Despina Savvidou is the founder of the Athens Walking Tours and a guide herself for more than 30 years. Her love of Greek history, her intense desire to show visitors
" the other Athens" which can only be experienced on foot and her passion for the city of Athens, old and new and for the Athens Walking Tours were the motivating factors for Despina, who now works long hours, has to battle with learning new technology but loves every single minute of it.
The Athens Walking Tours,
the most popular tourist activity in Athens with international acclaim, offer personalized exciting "walks through history" to exclusive and intimate groups of no more than 18 persons in the company of licensed, university graduates and highly knowledgeable guides.