Tours in Rhodes and Greece

Master of Archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean and licensed guide in Rhodes and throughout Greece

About Me

Dear travelers, welcome to my page. My name is Athina Elliniadi, a practicing archaeologist and a licensed tour guide in Greece. I will be happy to meet you on my tours, which will allow you to explore the secrets of the past and the present of beautiful Hellas.

Why Me

License

A licensed guide in Greece is a guarantee of a high-quality tour conducted at a professional level and in full compliance with Greek law.

Archaeology

A tour accompanied by a practicing archaeologist guarantees that:

the information provided is trustworthy, as it is based on many years of academic study and practical experience
with an archaeologist, ancient monuments enter into dialogue, no longer remaining silent ruins

Professional Experience

During the winter season, I work as an archaeologist and traveler; during the summer season, I have been working as a tour guide in Greece for 20 years.

Transportation

A professional driving permit guarantees safety.

Driving license category D — bus
Driving license category B — car

New Friends

By choosing a guide, you gain a new friend who is ready to help you at any time.

Archaeology and Tourism

“Archaeology is the science of antiquities.”— Plato, ancient Greek philosopher and thinker. The earliest archaeologist is considered to be a contemporary of Plato — the Babylonian king Nabonidus, who during his reign carried out a number of archaeological excavations and restoration works.

“The archaeologist bears witness not to objects, but to the people of the past.”— Mortimer Wheeler, British archaeologist and university professor.

Archaeology is a discipline closely connected with tourism, because it is thanks to many years of research by archaeologists that the ruins presented to visitors begin to speak a special language — a language understood only by an archaeologist. It is precisely this monologue, linking the past and the present, that I am ready to share with you during our tours.

Archaeology means multi-day expeditions, life in tents, and dinners by the campfire. Archaeology means waking up every morning in anticipation of a surprise — an unexpected find or a remarkable discovery.

Archaeology means the monotonous removal of soil layer by layer, accompanied by detailed records in excavation journals. It is in this way, piece by piece, that we reconstruct the past.

Archaeology is not only fieldwork, but also long-term study of discovered artifacts, comparison of data, and analysis that gradually forms more or less coherent theories — sometimes accepted, sometimes rejected by the scientific community. Archaeology is meticulous work requiring a special approach, the results of which are also reaped by the tourism industry.