Take a guided walking tour through the most vibrant areas of Athens to discover artisanal crafts and local markets. Shop to your hearts content and admire the views from up on Areopagus Hill.

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Covid-19 precautions: Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
Duration 3 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: English, Greek
Small group: Limited to 10 participants

Highlights

Indulge into the local open markets
Εxperience local crafts and artisans.
Walk through the most vibrant parts of the city

Full description

Starting from Koukaki area, at the Trekking Hellas Athens base, we will walk up Areopagus Hill to admire the view. We will then head south through Plaka district before we reach the areas of Monastiraki and Psyri. We’ve now reached the marketplace and the well-known Varvakios Market (meat market) a real memorable experience! Around the corner is the old Stock Exchange and Athens City Hall. We then enter a more diverse side of Athens, through Geraniou Street, a multicultural hidden neighborhood. The last part of our walk takes us around Omonia Square, an always buzzing part of Athens. We get to taste the street food located in this area before ending our walk at Omonia metro station! 10:00 am: Meeting 10:00 am – 11:30 am: Artisans & Markets Walking Tour 11:30 am – 12:00 am: Break for Coffee & Snack 12:00 am – 13:00 pm: Artisans & Markets Walking Tour

Includes

oExperienced Trekking Hellas Athens Guide
oCoffee & snack
oVAT

Anything else not mentioned above

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned

Meeting point

Guests should meet us at Parthenonos 12, Athens, the base of Trekking Hellas Athens.

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What to bring

Windbreaker
Sunglasses
Hat
Reusable water bottle

Know before you go

This is an easy walking tour. Some comfortable shoes and clothing are recommended.

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We very much enjoyed Theo's guided tour. It was greatly appreciated to walk through the markets and the warrens of shops while learning about their history and their future in this great city. Also most interesting was to visit several multi-generational artisanal shops and to speak with their proprietors. Theo was very knowledgeable about all aspects of which he spoke, as well as on topics that we asked about on the way. We also enjoyed our coffee stop at the end where, over a cool drink, we engaged Theo in more general discussions about the city past and present. This was our most enjoyable of the several walking tours we made in Athens, and highly recommend it to others.

August 5, 2022

Athens: Local Markets with Artisanal Crafts Walking Tour

Athens: Local Markets with Artisanal Crafts Walking Tour

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