Athens Trip Overview
On this Athens food and wine tour, you will be introduced to the Greek cuisine and local wines and our culinary traditions that date back to ancient times and have influenced not only the European cuisine but also many others!
Don’t expect to visit highly ranked shops but less known traditional vendors and we will demonstrate why the Greek cuisine is the most delicious in the world.
Taste the best authentic local gastronomy including feta, olives, olive oil, local tapas, and 3 different wines and spirits like ouzo, on a food tour that is more than enough to skip lunch!
– Learn about Athens’ culinary culture and discover the traditional tastes and fresh flavours of the city.
– Explore the Central Market and captivate your senses by sampling different tastes and flavors.
– Enjoy a “meze” platter (local tapas) in a local deli and chat with the owner about his specialties.
– Sip local wines at a rooftop bar with amazing views over Athens.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Athens, Greece, Greece
On this Athens food and wine tour, you will be introduced to the Greek cuisine and local wines and our culinary traditions that date back to ancient times and have influenced not only the European cuisine but also many others!
Don’t expect to visit highly ranked shops but less known traditional vendors and we will demonstrate why the Greek cuisine is the most delicious in the world.
Taste the best authentic local gastronomy including feta, olives, olive oil, local tapas, and 3 different wines and spirits like ouzo, on a food tour that is more than enough to skip lunch!
– Learn about Athens’ culinary culture and discover the traditional tastes and fresh flavours of the city.
– Explore the Central Market and captivate your senses by sampling different tastes and flavors.
– Enjoy a “meze” platter (local tapas) in a local deli and chat with the owner about his specialties.
– Sip local wines at a rooftop bar with amazing views over Athens.
Stop At: The Academy of Athens, 28 Panepistimiou Avenue, Athens 106 79 Greece
On this Athens private walking tour, experience one of the most unconventional neighborhoods of Athens, Exarcheia, where students, anarchists and lefties, intellectuals, artists, refugees, and old local families insist on living here giving the area a lively yet local feel.
Selected among the coolest neighborhoods of Europe, Exarcheia’s identity is a well mix of revolutionary ideas, young creativity and street culture. With a local guide by your side, you’ll wander through the backstreets of the area, discover lesser-known stores, coffee shops and co-working spaces, and see why world-famous artists such as Nick Cave chooses Exarcheia for all-night drinking sessions!
After meeting your local guide, you’ll pass by the Academy of Athens and the other impressive surrounding buildings, heading to a local coffee shop for sipping a Greek coffee and savoring traditional loukoumades, our sinful, Greek-style doughnuts.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Laiki Farmer’s Market, Kallidromiou Exarchia, Athens 11473 Greece
Then, you’ll continue your walk through the boem neighborhood and hear stories of neighbourhood’s tumultuous recent history as well as urban legends and myths.
Continuing our walk, you’ll wander along Exarcheia’s most characteristic street, Kalidromiou street with the stunning neoclassical buildings, the edgy street art, the charming vintage stores, and the old coffee shops.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Strefi Hill, Emmanouil Benaki 134, Athens 114 73 Greece
You’ll walk all the way up to Strefi Hill where you’ll admire panoramic vistas of Athens as well as, not-often-seen perspectives of the Acropolis.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Exarcheia, Athens, Greece
Going downhill to Exarcheia’s center, you’ll wake up those taste buds with an ice cream flavoured with dry figs and tsipouro, a grape-based alcoholic beverage, from a local sweets shop with more-than-a-century history.
Next, you’ll explore the streets of Exarcheia passing by the oldest open-air cinema of Athens. Did you know that open-air cinema culture is an important part of Athenians’ summer lifestyle? If you’ve never tried before, you should come back later to watch a movie under the stars!
Of course, this walking tour around Exarcheia couldn’t be completed without visiting Exarcheia’s main square. Feel the vibes of a place that is the symbol of urban resistance, riots and anarchists, covered in graffiti and political posters and housing local-favourite alternative cafes and restaurants.
Before getting back to the meeting point, you’ll have the chance to sweeten your palate with more delights at two more stops.
Duration: 1 hour
