Tastes of Athens: Your Private Greek Feast Tour
Description
Experience the best travel stories for yourself! Join a local expert and uncover hidden gems on this Lonely Planet Experience powered by Urban Adventures. Savor delicious Greek foods that will tantalize your taste buds during this 2.5-hour food tasting tour of Athens. You’ll voyage on foot and discover the 'big five' of Greek cuisine, including licorice-flavored ouzo, classic feta and olives, smooth olive oil and sesame seed–crusted rings of 'koulouri' (bread). Plus, your guide will take you to a local delicatessen, where you’ll meet the owner and uncover the hidden secrets of Athenian eats.
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You’ll meet your local guide and begin this Athens tour by exploring Kotzia Square, located in the heart of Athens. The square is surrounded by gorgeous neoclassical buildings, which were constructed in the early 18th century, and also some ancient ruins of old houses that you will have a peek at on your way to the market.
Your local guide will show you around the best of the Central Market, taking you to places few tourists venture and helping you discover a variety of delicious Greek specialties. From the simple koulouri (a round-shaped bread with sesame seeds) and delicate local pastries, to the Greek staples of feta and olives, the Central Market is a feast for the senses.
We also try either an invigorating Greek coffee (in the winter) or a cold frappe in warmer days, which are popular local beverages. Athens food is a rich mix of old and new, traditional and modern, and this tour is the perfect way to discover all these aspects.
Next on this culinary tour of Athens, we drop by a Greek deli that sells traditional produce and is a popular shopping place for locals. Here you can chat to the shop owner and ask him about all of his produce — and taste some of course! This spot sells the best seasonal food available, perfect for a picnic in the city if you’d like to return another time during your stay in Athens.
Finally on this Athens tour, you’ll make your way to Monastiraki Square where your adventure will end. Your guide will be happy to recommend other places to see in this ancient city and where some of the best local restaurants are located, if you can stomach even more Greek deliciousness!
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- All of the stores you visit on your tour are 100% locally owned and run. Supporting small-scale, locally-run businesses helps to preserve the traditional character of old Athens.
- At least one store on your itinerary is dedicated to the preservation of locally-produced crafts.
Reviews(42)
One of the best stores we’ve ever taken. Our tour guide George, (whom I highly recommend) was incredible. His knowledge about Athens the people the culture. The food was amazing. We got an insiders view of the city.
This tour is fantastic and i will recommend my friend to join. Our tour guide was very good and enthusiastic.
Dear HanhLeUAM, Thank you so much for your time, writing this review and giving such a great rating to our services. So happy to read that you loved our tour and guide :) We hope your path brings you to Greece again, some time soon and we can take you on another great Urban Adventure. From behalf of Yianni and Urban Adventures Team Safe Travels <3
This tour is so special. We tasted many different types of food, sweets and real Greek coffee. The food was amazing and truly unique to Athens! I cannot say enough good things about Nikoleta. She is warm, kind, knowledgeable and a great story teller! She makes you feel that you’re out with a friend. Very highly recommend!
Dear AP589, Thank you for finding some time for all this amazing feedback and choosing Urban Adventures in Athens. Our primal goal, is to offer a unique insight of our city and create new friendships and amazing memories with our Guests. We are so excited that you enjoyed our Tour and our amazing guide Nikoleta and her cinammon hospitality and stories and "flavors" as she is one of our Food Experts. Thank you so much (Ευχαριστούμε), for making the time for this lovely review <3 We can only wish , we see soon for your next Urban Adventure in Greece:) Safe Travels <3
We like to do a walking food tour the first day in any new country and this food tour did not disappoint. The food was amazing and Nikoleta took us to places we would have never found on our own. I had the best beans of my life (no exaggeration). They were fantastic! Nikoleta was knowledgeable, fun, and full of wonderful recommendations. I highly recommend this food tour and request Nikoleta!!!
Dear Sharon F, It's fanastic to read that you had an amazing time and tour with our Food Expert guide, Nikoleta, she is one of our fundemental and valuable collegues for many years now, we truly feel so blessed to have her!!! We can't thank you enough of taking the time to provide us with your description of your experience with Urban Adventures in Athens and so glad we gave you a an authentic Athenian Perspective and experience of our city, may it have been only an appetizer for further exploration of Greece and its gems, in the near future. Wishing you Safe Travels, until then and Sunny Regards from Nikoleta and Urban Advenures Team <3 P.S As Greeks we take pride in Philoxenia and we only rest, when having well fed guests, food for us is part of a cultural sharing experience and we are so happy you found one new favourite greek flavor ;) Best Beans Ever
Excellent tour ! Our guide Charlotte was fantastic! She took us around at a very good pace and stopped frequently to answer questions . The food was good. We loved the tour! Thanks Charlotte!
Dear arupdoc1, Thank you so much for this valuable review, as in Urban Adventures we always strive for excellence!!! We are thrilled to read that you enjoyed your experience with our guide Charlotte, exploring Athens and it's unique "flavors"!!! We can only hope, to see you on another Urban Adventure in Greece, soon! Until then, we hope you have safe travels :) From Urban Adventures and Charlotte Sunny & Smiley Regards
Nickolita meet us at a plaza in Athens and took us to many food establishments around the area. We were served excellent food to eat and they gave us large amonts of food to taste. The portions were so large we always had food left over. Nickolita spoke perfect english and has a great personality. She was the perfect tour guide. It was a great experience.
We met our tour guide, Charlotte Mich, near the main markets of Athens and she took us through the meat and fish areas as well as the antiquities area and streets with spices, oils and herbs. There was so much to see and she was really informative and engaging in all we saw. We also went to areas to eat that a tourist would not necessarily go to and had the most delicious Meze and ouzo not to mention tasting different oils and olives in specialist shops. We both really enjoyed our tour and I loved seeing how different the way of life and shopping is in Athens compared to our own. Would highly recommend this tour just please make sure that you do not eat first!!
Dear Caitriana, We are so happy to read, that your exploration of the Athens with Urban Adventures, was an interesting experience and that you got a "flavour" of our city. We take pride in sharing an authentic "Greek Taste" of our cuisine and culture, which for us, are almost inseparable. Thank you so much, for taking the time to review our Tour and we can only hope, that it was only an "appetizer" and you will visit Greece in the near future. Sunny Regards from Charlotte and Urban Adventure Team.
We certainly ate and drank our way round Athens. We went to lots of places we probably would not have got to normally and really enjoyed seeing a real part of Athens life.
My husband and I were on our honeymoon and this was the last tour we did before leaving Greece. Demi was an amazing tour guide. She helped us to experience the culture and authentic tastes of Greece. We would definitely recommend this tour.
Dear Stephanie, Let me start by wishing you guys all the best, may your life path be filled with rose pedals and hope that your honeymoon in Greece, was sweeter than Baklava :) Thank you, for choosing an Urban Adventures Tour and we managed, to make your last day in Athens memorable. It is so great, to read how much you enjoyed the entire experience, with our lovely Demi! A great way to explore Athens, history, culture, flavours and hidden gems. We wish you safe travels and we can't thank you enough, for taking the time to leave a review for our Tour and our guide.
The food tour started out fantastic. Angelo was a great tour guide. Definitely come hungry!!! The food with absolute fantastic the wine, entree, and dessert, definitely A+ in my book. 5 stars!!! Thank you Angelo for making our first trip international a memorable one!
Sunny regards from Athens and Angelos Dear Jacari H, At Urban Adventures, we take pride in sharing our city with our guests and give You, your Best Day Ever ! We thrive to create memorable experiences for our guests, as they are considered new friends and fellow travelers. Thank you so much, for finding some time to provide us, with your valuable feedback and reviewing your experience, on our tour. Wishing you safe travels and we hope to see you on an other Urban Adventure soon.