Athens Markets Exploration Tour: From Ancient to Modern Times
Overview
On this Old Districts Athens tour, discover the treasures of Athens with a local by your side, by exploring the streets filled with cultural, historic, and culinary icons.
Follow the footsteps of the locals with your guide and experience the heart of Athens with its ruins, temples, markets, mosques, retail hot spots, and fresh produce. These are the same places and roads where the ancient Greeks more than 2000 years ago followed in their daily life!
- Immerse in the history of the ancient city of Athens, with a local by your side
- Get lost inside the numerous markets and learn about their legendary traditions while exploring them
- Admire some of the city’s famous landmarks without entering the sites and get insider knowledge about them
- Stroll around the picture-pretty neighbourhood of Plaka and enjoy a coffee and a sweet at a local favorite coffee shop
- Discover Athens’ modern architecture and its recent history
What's Included
- Get personalized tips for the area's best bars and eateries.
- Enjoy a cup of Greek coffee and mouthwatering local sweet.
- PRIVATE TOUR Exclusive: enjoy the comfort of pick-up and drop-off at your stay or Piraeus port.
- Experience the city with our passionate, English-speaking local guide.
- Souvenirs & items of a personal nature
- Additional food and drink
- Small group tour option excluded hotel or port pick up
- Tips & gratuities for your guide
Meeting Location
Sofokleous 18
Athina 105 51, Greece
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
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Kotzia Square
15 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Athens Street
30 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Central Market
30 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Monastiraki
15 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Hadrian's Library
25 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Avysinias Square
30 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Ancient Agora of Athens
20 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Plaka
1 hour Admission Ticket Free
Acropolis (pass by)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Guests pickup is offered for the private group option. Pick up time adjustable upon your request. We will meet you at your Athens hotel lobby or at the Piraeus port. Our guide will be holding a sign with your name.
- How you help the local community by joining this tour: - By visiting 100% locally owned stores, you support small-scale, locally-run businesses and help preserve the traditional character of old Athens. - You support a street vendor who sells traditional Koulouri sesame rings to increase his income. - At least one store on your itinerary is dedicated to the preservation of locally-produced crafts.
- Food Allergies: Unless you suffer from multiple, combined food allergies, or unless you are a vegan, we will figure it out. Vegetarians are welcome on all tours. Please wear comfortable shoes for walking.
- If you are happy with the services provided by your local guides a tip – though not compulsory – is appropriate. While it may not be customary to you, it is of great significance to the people who will take care of you during your travels, inspires excellent service, and is an entrenched feature of the tourism industry. Please consider this when budgeting for your extra expenses on this tour.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EET).
- Get personalized tips for the area's best bars and eateries.
- Enjoy a cup of Greek coffee and mouthwatering local sweet.
- PRIVATE TOUR Exclusive: enjoy the comfort of pick-up and drop-off at your stay or Piraeus port.
- Experience the city with our passionate, English-speaking local guide.
- Souvenirs & items of a personal nature.
- Additional food and drink.
- Small group tour option excluded hotel or port pick up.
- Tips & gratuities for your guide.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Athens Markets Exploration Tour: From Ancient to Modern Times is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Athens Markets Exploration Tour: From Ancient to Modern Times will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Get personalized tips for the area's best bars and eateries.
- Enjoy a cup of Greek coffee and mouthwatering local sweet.
- PRIVATE TOUR Exclusive: enjoy the comfort of pick-up and drop-off at your stay or Piraeus port.
- Experience the city with our passionate, English-speaking local guide.
- Souvenirs & items of a personal nature
- Additional food and drink
- Small group tour option excluded hotel or port pick up
- Tips & gratuities for your guide
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Guests pickup is offered for the private group option. Pick up time adjustable upon your request. We will meet you at your Athens hotel lobby or at the Piraeus port. Our guide will be holding a sign with your name.
- How you help the local community by joining this tour: - By visiting 100% locally owned stores, you support small-scale, locally-run businesses and help preserve the traditional character of old Athens. - You support a street vendor who sells traditional Koulouri sesame rings to increase his income. - At least one store on your itinerary is dedicated to the preservation of locally-produced crafts.
- Food Allergies: Unless you suffer from multiple, combined food allergies, or unless you are a vegan, we will figure it out. Vegetarians are welcome on all tours. Please wear comfortable shoes for walking.
- If you are happy with the services provided by your local guides a tip – though not compulsory – is appropriate. While it may not be customary to you, it is of great significance to the people who will take care of you during your travels, inspires excellent service, and is an entrenched feature of the tourism industry. Please consider this when budgeting for your extra expenses on this tour.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
