Program Athens culinary and wine tour Athens

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Discover vibrant Athens during this unique culinary and wine tour that you will never forget. At Wijnreizen.it we go further than just Italy. We have been organizing enchanting trips to Greece for more than 25 years.

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Athens is a city full of life and flavor, and I can't wait to share this beautiful destination with you. With its trendy bars, delicious wines, aromatic olive oil and excellent restaurants, Athens is a true hot spot. I know this city like the back of my hand and would love to take you on a culinary journey of discovery. Especially during the Christmas period, Athens shines like never before!

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The date in 2024 for this culinary and wine trip to Athens has not yet been determined.

 

We stay in a beautiful four-star hotel in the heart of the city, visit a local winery just outside the city limits and take part in a cooking class taught by a well-known Greek chef - who also happens to be a good friend of mine. She will teach us the secrets of Greek cuisine and explore the vibrant food market with us. Furthermore, wine tasting is on the agenda, including an educational session at the Acropolis, a street food tour and much more!

I can hardly suppress my excitement about this trip. Will you join us on this tasteful journey of discovery through Athens?

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This unique culinary and wine experience is an absolute must for true gastronomy and wine lovers!

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Friday

Arrival at 11.20 at Athens airport (flight Transavia, 25.03 at 07.00 from Amsterdam). Departure to the winery where we will taste Greek wine with all kinds of snacks / light lunch... delicious.... Then we drive to the hotel in the heart of the city. Check into the hotel. In the evening we have an extensive dinner in the center of Athens... WOW.

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Saturday

When we are in Athens we should really get to know this city, right? After all, it is the cradle of our democracy, there is so much to experience and see. We're going out with Dimitri for an incredibly extensive food tour. We eat and taste everything that makes Athens a culinary hotspot: wine, pita gyros, loukoumades, cheese pies, souvlaki, olive oil, ouzo, etc. .... it's an incredible amount. In the afternoon we have another wine tasting: this time in the city, with a view of the Acropolis. There is no dinner planned.

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Sunday

We meet my friend Georgia, the chef! We will go with her to the food market in Athens and then we will cook together, at a top location in the old center of Athens. Of course we have lunch together and drink Greek wine. In the afternoon there is some free time for shopping.

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Monday

A stay in Athens is not complete without a visit to Athens. So in the morning there is a visit to the Acropolis on the program and afterwards we will have lunch! Before we drive to the airport there is still some time for the last shopping.... The flight will (probably) depart at 8.35 pm.

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Price Athens culinary and wine tour Athens

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• Euro: 700.00 per person (based on a double room) in a four-star hotel in the center of trendy Athens

• Surcharge for sgl room euro 120.00

• Euro: 25.00 reservation fee (one-off, per booking)

• The trip is on a half board basis (lunch or dinner per day) and includes all excursions and wine tastings

 

Included in trip

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• 3 x overnight stays + breakfast in a top hotel in Athens

• transfer from airport to hotel

• excursions as mentioned

• 1 x city sightseeing & food tour (lots of food and drinks)

• 2 x wine tastings

• 1 x light lunch at the winery

• 1 x cooking class with real chefs & subsequent lunch

• 1 x visit to food market

• 1 x lunch in traditional taverna...

• 1 x dinner, three courses incl. wine.

• wine guide/sommelier throughout the trip

• beautiful, cotton kitchen apron ''wine travel''

• visit (incl. entrance) to the Acropolis

 

Not included

• flight (we recommend booking Transavia's flight from Amsterdam to Athens)

• extra drinks/wines

• tourist tax at the hotel, which should be paid directly by the guests

• dinners or lunches not listed under 'included'

• travel insurance (everyone should travel with valid travel insurance from the Netherlands or Belgium)

 

Facts about Athens and surroundings

• The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. In 2004, Athens hosted the Olympic Games again.

• Athens became the first cultural capital of Europe in 1985.

• Evidence of the first settlements around the Acropolis dates back to 3000 BC.

• Athens is known as the cradle of Western civilization and democracy.

• Athens has no fewer than 7 Michelin star restaurants

• Greece is the largest olive oil producer in the world. Olive oil is sacred to Greeks. They eat an average of 25 liters of this stuff per person.

• Athens is the capital of Greece and the Attica region. No less than 1/3 of all Greeks live in Athens. The metropolis has approximately 6 million inhabitants. Approximately 800,00 live in the city of Athens.

• Wine has been made in Greece since ancient times. Dionysos (Dennis) is the god of wine in Greek mythology. Grapes have been grown for the production of wine for more than 6,000 years.

• Top wines are produced in Greece. A sweet wine is usually classified as OPE, which can be recognized by a blue seal on the bottle. This means that the wine comes from a specific area. If the wine has a pink seal and the OPEP classification, it is a dry wine of high quality from a specific region.

• Gordon Ramsay is convinced that ''Greek Cuisine'' is better than Italian.

• This is what the Acropolis really looked like. See here Acropolis