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Context Travel: Athens Food Tour

Food walking tour·Central Market (Varvakios)

Expert-led market walk

A three-hour market walk round Varvakios with a local chef or culinary expert, 12 guests at most.

The iron-roofed fish hall of Varvakios Agora, the Athens Central Market — Photo Credit
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Stacks of sesame koulouri rings — Photo Credit
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Greek salad with feta and oregano — Photo Credit
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Cold beer, feta and olives on a taverna table — Photo Credit
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About Context Travel: Athens Food Tour

Context Travel pairs small groups with specialists, and in Athens that means a local chef or culinary expert leading you through Varvakios Agora, the city’s central market. Over three hours you meet the family traders of the meat and fish halls and taste olive oil, cured meats, regional cheeses, thick honey with full-fat yoghurt, olives and a little ouzo. It is a walk for the curious rather than the merely hungry, with plenty of shopping tips to take home. Groups stay at 12 or fewer. Our advice: go on a weekday morning, when the market is at full voice, and book on the Context Travel site.