Small-Group Greek Traditional Food Tour around Athens with Tastings
Overview
Discover authentic, fresh, traditional food in non tourist, hidden spots of the City! Food and places you may not find alone!
Visit local streets where we see, taste and shop for cheese, cured meat, fruits, sweets and spices in markets of colour, scents and noise. Taste olives, oil and honey from a farmer and local wine made on site.
4.00pm tours will see ΜΟST of the market as it starts to close. Sundays the markets ARE SHUT so we visit a taverna and eat traditional food with ouzo and local wine. Visit a delicatessean and a spice shop and a producer of olive oil and honey. You will also enjoy Greek coffee and yogurt from a local producer.
20+ tastings offered including sit down meals of meat and fish on all tours. Learn about Greek culture and meet with the locals.
Vegetarian, vegan, GF options available. Vegan not available on Sundays.
Discounted childrens rate offered.
If you want a particular host then please message before booking to find out which tours they are running!
What's Included
- Lunch Chicken sausage, pork sausage calamari, fish, traditional beans, salad, local dishes, chicken souvlaki, vegetables, yoghurt and more. Served with ouzo and wine.
- Snacks Olives, olive oil, honey, traditional pies, cured meats, cheese, sweets, Greek yoghurt,locally grown nuts, bougatsa. cured meat, halva, fruits and handmade cheese
- Alcoholic beverages Ouzo, raki and locally made barrel wine.
- Private transportation
Meeting Location
Athinas
Athina 105 54, Greece
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
We will meet at 10.30am at Monastiraki Square where we will begin our Athens adventure. Let us introduce you to this wonderful city as we take a stroll through the real areas of Athens, away from the usual tourist places, tasting traditional Greek food as we go.
Visit the areas where Greeks buy their food every week and meet Athenians who know and love the amazing city of Athens.
Experience 11 different foods whilst learning about Greek culture and lifestyle.
Our tour lasts around 4 hours as we take a stroll through the markets and streets. We will visit the non tourist food markets and will end our trip at a wonderful, traditional taverna where we will enjoy a meze meal with Greek wine.
**Markets are shut on Sundays so we will spend time seeing the changing of the guards at Houses of Parliament, eating sweets and enjoying a Greek coffee instead.**
Whilst food tours can change from day to day you can expect to sample the following traditional Greek food and drinks:
Koulouri
Spinach pie
Dolmades
Giant beans
Stuffed peppers
Bougatsa (warm cream pie)
Souvlaki (meat or vegetarian)
Greek (red)Wine
Nuts
Olives, Fresh fruits, Local breads
All tours can be adapted to accommodate vegetarian diets but please do let us know in advance if you have an specific dietary requirements
Additional Info
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- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 1 paying adult
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- When booking the tour starting at 4pm some of the market will be closed
- On Sunday the markets are shut so we do not visit them. We have a honey and olive oil tasting instead
- Most dietery requirements can be accommodated including vegetarian, vegan and GF
- We have over 5000 online reviews
- Licensed tourism office number EOT 0259E70000815901
- Featured on UK TV show, A new life in the sun
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers
- Operated by a business
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Destinations customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EEST).
- This tour 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.
- Lunch. Chicken sausage, pork sausage calamari, fish, traditional beans, salad, local dishes, chicken souvlaki, vegetables, yoghurt and more. Served with ouzo and wine.
- Snacks. Olives, olive oil, honey, traditional pies, cured meats, cheese, sweets, Greek yoghurt,locally grown nuts, bougatsa. cured meat, halva, fruits and handmade cheese.
- Alcoholic beverages. Ouzo, raki and locally made barrel wine.
- Private transportation.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Small-Group Greek Traditional Food Tour around Athens with Tastings is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Mar 2024What's Included
- LunchChicken sausage, pork sausage calamari, fish, traditional beans, salad, local dishes, chicken souvlaki, vegetables, yoghurt and more. Served with ouzo and wine.
- SnacksOlives, olive oil, honey, traditional pies, cured meats, cheese, sweets, Greek yoghurt,locally grown nuts, bougatsa. cured meat, halva, fruits and handmade cheese
- Alcoholic beveragesOuzo, raki and locally made barrel wine.
- Private transportation
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 1 paying adult
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- When booking the tour starting at 4pm some of the market will be closed
- On Sunday the markets are shut so we do not visit them. We have a honey and olive oil tasting instead
- Most dietery requirements can be accommodated including vegetarian, vegan and GF
- We have over 5000 online reviews
- Licensed tourism office number EOT 0259E70000815901
- Featured on UK TV show, A new life in the sun
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers
- Operated by a business
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