About Clio Muse Tours

We connect the tourism and the culture industries

Clio Muse Tours was founded in 2014 to promote the world’s cultural heritage by using modern technology tools. We have created over 450 self-guided tours in over 35 countries in collaboration with tour guides, museums and organizations.

Our diverse team of accredited professionals

Our secret recipe to success is the people behind the company and our common passion to put together culture and travel experiences. We support diversity, creativity and equality and we're proud of the work culture we've built.

Meet our team

Our brief storyline

12/10/2012

Andreas, Daphne & Yiannis met at a Startup Weekend

24/11/2013

1st prize in Creative Business Cup, during GES 2013

27/11/2013

4th prize in E-nnovation competition by the Athens University of Economics & Business

13/02/2014

We launched our app at the Athens City Museum

02/10/2014

Company founded

02/11/2014

Launched our first outdoor tour with Atenistas for 18 small museums in Athens historical center

30/01/2015

1st prize in Europeana Food & Drink Open Innovation Challenge

27/3/2015

2nd prize in the Squeeze competition by Orange Grove Athens

04/06/2015

Clio Muse is the official app for Art Athina Fair

1/12/2015

Winner in the Digital Gate Competition by the Athens International Airport

09/03/2016

Winner in Papastratos Startup Awards 2016

30/11/2017

We moved out of incubators and into our own offices

13/07/2018

Our brand identity evolved

09/10/2018

2nd prize at the Booking Cares Lab for our sustainability practices

15/10/2018

Raised 200,000€ from Uni.Fund VC to build more products for Greece and Italy

28/11/2018

Awarded by the Professional Chamber of Athens for our sustainability practices

03/06/2019

1st in the Connectivity Sector of the GIST Catalyst Competition at the GES

08/10/2019

Clio Muse Tours mentioned by the US Secretary of State in SNF

10/11/2019

Raised 300,000€ from Uni.Fund VC to build products for Spain and Turkey

31/12/2019

Multiplied our year-over-year revenues 10 times

02/02/2020

Moved to our new offices

20/03/2020

In less than 2 weeks we launched 23 virtual tours to help people 'travel' during quarantine

23/02/2021

Awarded for SDG8 by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

18/03/2021

We fully automated our reservation system for travelers

2/10/2021

The company turns 7. First time we meet all together after covid.

30/06/2022

Paid over 100,000€ to local professionals from the culture and tourism industry

Our mission

We create products to stimulate the best experience for cultural heritage visitors through constant innovation, while safeguarding inclusiveness, transparency, mindful fun, and respect to our team and customers

Our vision

We aim to generate universal cultural awareness and guide you in every part of the world, utilizing pioneering technology.

The Clio Muse Explorer

We have created 554 tours in 30 countries. Follow our journey so far with the Clio Muse Explorer and pick a place to listen to the world’s fascinating stories.