Spotted by Locals is a community of blogs & apps by volunteer locals in 82 cities. Our Spotters live in the city they write about, speak the local language and write only about their current local favourite spots. Strictly non-commercial. Experience a city through the eyes of a local. Make contact, meet people & support the local economy. That’s what Spotted by Locals is all about.

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About Travel Dudes: I’m sure you’ve had similar experiences I had whilst traveling. You’re in a certain place and a fellow traveler, or a local, tip you off on a little-known beach, bar or accommodation. Great travel tips from other travelers or locals always add something special to our travels. That was the inspiration for Travel Dudes. Travel Dudes is a private initiative & doesn’t have a big budget like other commercial sites. What Travel Dudes provides, are valuable tips, inspiration and advice from travelers based on their first-hand experience.

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Aperis Well-Being and Alternative Travel Guidance is the new tour operator and alternative travel guidance company specialized in the Peloponnese region. Created by a team of motivated and experienced people involved in tourism for over 20 years. Based in Corinth, Peloponnese, Aperis has a different point of view, offering an alternative but also a complete travel experience.

contact: info@aperis.gr

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AXIS is a newly found travel company in Jordan established in late 2020. With a combined experience of 50+ years amongst the founding members. The idea is a destination management organisation with a strong cultural impact, with a creative approach to promoting the beauty of the Middle East and its people through scheduled tours and events while delivering a high level of quality and attention to detail.

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Bespoke England Tours was founded by professional London guide David Garcia who wanted to provide high-quality and good value for money tours and experiences in London and England for discerning travellers. Their tours are designed for the refined traveller who enjoys private tours, at their own pace, staying away from crowds, travelling in comfort and style with the full attention of knowledgeable guides and chauffeurs. Bespoke England Tours specialises in day trips in London and around southern England: Windsor Castle, Hampton Court, Stonehenge, Kent Wine Tours, Cotswolds English Whisky and Gin Distillery Tours, Harry Potter film locations, Bath, the Cotswolds and many more.

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Budapest Locals are a couple of local girls with local sentiments and a love for their city, who have decided to do bespoke tours of Budapest that they adore and the culture that they come from. With them it’s all-inclusive. For the base price, they will show you all the major tourist cost-intensive highlights as well as a sense of life as a local. They will share with you some of the hidden corners, local hotspots, and unusual sights that make daily life in Budapest not only tolerable but phenomenal. Also, during the tours, they provide all the maps, metro tickets, food, drinks and entry fees. And to top it all off, they would treat everybody on their tours with snacks and samples, freshly brewed coffee, or a nice dessert. In the end, they would like to enrich you with an authentic recipe of goulash or chicken paprikas. The only drawback to their tours is that afterwards you might never want to leave.

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Cab Tours Belfast is the only Black Taxi Cab Tour company in the city of Belfast that’s owned jointly by both a Protestant and a Catholic. This puts them in a highly unique position for giving all their customers a fair and unbiased tour, during which you will hear both sides of the stories and events that they call ‘The Troubles’. Their most popular tour is the Belfast Murals Tour. This is a political tour of West Belfast’s Shankill Road and Falls Road. The tour begins in the back of the Black Taxi Cab, and your guide will give you background information about ‘The Troubles’.

Visit : cabtoursbelfast.com

Mie is running Copenhagen by Mie & Friends with her husband, Lars, and a few friends. They quickly found out they had a knack for making friends and family fall in love with Copenhagen over the experiences they created for them. Ever since then they have been doing show and tell on their authentic, original and fun Danish adventures and they have done well since their guests have raved about them in over 1500 great reviews. They believe travel can be a force of good for Copenhagen and the whole world. They want you to get to know Copenhagen one tour at a time, so you get that behind-the-curtain experience of the place they call home.

Visit : copenhagenbymie.com

Create My Adventure is a private travel planning agency that offers clients unique, tailored experiences for those looking to take their vacations to the next level! They specialise in locations and experiences that you won’t find anywhere else. Everything from charting private jets and cruises to booking private guided tours, and even reserving entire islands. Their goal is to turn your trips into once-in-a-lifetime experiences!

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The former house of Ypsilantis, Dias Boutique Hotel enjoys a central location in the beautiful and historic Nafplio, a favourite destination for all Greeks and tourists from around the world, with views over Palamidi Castle and Akronafplia. Its elegant guest rooms have hydromassage jets and 26’’ satellite TVs. The classic rooms at Dias feature large beds with silken sheets and allergy-free mattresses. The bathrooms have deluxe toiletries and soft towels, as well as a shower with hydromassage jets. A tasty breakfast, including homemade jams and traditional pies, is served each morning at the hotel’s breakfast room.

Visit : dias-hotel.com

Explore Belgrade! offers private tours and transfers in Belgrade and Serbia with highly skilled and experienced guides and tourist-grade vehicles. They specialise in private and small-group tours since 2010. Their team consists of licensed top-class guides and heritage interpreters, considered the best professionals on the market. Their audiences include individuals and couples, small and closed groups, business travellers, officials and VIPs. All their services are fully private and delivered in a personalised way. They know that travel is all about the emotions and experiences that you will take home as your personal treasure. Explore Serbia with them at your own pace, style, and creativity. Should you wish to adapt your itinerary, they would be happy to help!

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Gastronomy Cyprus Tours & Events, is the first awarded  licensed  travel agency, based in Limassol, Cyprus, introducing specialised gastronomic tours, as well as themed tours of special interest. The multi-cultural side of Cyprus cuisine, influenced by the choices and cultures of different civilizations, is an amalgam of flavours from the East and Europe, based on the Mediterranean diet, which gains greater prestige and appreciation worldwide. With absolute respect to the philosophy of alternative tourism, a subcategory of cultural tourism, they aim to encourage interaction with the local environment, people and communities. Their role as servants of this sub-category of Cultural tourism, is to tell the story… To discover a point of commonality through the story of every traditional recipe. The story which curries the customs, the habits, the joys and sorrows, the fairy tales and the legends. This unique point of commonality will provoke, inspire, incite the mass change in cultural conversation, and contribute to the encouragement of personal and spiritual growth in journeys of intercultural exchange.

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Slovenia is a beautiful country full of hidden culinary spots, surrounded by gorgeous nature. GourmeTravel is a culinary tour operator, organising special individual gourmet tours/trips throughout Slovenia. They love their job and it would be their pleasure to create the perfect holiday for you. Their offer includes wine tastings, bio salami tasting accompanied with natural wines, a picnic in the park, cheese tasting, fine dining…

Visit : gourmetravel.eu

Hidden Paris are Flora and Delphine, two passionate and professional Parisian guides. The love of their city brought them together, and they are eager to share it with you, especially the secret places that Parisians keep to themselves. They offer private tours and group tours. Also, they organise photo workshops that help you improve your photography skills while you are in the city of light and capture the best memories with a professional photographer! So let’s hit the road with them and enjoy Paris behind the scenes!

Visit : hidden-paris.com

Identità Terra is an incoming agency based in Perugia. It is born as a reality from the union of the experiences and skills in the tourist, organisational, cultural, social and technical fields of its founding members. They intend to have a company structure operating in the tourism sector that can create solid networks in all related sectors. They are working on packages that narrate the Etruscan roots, good food and the territory that lends itself well to slow tourism aimed at all those who love sports and nature walks. They offer live experiential tours among the most beautiful and authentic villages of the Etruscan and medieval cities of Umbria and they give life to historical characters who have formed our thoughts and the suggestions of a common feeling.

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INDULGE offers curated food tours as well as exclusive culinary experiences in and around Zurich. It is their aim to celebrate the rich culinary history of Switzerland while bringing people together over delicious foods and drinks. Thanks to their relationships built over the years with some of Switzerland’s best chefs, restaurateurs, hoteliers, artisan producers, vintners and brewers, INDULGE offers culinary experiences that are one-of-a-kind. Their team consists of local chefs, sommeliers, restaurant managers, hospitality experts as well as food entrepreneurs that do their best every day to showcase everything the amazing Swiss food scene has to offer. INDULGE offers bespoke tastings and classes, foodie tours, cooking experiences and organises corporate events

Visit : indulge-food.ch

Kimon Hotel Athens is located on the edge of the Acropolis, in the picturesque neighbourhood of Plaka – the oldest and the most historical district of Athens. Only a few metres from the Parthenon, the new Acropolis Museum and Syntagma Square, with direct access to all public transport services. Kimon Athens Hotel might be the place that “every traveller returns to” for relaxation. Cosy atmosphere, personalised care and attention to detail compose the special character of the hotel, designed for your comfortable and relaxing stay. Choose among the 14 diversely decorated rooms and find the one that fits your needs. At the end of an active day, you can always relax with a cool drink in the roof garden that boasts mesmerising views of the Acropolis.

Visit : kimonhotelathens.com

Krakow Tour Guide Seweryn Osowski is a licensed guide in Krakow, an official member of the Federation of Tourist Guide Associations in Krakow, and also a licenced guide in Oskar Schindler’s Factory. He is a history teacher and PhD student in the Faculty of History and Cultural Heritage at the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow. For many years, he has been fascinated by history, especially the history of Christianity and Israel. He is a Polish native and is well travelled. He has spent extensive time in the countries of both Sweden and Israel, but is glad to call Poland his home. He has personally guided over three thousand people in Krakow. Each person is very precious to him, and he considers it a privilege that he could meet you during his guided tours in Krakow. 

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Victor and Clara are official guides of Andalusia and founders of Macarena Tours. They decided to settle down in Seville and they would love to walk with you and tell you about its fascinating history from their personal perspective. So choose one of the guided tourist services they offer in Seville and join a pleasant and enriching experience. They also want you to get a unique memory, either by getting a handmade souvenir or by participating in one of their special tours. Because they know that if you remember them with affection, you will also keep a part of your visit to Seville with affection.

Visit : macarenatours.com

Meet Bosnia travel team is a group of young but educated and enthusiastic individuals. Their local Bosnian guides share love and knowledge of their country with the world in the best possible way. They offer a range of standardised tours and excursions, designed specifically to satisfy all wishes and special interests of their guests. Their mission is to show the world all the hidden gems of Bosnia and Herzegovina, be it natural, historical, gastronomic, or religious. Besides their beautiful capital, Sarajevo, where they do most of the tours, and other beautiful regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, they offer great customized packages in the Balkans, Eastern Europe and Italy.  Their tours are available in many languages, such as English, Spanish, French, German, Turkish, Arabic and others. 

Visit : meetbosnia.com

Monte Mare Travel is a travel agency and tour operator based in Podgorica and focused on tourism in Montenegro. They offer a wide range of services by a specialised and licensed team of people who have long-time experience. Monte Mare Travel organises various group and individual arrangements and many other reliable and convenient tourist services, such as daily tours, activities (hiking, cycling, canyoning, rafting, ATV, horse riding, jeep safari), wine tours, religious tours, transfers, rentals and tour packages. Their team consists of highly experienced, well-educated and friendly staff, who will be available to you at any time for information, suggestions and questions.

Visit : montemaretravel.com

At Original Berlin Tours, they believe you deserve the opportunity to have the best experience in Berlin and they would like to extend a warm welcome to you. With a full range of tours including their free walking tours of Berlin, day trips from Berlin and their Berlin nightlife tours, travellers and holidaymakers of all ages can discover the wonders of the city by day or night with their fun guides.

Visit : originalberlintours.com

Private Tours Liguria offers guided tours for individuals, couples, families and group travellers in Genoa and Liguria with local private guides. Treat yourself to something special, whether you are on vacation, with friends, family, or for business and ask for a tour designed for you. Choose whether you want to walk, drive, hike or ride a bike. Liguria can be an unforgettable experience. City, sea and nature, the wonderful food and the tangible history are the stones of a tailor-made tour, focused on your requests and desires. As tourist and hiking guides living in Genoa and Liguria, they want to show you exactly what interests you. As educated historians and, of course, Italians can give you a true picture of Liguria’s fascinating past and present – in or out of the beaten tourist path!

Visit : amazingliguria.com

Villa Vetrichina was born as a country farm in 1700 in the enchantment of Val d’Orcia and Val di Chiana. The proximity of the thermal waters and the village of San Casciano dei Bagni make staying in this corner of Tuscany a unique experience of its kind, a place where you can find tranquillity. Recently, the subject of a careful renovation, with the use of natural materials from the territory. After a day at the spa or wandering around the beauties of these places in the evening, our restaurant becomes the right place to relax. Chef Francesco agrees on the menu with the guests by guiding them to tastings of local specialities in a welcoming and informal atmosphere in the warmth of the fireplace. Together with Chef Francesco, we organize cooking lessons in the name of the most authentic culinary traditions.

Visit : villavetrichina.it

Yummy Istanbul has been offering food tours in Istanbul since 2013 and is a member of TURSAB. They are culinary enthusiasts, cultural experts, professional tour guides who are extremely proud to share their Istanbul and Turkey knowledge with you. They are a small family business – two founders who hand-picked every experience of their tours to create your unforgettable Istanbul memory. They offer you so much more than just a delicious food tour, they offer you a glimpse into Istanbul.

Visit : yummyistanbul.com