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Private Athens experiences your clients remember.

Two private walks through the real Athens, led by food & travel journalist Dimitris Stathopoulos. Net rates for the trade, easy to book, easy to sell.

4.9★ · 115 verified guest reviews · private groups only · English-speaking, journalist-led
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Experience 01 · food

The 10 Tastings of Athens.

A private food walk off the tourist track: the hidden squares of Psyrri, the Varvakios central market, century-old shops and small tavernas where locals actually eat. Ten tastings, Greek wine and coffee along the way, and the stories behind the food, told by a working food journalist.

~3 hours
unhurried, on foot
Private
up to 10 guests
10 tastings
+ wine & coffee
Central Athens
meeting point on booking
  • Included: ten food & drink tastings, Greek wine and coffee, journalist host, fully private.
  • Route: Psyrri → a neighbourhood bakery → a kafenio for coffee → Kotzia Square → the Varvakios central market → Evripidou (spice street) → ouzo & loukoumades → a local meze taverna.
  • Meeting point: by arrangement, I collect guests from their hotel lobby when the hotel is in the greater central Athens area and the tour area is reachable on foot from there; otherwise a central meeting point. Gratuities not included.
Net €119 / person Your rate to me. Add your own margin and set the retail your clients pay.
OMONIA PSYRRI MONASTIRAKI PLAKA ATHINAS ST ERMOU ST EVRIPIDOU Acropolis Syntagma · Parliament 1Start · Psyrri 2Bakery 3Kafenio (coffee) 4Kotzia Sq. 5Varvakios Central Market 6Spice street 7Drinks (ouzo) 8Loukoumades 9Meze taverna Food walk route · numbered tasting & market stops Central Athens — the food walk
Schematic. Exact stops vary by day, market and season.
Experience 02 · city & food

Athens Highlights & Food Walk.

A private walk that gives clients the whole city in one morning: the great landmarks and the neighbourhoods that connect them, woven together with real food stops along the way. They leave with a clear, confident picture of Athens and its most important sights, plus a taste of how the city actually eats.

We take in the major highlights on foot — the Acropolis and Areopagus, Plaka and Anafiotika, Monastiraki and the Roman Agora, Ermou and Syntagma with the changing of the guard at Parliament — and stop for tastings between them. Note: this is a walking and tasting experience; it does not include entry inside the archaeological sites, so there is no queuing or ticketing. It is the ideal first day: orientation, atmosphere and flavour, so clients then explore the rest with their bearings.

~4–5 hours
flexible pace
Private
up to 10 guests
Highlights + food
several tastings
No sites inside
no tickets, no queues
Net €200 / person Your rate to me. Add your own margin and set the retail your clients pay.
MONASTIRAKI PLAKA SYNTAGMA ERMOU ST Coffee Meze & sweets 1Syntagma · Parliament 2Ermou & the old town 3Monastiraki 4Roman Agora 5Plaka & Anafiotika 6Acropolis & Areopagus Walking route & tastings · sites viewed from outside Central Athens — the highlights walk
Schematic. Landmarks are seen and explained from outside; no entry inside the archaeological sites.
Why sell it
  • Journalist-led. Not a scripted guide — a working food & travel writer (travel.gr, Proto Thema).
  • Private only. Just your clients, tailored to their pace and taste.
  • Proven. 4.9★ across 115 verified guest reviews.
  • Easy add-on. Perfect first day for any Athens stay.
How it works
  • Hotel-lobby pick-up by arrangement when the hotel is in central Athens and the tour area is walkable from there; otherwise a central meeting point.
  • Direct coordination with me by email/WhatsApp; fast confirmations.
  • Tailoring for dietary needs, mobility, families, private celebrations.
  • Materials on request: photos, descriptions, a short PDF for your site.

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