Things to Do in Thessaloniki: Your Guide to Authentic Experiences

Coming up: pottery, cooking classes, historical hiking, cheese-stuffed local pies, some of the best beaches you’ve ever seen, and experiencing Kythnos like a local.
You’re traveling to Kythnos.
You’re looking for a Kythnos travel guide.
… well, good news: what you’ve found here is so much more.
We’re Upiria: and we’re gonna to introduce you to Kythnos. But, first, we’re gonna introduce you to 1,501 people.
Over 80 years ago, Antigone Rizos was born on the little Greek island of Kythnos.
Years later, she gave birth to a girl named Julia. Julia was raised in Athens, and later lived and traveled around the world…
… before eventually coming back to Kythnos, the land of her ancestors.
This girl, who is now in her 50s, is Julia Vagiani:
And she’ll show you Kythnos in a way no-one else can.
When Julia Vagiani was a kid, she spent her summers on the island of Kythnos. And now, she spends half of each year there.
…and because she spends half of each year there, she knows the island well:
She understands its culture, its unique and isolated way of life, and each of its 1,500 inhabitants. This is the type of place where:
When Greek mainlanders visit Kythnos, even they are surprised by the slow, traditional lifestyle on the island.
And when you explore Kythnos with Julia, you’ll become part of this big homely wholesome extended family (and, unlike most guests, you won’t be held back by language barriers!).
So: Julia is WAY more than just a Kythnos travel guide.
And now, she’s working with the Greek locals of Upiria to bring more guests to the island.
Julia offers many things to do in Kythnos. Highlights include:
Question: But what’s even better than these activities?
Answer: The people you do them with.
Because: ALL the people you meet during your Kythnos experiences, they’re local people.
(well, apart from the other guests—obviously)
Julia finds her expert helpers ONLY on the island: they won’t be shipped from other parts of the world, or other parts of Greece.
So: if you meet a yoga teacher, a fisherman, a farmer, a cheesemaker…
(... or anyone else…)
… they’ll always be a local person.
And they all understand their craft, the island, its people, and its traditions. This is real local life, with real local people.
No-one else offers Kythnos experiences like these.
All experiences are fun and casual.
Expect:
The big focus is on real local life:
Many of the experiences Julia will bring you, you can’t Google. You can’t find online. You won’t see in a guidebook. Everything is built around real local people, real local life, and real local traditions…
… and every adventure is crafted by Julia’s travel company Your Unique Story in Kythnos.
You can enjoy all experiences in English, Greek, French and Italian.
And you can book them on this page, right now—by clicking one of those little buttons to your right.
As we say in Greece: páme!
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