Athens: Small-Group Food Walking Tour with Local Guide

Athens: Small-Group Food Walking Tour with Local Guide

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Experience the essence of Athens through its culinary habits. Visit non-touristic areas and taste local traditional products, a delicious way to discover Athens.

Highlights

Start your day with a Greek coffee
Try a variety of pies
Sample olives from different Greek regions
Taste cheese and sliced meet drinking Raki
Enjoy the most famous Greek street food, Souvlaki

Description

Start the day by sipping a Greek coffee in a traditional Greek coffee shop. Taste fried doughnut balls with honey, which are called loukoumades. Get a bite of a filled crunchy filo layered pie, called tyropita, in one of the oldest pie baking shops in the center of Athens. Taste koulouri, a specialty pretzel dipped in sesame seeds, from a street stand like most Athenians do every morning. Sample unique local delicacies like sliced meat, cheeses from several regions of the country, and olives and extra virgin olive oil. Walk around the streets of the central market of Athens. Smell the spices, taste the fresh fruits and a variety of nuts, and enter Varvakios agora, which is the main meat and fish market. Complete the tour by tasting the most famous and delicious Greek street food, the glorious Souvlaki.

Includes

English speaking food expert guide

Important Information

The maximum number of guests the tour is eight
Please advise us of any dietary requirements
Please note that some of the markets and vendors close after lunchtime so we visit in the morning
The walking pace is moderate with plenty of stops and opportunities to sit
Please note that there will be plenty of food on the tour so you only need to eat a light breakfast
In an effort to ensure that you will avoid any kind of discomfort and most importantly that you will feel comfortable, our guides may change order of the sites you may visit.