15 Best Athens Tours & Experiences 2019

Marina's Athens Food Tour is an Athens Must Do!!!

Marina's food tour of athens was a true highlight of our time in Athens. We were a group of older people and me, and she was considerate at all times about their wants and likes. We saw and tasted so much, and not just food, but about the history and people of Athens. It was a truly wonderful way to explore and get to know Athens better, filled with delicious treats and visual wonders too, and in particular the impact of migration, and the 1921 Greek refugees from Turkey, on the food and neighbourhoods of Athens. Marina has a wealth of knowledge and options for sweat and savoury treats, and personal relations with many of the shops, that ensured we didn't miss anything! She also could tailor it as we went along, based on peoples cravings. Thank you so much Marina for opening our eyes, stomachs and hearts to Athens. And thank you for all the assistance you gave my parents (who had been pick pocketed earlier in the day). We can't thank you enough for everything! If you come to Australia, we will repay your hospitality

Tour in Athens: Taste Athens Food Walk: Market Visit & Delicious Meals. Photo by Rose.

Activity in Athens: Taste Athens Food Walk: Market Visit & Delicious Meals. Photo by Rose who visited that tour.

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Reviewed by Rose • June 01, 2018

Taste Athens Food Walk: Market Visit & Delicious Meals

Perfect memories captured professionally.

Michalis is such a wonderful and talented photographer. My wife and I and two daughters traveled to Athens, Greece during Spring Break. Although I am the type who dislikes posing for photographs, we reserved a day photo shoot with Michalis as my wife loves family photos and I enjoy city tours. Michalis took us through the streets of Athens to view the local city center and spots only local Athenians would know about. We enjoyed his company so much that we reserved a second session with him at a different location to marvel the views of the sunset. Not only did Michalis capture every detail on film magnificently, he knows the city very well and gave us some great tips on places to visit and suggestions on places to eat.

The pictures turned out beautifully. We can’t thank Michalis enough for his friendship and for capturing the most memorable moments of our trip to Athens. If you are considering reserving a Day/Night photo shoot, do not hesitate to book a session with Michalis. You will not regret it.

Reviewed by Nico • April 15, 2019

Day & night photo shoots in Athens

Try it

So, we wanted to do something different from the typical tourist sightseeing stuff in Athens. We came across this, booked it and got reply and instructions where to go and meet up.
Very polite and friendly people arranging this, absolutely lovely meeting them.
A brief history about the ancient Greek art of clay and then we got to the crafting.
It looked very easy and smooth when the instructor worked with the clay, but don't be fooled, it was not at all as easy as it looked.
Was a fun and interesting experience, I would probably go again when visiting Athens again.
Definitely recommend this for anyone

Reviewed by Mimmi • January 25, 2019

Greek Souvenir Pottery Workshop

Beautiful experience & professional photos!

We have spend a beautiful time with Michalis at Athens. Our group have been visited Plaka and Acropolis hills a day before, but he took as there by such interesting and I would even say "secret" path, that we would never found ourselves.
We wanted to have both day & night photos, so we have booked double time (4 hours) starting from 18:00 to 22:00. We saw very many interesting and nice places where Michalis took very professional group, couples and individual photos of all of us.
I definetelly recommend Michalis not only as professional photographer, but also as very kind and polite guide!

Things to do in Athens. Photo by Eduardas.

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Reviewed by Eduardas • June 06, 2019

Day & night photo shoots in Athens

Don't miss this tour with Marina!

Marina was our smartest choice in planning our visit to Athens.
The tour with her was out very first thing we did in the city right upon arrival and it was exactly what a visitor needs in a new city: a local showing her/him around while pointing out at best spots to eat (where we of course tasted different foods) and places to visit again later. all was with her fluent English and knowledge of Athens past and present day and night life.

she was kind and lovely and gave us the best welcome possible to Athens.
We highly recommend her tour !!

Reviewed by Arnon • January 09, 2018

Taste Athens Food Walk: Market Visit & Delicious Meals

A truly local experience

I had a great time hanging out with Vagelis and his friend Nick. We walked around Exarchia, ate local foods, sat in an alley, and talked about life. Vagelis went the extra mile to cater a tour in line with my interests. The guys invited me to spend another evening out with them in Kerameikos, which too was very nice. As a cool bonus, Vagelis took several pictures of me -- great memories! But above all else, we made friends, which is a tremendous opportunity for me to understand the Greek life and Greeks better.

Reviewed by Mikita • November 07, 2017

Athens Street Food Tour

Amazing experience!

Marina is the most knowledgeable, energetic, fun to be around professional foodie ever. I recommend her food tour to everyone. It was seriously the highlight of my week trip in Athens. She gave me so many recommendations and I will have enough food to try for four Athens trips!
On the tour, do try to try something new - greek food can be very different if you’re from North America or the UK. You never know if you’ll actually end up liking something that you thought you’d hate!

Reviewed by Alis • April 16, 2018

Taste Athens Food Walk: Market Visit & Delicious Meals

Get lost in Athens with an Insider

It turns out I m still lost in Athens towards my last day of the trip and the tour guide Issac waited patiently for me and it also become a private tour, it cover places that I did not cover in Athens, brought me to drink coffee in one of the hidden gems in Athens... And brought me to the street art, the lovely graffiti talent of the Athenian and that lovely dog graffiti that I so wanted to see, it was indeed a wonderful trip

Reviewed by Yeow • March 28, 2018

Get Lost in Athens with an Insider

The best guide in town

My Husband and I had the chance to meet Marina while staying in Athens for the weekend in July this year. It was a real eye opening food tour with surprises in every corner and great food tips from our guide.
Marina has great knowledge in food and wines and shares it with a great passion. We have really good memories from our time in Athens and Marina's food tour.
If you have to do one tour in Athens, this is the one!

Reviewed by Suzel • November 13, 2016

Taste Athens Food Walk: Market Visit & Delicious Meals

Awesome photoshoot in Athens by night

Michalis is a super nice guy that has an incredible eye for photography. We went around Athens at night and even with rain he was able to get some great shots and I had a fun time modelling and talking with him. He even carried around my bad of clothes as he took photos so the bag wouldn't get wet! Super great guy and a must do in Athens for some quality photos!

Reviewed by Nick • February 17, 2019

Day & night photo shoots in Athens

Amazing photos

Michalis is a really skilled photographer who knows how to work with the backgrounds and lighting. I have done a few photoshoots with other photographers, but the pictures from this shoot are by far the best I have received. Great value for money - would definitely use again and cannot recommend enough!

Things to do in Athens. Photo by Mikkel.

Reviewed by Mikkel • January 28, 2019

Day & night photo shoots in Athens

Great tour

Marina showed us a side of Greek cuisine we would not have seen had we stuck to the popular spots near the Acropolis; there is more to it than souvlaki and moussaka (both excellent dishes by the way). I highly recommend doing the tour at the beginning of your stay.

Reviewed by Venessa • July 18, 2018

Taste Athens Food Walk: Market Visit & Delicious Meals

Eating Athens food tour

Turn out to be a private tour...
It's been a nice experience... Tried the different food and flavours of Greece...
Ice cream at one of the best and well known Cafe and tried their traditional meal in a fancy restaurant...

It's really good..

Reviewed by Yeow • March 28, 2018

Foodie Tour of Athens

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING

I extremely recommend without any doubt. He really enjoys what he is doing and makes it very comfortable. He is super professional and very good person. I recommend to anyone who wanna have a good photoshoot.

Reviewed by Christian • February 12, 2019

Day & night photo shoots in Athens

Great Experience

The food tour was one of the best parts of our trip! Marina was really wonderful to spend the day with and she had the best food spots in Athens for us to try. Overall a very awesome experience!

Reviewed by Gabbi • January 11, 2018

Taste Athens Food Walk: Market Visit & Delicious Meals

Great Evening with Marina

I had a great time with Marina wine bar hopping around Athens! She was very accommodating and knowledgeable. It was the perfect way to spend my first night in Athens after a long flight.

Reviewed by Linda • May 13, 2018

Wine Bar Hopping in Athens

Fantastic, flexible and personal tour! Don't miss it!

This tour is a dream. Marina took us to the small spots that you'd never think of eating at (or know that you could eat at).

Reviewed by Natasha • October 30, 2016

Taste Athens Food Walk: Market Visit & Delicious Meals

Memorable tour!

Especially the Mastic ice cream, youghurt shop, and the butchers shop were great stops :-)
Thanks for a great tour...

Reviewed by Jesper • August 21, 2017

Foodie Tour of Athens

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When you visit a new city, with adventure and curiosity in your soul, you have two choices in order to satisfy that need to explore new places and experiences: wander around with a guidebook in your pocket, aimlessly treading the path of some anonymous average tour guide - or pick up your camera, open your eyes to new experiences, and find a friendly, knowledgeable and generous local photographer to walk with. Whether you're a photographer or not, seeing the city through a photographer's eyes is to open your own eyes to wonder. If he's a passionate local too - even better. Vasilis of Photo Walks In Athens is just such a guide, if you're looking to see the best of the city (and beyond) in your limited time available - do it. We have so little time, there's so much to experience, get the very best experience for your precious effort. Vasilis will take you to the awesome famous historical places - but you'll get there enjoying the journey AND the destination, weaving your way through markets, and alleys, and by hidden gems such as have inspired poets and authors and artists for thousands of years.
My day with Vasilis resulted in hundreds of photos I'll keep forever, but much more importantly, memories of laughs and adventures fulfilled that have me looking forward to coming back to Athens, and walking with Vasilis again - and soon. Your Athens adventure couldn't be in better hands.

Reviewed by Andy Coulson / Facebook • December 10, 2017

Private Full-Day Photo Tour of Athens

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Great way too see the city's highlights!

I had to have a 2 day trip to Athens and among my work obligations I definitely wanted to photograph some of Athens’s picturesque spots and main attractions, as a passionate amateur photographer that I am!
Having not enough time to walk and discover the city myself, I chose PhotoWalksinAthens and I didn’t regret it at all!
Vassilis took me to all the beautiful spots of the area of Athens under and around the rock of Acropolis, through a very scenic route with a lot of photo opportunities along the way. While I was free and loose to do my thing, Vassilis revealed to me the right angle from the proper spot, to make a perfect travel shot. He would answer any of my questions, explain to me all the photography rules and technical details in a very simple and practical way making clear in my mind things I was confused with before!
Vassilis is a great resource of tips and hints about the city, too! I used his suggestions for my time in Athens and I didn’t regret it!
I enjoyed my time with PhotoWalksinAthens (and Vassilis’ humor!); I learn a lot about this historic city and came away with impressive travel shots and new techniques to use on my future travels!

Reviewed by Jane Wilson / Facebook • December 10, 2017

Athens Dionysiou Areopagitou Street Photo Tour