greek Culture organized an aristocratic coffee and treats for us, in one of the rooms in the city of Athens museum, which had served as the temporary home of King Otto and Queen Amalia in 1834.

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Our guides, Sotiris, Michael, Travel bloggers, Marissa Tejada, me, and Elena Sergeeva from Travel Bloggers Greece

 

 

I wish I had stayed longer in Greece as I would have enjoyed another half-day archaeological tour with Discover Greek Culture to the Acropolis and the Acropolis museum. After the tour, they have a Greek wine and produce tasting session in Plaka, followed by a Greek coffee and Loukoumia, at a traditional Athenian mansion.

I shall definitely be back to learn more about Greek culture and to get a “Taste of Greece,” as I did not get an opportunity to have a guided history and archaeology tour of the Acropolis from an expert.

By the way, if you want a custom tour, Discover Greek Culture specializes in those as well as many others. I also heard that they won a Silver Award in the 2015 Greek Tourism Awards for their innovative tourism products.

If you’re interested in going to Greece and want something a little different than the tours that herd you around like cattle, why not check out a unique tour.

Have you visited Greece? If so, what was your favorite tour?

 

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  1. Java Davis says

    April 20, 2015 at 9:43 am

    Looks like you’re having a blast. Enjoy!
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    • Sonia Marsh says

      April 20, 2015 at 10:59 am

      Java,

      My time in Greece went by too quickly. Now I had my first day at school in London, studying for the TESOL exam, to teach English as a second language. The hard work has begun.
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  2. ladyfi says

    April 21, 2015 at 3:08 am

    Looks as if you had a wonderful time.
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  3. Rebecca Hall (Bex) says

    April 22, 2015 at 12:47 pm

    What a wonderful tour! I love Discover Greek Culture – they’re a great bunch of people: professional and energetic about the tours they offer.
    Glad you had a good time with them. Enjoy the rest of your adventures around Europe.
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  4. Marissa Tejada says

    April 23, 2015 at 5:56 am

    Loved meeting you and getting to know you. So glad you had a great time here in Athens! We’re looking forward to hearing about the rest of your European adventures.
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