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Early Morning Athens Marketplace, Acropolis and Parthenon Tour with Pastry Shop Visit
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Stop At: Central Market Athens, Monastiraki Greece
The first stop is the historic Varvakios Market. First constructed in the late 19th century, this municipal market has been continuously open for over 125 years since taking the place of its predecessor following a deadly fire in 1884. Take in all the sights, smells and sounds while strolling through its narrow aisles, observing the piles of produce, watching the busy meat and fish vendors and people-watching the throngs of shoppers picking up their daily supplies.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Philopappos Hill, Athens 105 55 Greece
Next it’s on to Athen’s most famous landmark, Philoppapou Hill. It should be relatively crowd-free this early and is perfect for exploring. Get a brief overview of the site and then spend some time wandering around.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Plateia Syntagmatos, Leoforos Vassilissis Amalias, Athens 105 63 Greece
Finally, head to the Hatzis pastry shop in Syntagma Square for a breakfast of traditional cheese or spinach pie and Greek coffee or espresso. Return back to your hotel with your guide or continue exploring from here.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Χατζή, Mitropoleos 5, Athina 105 57, Greece
The establishment of coffee pastry shops Chatzis is signaled back to 1908, when Suleiman Souleimanovits established in Venizelou str. his small dairy, right opposite to the position of his current business store, which has been attributed with longevity.The store sells creamery products, some inchoate sugar sweets, sweets dressed with syrup, “halva” and beverages such as milk and buttermilk which are included at the breakfast menu along with butter and honey – as well as the famous so called Boza, with its special sour-sweet taste.This is the first beverage that makes its appearance in the Balkans, which is made from millet, corn, yeast and sugar.Under these circumstances, and while the reputation of the store spreads by word of mouth, the workshop of Suleiman will remain in this position until 1917, as in August of the same year it will be destroyed along with thousands of other houses and shops due to the incident of the “big fire” in Thessaloniki.
So, before the year ends the store moves to 50 Venizelos street.
Duration: 1 hour
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Central Market Athens, Monastiraki Greece
The first stop is the historic Varvakios Market. First constructed in the late 19th century, this municipal market has been continuously open for over 125 years since taking the place of its predecessor following a deadly fire in 1884. Take in all the sights, smells and sounds while strolling through its narrow aisles, observing the piles of produce, watching the busy meat and fish vendors and people-watching the throngs of shoppers picking up their daily supplies.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Philopappos Hill, Athens 105 55 Greece
Next it’s on to Athen’s most famous landmark, Philoppapou Hill. It should be relatively crowd-free this early and is perfect for exploring. Get a brief overview of the site and then spend some time wandering around.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Plateia Syntagmatos, Leoforos Vassilissis Amalias, Athens 105 63 Greece
Finally, head to the Hatzis pastry shop in Syntagma Square for a breakfast of traditional cheese or spinach pie and Greek coffee or espresso. Return back to your hotel with your guide or continue exploring from here.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Χατζή, Mitropoleos 5, Athina 105 57, Greece
The establishment of coffee pastry shops Chatzis is signaled back to 1908, when Suleiman Souleimanovits established in Venizelou str. his small dairy, right opposite to the position of his current business store, which has been attributed with longevity.The store sells creamery products, some inchoate sugar sweets, sweets dressed with syrup, “halva” and beverages such as milk and buttermilk which are included at the breakfast menu along with butter and honey – as well as the famous so called Boza, with its special sour-sweet taste.This is the first beverage that makes its appearance in the Balkans, which is made from millet, corn, yeast and sugar.Under these circumstances, and while the reputation of the store spreads by word of mouth, the workshop of Suleiman will remain in this position until 1917, as in August of the same year it will be destroyed along with thousands of other houses and shops due to the incident of the “big fire” in Thessaloniki.
So, before the year ends the store moves to 50 Venizelos street.
Duration: 1 hour
Included
- Breakfast
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Tour escort/host
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Entry/Admission - Χατζή
Not included
- Gratuities
- Entrance fees
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Dress code is smart casual
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
Features
Tourism
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Cultural
75%
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This is a new tour to Viator but i thought i'd try it. We arrived at the market at least an hour before any 'bustle of early morning shoppers' the market was closed and the stall owners only arriving to start preparing for the day. The tour guide didn't seem to know the history of the market well, previously i've had great tours with Viator in other cities where you get the full history, meet a local stall owner, try a sample of produce etc. so this was very disappointing. I found the rest of the tour equally disappointing. you walk through Athens early morning lovely to see the city as it wakes and avoid crowds but again there was little historical context/information over the various buildings, routes we were taking. the Acropolis and Parthenon tour involves walking up to them but no entry and no time to enter, just to walk around the outside quickly and leave. The pastry shop was nice though.. good greek coffee and spinach pies. very expensive for what was effectively a walk around with little history/context and unique local interactions and experiences i've come to enjoy with Viator trips