Athens Food Small-Group Walking Tour - Tastes and Traditions
Overview
Stroll through the town center and Plaka with a foodie local guide, popping into the neighborhood’s best places to eat local specialties like Tyropita, Peynirli, and loukoumades. Top it all off with the unique olive oil lesson with a tasting.
To keep this small-group tour as intimate as possible, numbers are limited to 8 people.
• Visit various specialty food shops in Athens
• Small group limited to 8 people for a more personalized experience
• Breakfast like an Athenian with koulouri
• Bite into classic Greek Tyropita at a shop with 100 years of history
• Visit a traditional deli and have a unique olive oil lesson and tasting
Inclusions
- Lunch
- Happy Local Guide
- Insights on greek culture
- Greek dessert
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Syntagma, Syntagma, Athens, Attica
Our tour starts outside the Syntagma metro station where you will meet your expert local guide. At this emblematic and historic meeting point of the Athenians, is your starting point. Here you will have your first taste of a traditional greek snack and breakfast the amazing Koulouri! We strongly advise you to skip breakfast and prepare yourself for an amazing food tour! Unlock the secrets of Greek cuisine with help of your local guide’s. Learn bout the habits and traditions of Greeks starting with the breakfast and visit a historic shop to have an amazing Tyropita (cheese pie).
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Agia Irini Church, 36 Aiolou Street, Athens Greece
Walk around the narrow streets of the old city of Athens and have real food tour, not just food sampling! Have a Bougatsa, experience a unique olive oil tasting, and have the opportunity to taste the best souvlaki in Athens.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Plaka, Athens 10556 Greece
We will stroll around the Mitropoleos street the begining of Plaka
Stop At: Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, Mitropoleos Square, Athens 999 20 Greece
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens a beautiful Temple that you should visit!
Duration: 5 minutes
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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We had a blast! I highly recommend this tour to everyone who whats to explore real Athenian tastes and see all the quirky backstreets. The guide was helpful and punctual
We had a blast! I highly recommend this tour to everyone who whats to explore real Athenian tastes and see all the quirky backstreets. The guide was helpful and punctualInteractive, guide is very knowledgable, easy conversation, great company! Learnt more about the city, country and culture in a relaxed and enjoyable manner.
Interactive, guide is very knowledgable, easy conversation, great company! Learnt more about the city, country and culture in a relaxed and enjoyable manner.Excellent Food Tour. Food was amazing and drinks were awesome. This delicious walk through Athens’ historic center takes you by some of the city’s most atmospheric sites, stopping along the way to sample plenty of typical Greek food. Some of the food stations are hidden jewels even the locals are...
Excellent Food Tour. Food was amazing and drinks were awesome. This delicious walk through Athens’ historic center takes you by some of the city’s most atmospheric sites, stopping along the way to sample plenty of typical Greek food. Some of the food stations are hidden jewels even the locals aren't aware of! If you are a foodie, this is the tour for you!it was a very authentic tour in Athens food places. Excellent experience for Athens visitors. I definitely recommend this and looking forward to repeat that in my next visit to Athens.
it was a very authentic tour in Athens food places. Excellent experience for Athens visitors. I definitely recommend this and looking forward to repeat that in my next visit to Athens.Fotis Tsotoulidis was our wonderful guide. He was very knowledgeable about both the foods and the places we were visiting, giving us the history of the foods, as well as anecdotes that helped us to understand everything better. The food ranged from traditional breakfast food, through oils and che...
Fotis Tsotoulidis was our wonderful guide. He was very knowledgeable about both the foods and the places we were visiting, giving us the history of the foods, as well as anecdotes that helped us to understand everything better. The food ranged from traditional breakfast food, through oils and cheeses, spices and a tour of the market. We would highly recommend this tour, and Fotis in particular.Great tour. A walk around the Plaka with numerous stops for wonderful food and an olive oil tasting. It was like being shown around by a good friend. Highly recommend this tour.
Great tour. A walk around the Plaka with numerous stops for wonderful food and an olive oil tasting. It was like being shown around by a good friend. Highly recommend this tour.