“Discover Athens through cooking and history”
4 Day Private Greek Cooking, Culture and History Tour in Athens, Greece
Athenaeum Grand Hotel, Leof. Andrea Siggrou 142, Kallithea 176 71, Greece
Cooking and Culture Holiday in Greece
This tour includes an Athens city tour and a guided, cooking lesson in Athens. Discover Athens and walk through a mix of flavors, cultures, and contrasts. Take the opportunity to admire the Acropolis with a professional license guide including viewing all its monuments such as the Parthenon, the Propylaia, the Erechtheion, the Agrippa monument, and the Nike Temple.
Highlights
- Welcome dinner with an Acropolis view
- Private Athens city tour and Acropolis tour with a professional license guide
- Visit Parthenon, Propylaia, Erechtheion, Agrippa, and Nike Temple
- Wander the ancient streets of Plaka
- Market shopping, cooking class, and lunch
- Marvel at Mars Hill (called Areopagus in Greek)
- 4 nights hotel accommodation with daily breakfast
- Complimentary airport transfers
2 days with instruction
Group size: 2-12 participants
Airport transfer included:
Athens International Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos Airport)
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
00:00
Check-out Time:
12:00
Just a breath from the historic center of Athens and with direct access to its commercial quarters and beyond, Athenaeum Grand Hotel welcomes you to its brand-new premises with an exquisite modern design where you will enjoy impeccable 4-star hospitality.
All 90 rooms provide sheer comfort and the 2 stunning Penthouse suites offer unobstructed views over Athens, while the modern touches in their décor perfectly complete the casual luxury aesthetics that you will find throughout the hotel’s interior. And with their unique amenities, all accommodation types turn into private havens ideal both for relaxation and work.
Everything that makes your stay in Athens an unforgettable experience is right here at Athenaeum Grand Hotel: A bar and restaurant for delicious dining and refreshing drinks, a fully equipped gym, a free parking lot, transfer arrangements, as well as a conference hall for your corporate meetings, and so much more are available for you to enjoy.
Discover it all at Athenaeum Grand Hotel in the heart of Athens!
Program
Day 1: Athens - Welcome Dinner with Acropolis View
Welcome to Athens! In the city that gave birth to Greek culture and was the point of reference for the entire world. The driver will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to the hotel. Then dine under the Holy Rock of the Acropolis, admire the view, try local flavors, and feel the moments in Athens with all your senses!
- Meals: Dinner
- Overnight: Athens
Day 2: Athens - Private Athens City Tour and Acropolis
On this Acropolis and Athens neighborhood tour, your guide brings you to some of the most magnificent monuments in the entire world. It’s an experience where the stories of the city’s past connect us to our present, and you can see for yourself, it’s really not that different.
Expect plenty of mythical stories, mixed with some fun history, on a skip-the-line experience at the Acropolis, before walking through Mars Hill, Plaka, and Anafiotika. Your day ends in the lively Psirri area near the Monastiraki square. Create memories that will stay with you forever, and always have your camera ready!
- Meals included: Breakfast
- Overnight: Athens
Day 3: Market Shopping, Cooking Class and Lunch
During this class, not only you will learn how to cook like a Greek, but you will also learn how to buy the best local ingredients. At the cooking lesson, only the best local and in-season ingredients are used in order to offer you the best culinary experience and one of the best meals you are going to have in Athens.
Leaving the cooking studio, you will take with you not only memories of one of the best meals you had in Athens but also the recipes of what you cooked so you can recreate the whole menu back home. Of course, if you have a favorite Greek dish you wish to learn how to cook. Vegetarians and vegans are welcome. Please let Porto Planet know upon booking of any dietary restrictions.
Then you will prepare the shopping list and walk to the Athens Market to buy ingredients for the rest of the courses. You will return back to the cooking studio and prepare appetizers, salad and dessert to accompany the main course. You will learn to cook from scratch at least 6 traditional Greek courses, according to what’s in season.
You will be provided with the recipes and the best local ingredients. Under the instructor's directions, you will learn the secrets of traditional Greek cuisine so you will be able to recreate the whole menu back home. After the class, you will take with you:
- The recipes so you can recreate the whole experience back home
- Tips and hints to make your stay in Athens even better
- Memories from one of the best meals you had in Athens
- Meals included: Breakfast and lunch
- Overnight: Athens
Day 4: Athens - Departure
Transportation to the airport for the flight back home or continue your vacation in Greece.
Kalo Taxidi!
- Meals included: Breakfast
Included excursions
- Private Athens city tour
- Private Acropolis tour with a professional license guide including viewing all its monuments such as the Parthenon, the Propylaia, the Erechtheion, the Agrippa monument, and the Nike Temple
- Wander the ancient streets of Plaka, known as the Neighborhood of the Gods, to see major monuments such as the Ancient Agora, the Roman Agora, the Tower of the Winds, and Hadrian’s Library
Location
Welcome to Athens, the historical capital of Europe. The birthplace of democracy, arts, science, and philosophy of western civilization. Home of Plato, Socrates, Pericles, Euripides, Sophocles, and Aeschylus. Athens is one of the world’s oldest cities. Its recorded history spans around 3.400 years and it is being inhabited since the 11th millennium B.C. E.
Today, under the shadow of the Parthenon, the contemporary urban scenery of the sprawling city reflects its exciting history, its multicultural modern personality as well as the infrastructure and facilities. Discover Greek Islands and visit Athens.
Food
The package includes daily breakfasts, one lunch and one dinner. Vegetarians and vegans are welcome. Please let Porto Planet know upon booking of any dietary restrictions.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Other dietary requirements on request
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- 3 nights accommodation
- Transportation from airport to hotel on the day of arrival and hotel to port on the day of departure and welcome dinner (private taxi driver)
- Professional license guide in Acropolis
- 3 breakfasts, 1 dinner, and 1 lunch
- All private tours
- All excursions tranfers
- All entrance fee
What's not included
- Trips
- Drinks
- Anything not mentioned above
How to get there
Recommended Airports
ATH
Athens International Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos Airport)
20 km
Transfer included
Airport: Athens International Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos Airport)
Airport transfer included: Athens International Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos Airport)
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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