Shore Excursion: Athens Food Tour & Free Time in Plaka

Tour Code: SC5

111 € Adults

: Departure time
8:45 am
: Meeting point
Cruise Terminal
: Duration time
3 hours and 30 minutes

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What makes this tour unique

With this small-group tour, you will have a completely worry-free experience! We will pick you up from the port and take you to where your Athens food tour will begin. After the end of the tour you will have some free time to explore the famous Plaka area, before wee take you back to the port!

Highlights

Visit the Athens Central Market
Stroll through off-the-beaten-path areas in the city
Discover where Athenians shop and eat in a lively neighborhood
Learn about the Mediterranean diet
Sample Greek savories and sweets

Tour details

Inclusions

Food and beverages sampling
Round-trip transfer from the Port of Piraeus and back
Food tour
Free time in Plaka/ Anafiotika
Food specialist
Athens Guide magazine
Athens Map

Exclusions

Lunch or dinner
Gratuities (gratuity rates in Greece are around 10% of service cost)

What You Will See and Do

The Most Delicious Food Tour of Athens

Get ready to bite into a sweet, cream-filled, crunchy filo layered pie called bougatsa, fork into a perfectly fried doughnut ball drenched in honey called loukoumades, and savor a satisfying meld of flavors from warm pita bread filled with seasoned grilled meat, fresh veggies, and a traditional sauce called gyros. In between, you’ll taste Feta cheese, Greek olives, Greek wines and get to know more traditional foods on a neighborhood walk that revolves around sampling Greece’s traditional food.

Athens Central Market and More

Our Athens Walking Tours guide will lead you through the bustling Athens Central Market, a historic food market unlike any other in Europe. Here, colorful and fragrant food stalls set the stage among animated food sellers, fishmongers, and butchers whelping for sales as locals bargain them down.

Experience the Tastes of Greece

You’ll also be lead down the city’s quaint spice street, browse through mom-and-pop specialty shops selling local wine, olive oil, cheese or olives, and sample what’s behind the glass counters at family-run delicatessens. The aromas of fresh, out-of-the-oven savory pies, the tempting displays of Greek pastries and sips of Greece’s strong and tasteful spirits round out the food tour.

Discover Athenian Food Culture

In between each bite, you’ll gain insight into Greece’s fascinating food culture, the evolution of the country’s cuisine, and the healthy nature of locally produced, organic ingredients.

Explore the famous Plaka and Anafiotika District

After the guided portion of the tour, you will have the opportunity to explore one of the oldest neighborhoods in the world: the Plaka and Anafiotika area, which is located on a hill above the Plaka district. You will have free time to wander this unique urban pocket of culture and charm which oozes with atmosphere. Here, you can stop at simple, traditional, or trendy outdoor cafes, shop at mom-and-pop boutiques selling local goods and souvenirs or try a local dish at traditional eateries. Plaka is a district where diverse architectures merge and the perfect place to snap the most memorable of photos as you stroll down the narrow stone pedestrian walkways and wander cobbled paths shaded by colorful bougainvillea. Admire the whitewashed cubic houses with brightly painted shutters and beautifully carved wooden doors, elements of a typical Cycladic architecture! Here every one may sip on their Greek coffee or glass of wine like they would in a typical Cycladic island.

Meeting point

From Your Cruise Terminal
An Athens Walking Tour representative will be waiting for you at a designated area outside of the customs building. Look for someone holding an orange colored Athens Walking Tours sign. Your transfer will depart from the port at 8:45 am.

Food Tour Meeting Point
Your driver will drop you off at the Korai pedestrian street. The meeting point is outside the Panepistimio metro station at the Korai pedestrian walkway in front of the Starbucks. If you use the metro to come follow the "Korai" exit signs. Please be at the meeting point by 9:15 am. The tour starts at 9:30 am.

Please note: For those taking the metro, note that there are three exits at the Panepistimio metro station. Two exits head to Panepistimio Street in front of the University of Athens. The third and correct exit is for and the Korai pedestrian walkway. Simply follow the "Korai" exit signs.

Back to the Port of Piraeus and Your Ship
Your transfer will depart at 15:50 (3:50 pm) from Patseas Jewelry Store, at the beginning of the pedestrian Dionysiou Areopagitou walkway, across Hadrian’s Arch. The guide will give you directions. The vehicle will have an orange colored Athens Walking Tours sign in the window. If for any reason you miss the return transfer, you will have to return to the Port of Piraeus by your own means.

Important Note: You must be at the designated meeting point 10 minutes prior to departure. The departure vehicle stops briefly to pick up passengers and will depart immediately for the Port of Piraeus.

Discounts and Offers

We want our guests to get the most out of their visit to Athens, and we would love to help you explore more with our help! If you book this tour, you can save money on more tours and activities in a variety of ways:

Book a 2nd tour, get 5% off

If you book a second tour with us, you are eligible for a 5% discount. Use the code SNDT at your booking process inside the promo code field.

Discount code for families and groups

5% discount to families/groups with 4 or more paying members.
Use promo code: FMD

Discount code for groups of more than 4 participants with second tour (SNDT+4): 10% discount to families or groups (4 or more paying members) booking more than one tours.

For more information on discounts and special rates please read the FAQ about discount and special rates

Additional info:

Pick-up from the Port of Piraeus is at 8:45 am / Transfer back to the Port of Piraeus is at 15:50 (3:50 pm).
The tour operates daily, except on Sundays.
The tour does not run from August 8 to August 18 and on Greek bank holidays.

Winter 2021-2022

Please note that this is Athens' off-season period and our tours operate with a minimum capacity.

If the tour has not reached the minimum number of participants, we will inform you and offer you the following possibilities:
a) move the reservation to another tour or another day
b) run the tour as private with an agreed new fee
c) cancel tour and refund booking fee

: F.A.Q.

Here are some common questions our guests have for the Athens Food Tour. Read more on our F.A.Q. section