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Athens Walking Tour: Discovering Greek Cuisine and Local Food Markets
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Athina
Embark on a 4-hour food walking tour in Athens to discover the vibrant Greek cuisine and explore local food markets. Indulge in delicious tastings and learn about the stories behind the local food scene.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Monastiraki - Lively Monastiraki is known for iconic landmarks including the ruins of Hadrian’s Library, the Ancient Agora and the rebuilt Stoa of Attalos, with a museum exhibiting Athenian artifacts. Monastiraki Flea Market is a jumble of shops selling artisanal soaps, handmade sandals and souvenir T-shirts. The surrounding streets are crammed with traditional tavernas and restaurants, many with Acropolis views.
What's Included
- Food and drink
- Visit to the fish and meat market
- 6 food stops (12 tastings)
- Local food leader
- Tasting of high quality local products
- Groups no larger than 12 people maximum
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Venture away from the usual path and stimulate your taste buds on a 4-hour culinary walking tour in Athens, at a timing that aligns with your own schedule. Explore the Monastiraki Square and the central city market, Varvakios Agora, for half a day. Your tour guide will share the tales and beginnings of the regional cuisine while you get to savor delectable food and beverages at some of the top local gastronomic spots.
- The tour is not suitable for vegans or gluten free intolerance participants
- Please make sure you will not eat anything in advance cause the amount of food is plenty.
- You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
- This tour is suitable for vegetarians, you can inform about your diet preference or alergies your tour leader on spot
- Voted as best experience of South Europe this tour is a unique experience of the culinary present and past of Athens
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Not recommended for gluten free intolerance
Location
Pl. Monastirakiou 6
Platia Monastirakiou
Monastiraki square in front of the little church on the square
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Angela_t
Jul 24, 2024
A highlight of our trip. - This walking food tour was amazing. Alexandria was the most awesome guide. She gave us a taste of authentic Greece. The food was unbelievable. She took us to out-of-the-way places and we enjoyed traditional Greek food along with a wine and olive oil tasting. This was one of the highlights of our trip. Thank you so much, Alexandria.☺️
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Neffienorthport_ny
Jul 24, 2024
Great tour! - What a wonderful tour we had with our fantastic guide Dora! Tons of delicious food - do not eat beforehand (and you will not want dinner afterwards, either)! We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves despite being jet-lagged from our overnight flight from the U.S.! Highly recommend.
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Erika_b
Jul 24, 2024
Great tour, great guide, great food! - This tour is fantastic! Our tour guide Sylvia was very engaging. Great pace and perfect for our group with ages 9-69. Unlike some other food tours where you stand outside the restaurant and get a tasting of a few items, this tour offered the chance to sit in the restaurant, learn about the food and its associated culture. And no need for dinner reservations afterwards; our crew was stuffed and happy! Definitely recommend!
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Carol_p
Jul 24, 2024
Tastebuds Delight - Great tour; experiencing many treats: minced meat, cheese and spinach pies, loukoumades, Greek coffee, mezze, ouzo, wine, balsamic vinegar and olive oil tasting and souvlaki-gyros. Small tour made it more enjoyable.
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Jennie_w
Jul 23, 2024
Worth every penny - Our guide, Adele, was amazing!! She shared history about the foods and family restaurants. She was very informative and funny! So much food! Would absolutely recommend this tour.
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Daniel_j
Jul 23, 2024
Wonderful start to my Honeymoon - My wife and I started our Honeymoon with this food tour and agree that it was THE BEST way to start our vacation. Our guide, Ana, was phenomenal! She took us to so many varied locations; Places like meat and fish markets, bakeries, and the best coffee I’ve had in recent memory. Ana showed us all these amazing places and educated us on the history of the city and how the culture is expressed through the food. Also, every person she introduced us to was so hospitable and friendly! My wife and I agree that a Food Tour is the best way to start any vacation, and when we come back to Greece with our families we will absolutely book this tour!
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Karima_d
Jul 23, 2024
Great and interesting tour - Great tour! I highly recommend it. Come with an empty stomach. The food is plenty and delicious. Nicoletta was awesome and made the tour very interesting. She was thoughtful and with the intense heat, she did her best to keep us cool and to bring us indoors in AC so that we do not suffer too much from the extreme heat.
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Ryan_f
Jul 23, 2024
Excellent food tour in Athens - Adele was an amazing tour guide who went beyond just Greek food tasting to geography and history backgrounds of various meals, ingredients and traditions. What a great experience. Very highly recommend.
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Douglas_p
Jul 23, 2024
Great tour, LOTS of food! - Nicoletta was a great guide! She was funny, and knowledgeable about the area and the foods of Greece. We started with some small tastes of snacky foods, then moved on to a coffee shop, followed by a large tapas-like meal with many samples of different traditional Greek foods. At that point we were pretty full, but THEN we went to a Gyro place and had gyros! (We wrapped ours and took them back for a snack later.) Finally, a stop at a gelato place, which hit the spot since it was swelteringly hot. Very good experience. My only negative was that I wish we'd have had Whisper sets because those in back of our small group (12) couldn't hear Nicoletta while we were walking down the busy sidewalks of Athens. Also, if you are expecting history of the area, this tour isn't it. It's all about the foods-which we loved! We would highly recommend it to those visiting Athens.
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Vicky_m
Jul 22, 2024
Excellent traditional food tour - Excellent tour guide, Nicoletta- very knowledgeable and informative. Lovely personality brought the tour to life with family stories of local traditions. Lovely to have the opportunity to eat traditional Greek food in family owned establishments. Would highly recommend. Thank you
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