Interesting informative fun. - Irene was really interesting and informative and we really enjoyed the tour. She is Spanish and also bilingual so was a natural in explaining lots of interesting and amusing facts about a handful of people famous in York to a group of mixed language speakers. I would recommend her tour to anyone wanting a view of the city in either Spanish or English. She certainly knows her English history and was a very enjoyable guide for us.

A fascinating tour of York and its real historical characters. - If you want to find out the real story of the people who make York great, rather than the usual tripe about witches and ghosts, then this is the tour for you. History needn’t be boring with Irene Altares Lerma, who brings the past to life with humour and knowledge.

Brilliant storytelling, insightful pathways through the city, engaging and insightful throughout. Brilliant tour! - Travelled to York on the morning of 13th January and had booked the Saints and Sinners Tour of York for 2pm that day, as an introduction for the family to Yourk and to our time there. What an inspired choice! Through the prism of the characters chosen, Irene brought people and periods in the history of York vividly to life before us. From first moment to last we three were engaged as a family. Brilliant storytelling, insightful pathways through the city and a huge degree of personal charm, all of which are testament to a quite brilliant guide. As a lover of place and history, could not have asked for more. My recommendation, to end, is to book Saints and Sinners without any hesitation. Thank you, Irene for such a superb start to our break in York. John, Amanda and Saoirse.

Walking tour with a difference - Great afternoon tour with friends. Irene brings York to life with her interesting Saints and Sinners tour, can definitely recommend.

Informative tour of York - As a frequent visitor to York we wanted to learn more about the city and its history whilst avoiding the novelty tours. Irene pitched her tour at the perfect level for us, delivering interesting information about York & its citizens across many periods of the last 2000 years relating it to both well known & "hidden" locations. The tour has whet our appetite to explore more of the city and its museums/galleries. If you are looking to do a walking tour of York then Irene’s tour is not to be missed!

Interesting, engaging and varied - Irene was a wonderful guide with a clear passion for history and an ability to engage others with the subject. What I liked about the Saints And Sinners Tour is the variety of individuals featured. Not all the ‘Saints’ were members of the Clergy and not all the ‘Sinners’ were brutes. Also, given the title of the tour it would have been very easy for Irene to just talk about figures from the Medieval period, but instead she included people from much earlier and much later than that. This helped give an insight into a broader scope of Yorks history. Some of the figures featured on the tour I’ve known about since childhood and others I hadn’t even heard of before. Yet I learnt something new about every one of them. I recommend this tour.

I enjoyed my time in York thanks to this tour - Thank you so much for your wonderful tour. I’d been to York before the tour with school, but I couldn’t learn anything new from the school trip. That’s why I joined Saints and Sinners tour. The tour guide Irene is considerate, erudite and funny. I didn’t know about history of the UK at all, but through the tour, I got a new point of view which enables me to enjoy the time in York more.

Great tour and knowledgable guide - Amazing tour! We were the only ones booked for the day so we basically got a personal tour of York with a historian. I highly recommend Irene and this tour which is a more unique take on York history than the hundreds of ghosts tours available.

Amazing tour with knowledgeable tour guide - We loved this tour! Irene is so knowledgeable and since we were the only ones on the booking we basically got a personal tour of York. Highly recommend!

Outstanding Sinners &Saints Tour - We had a wonderful experience with Irene our tour guide. Her extensive knowledge of York's history is incredible. She was passionate in her work and escorted us through York as if she had been living here at that moment in time. I highly recommend this tour