Location: Monastiraki
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Top 10 Things to do in Monastiraki, Attica
Once known for smog, traffic and tacky architecture, Athens is a city reformed thanks to fortunes brought by the 2004 Summer Olympics. Spotless parks and streets, an ultra-modern subway, new freeways, an accessible airport and all signs in perfect English make the city easily negotiable. Meriting more than a stopover en route to the islands, sophisticated Athens sites include many pillars of Western history, from the Acropolis to the Temple of Olympian Zeus, as well as treasures in the National Archaeological Museum.
Restaurants in Athens
1. A Gem Called Athens
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5.0 based on 88 reviews
We offer interesting walks through the different districts of Athens, of course not missing the highlights, but also discovering the hidden gems and going to the places where the locals go.We let you experience and, literal, taste this facinating city.The walks take place in small groups and can be guided, besides English, in Dutch and German as well.Tailor made walks are available on request
2. New Athens Free tour
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5.0 based on 773 reviews
On this free Athens walking tour visit the very heart of ancient Athens. A journey through history and mythology. Stroll through the old town of Plaka, past the Acropolis and ancient theater and stadiums. This is were are modern world began
3. Greek Philosophy Tours
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5.0 based on 6 reviews
We are a boutique travel company specialized in providing discerning travelers with one-of-a-kind cultural experiences, handpicked and guided by our team of passionate field and lecturer experts. Our mission is to offer travelers a unique travel experience extraordinaire in the footsteps of Ancient Greek Philosophers combined with the natural beauties and pleasures of modern Greece.
4. Athens Cooking Day Tours
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5.0 based on 247 reviews
A delightful hands-on cooking lesson and dinner; be initiated by the Chef into Greek cooking secrets with easy instructions and plenty of “hands on” preparation and cooking. But the best of all is the sumptuous dinner that you will have with the rest of your “classmates” at the end of the lesson.
Reviewed By altadean - Athens, Greece
I took this cooking course with my family and boyfriend while visiting Athens and had an incredible time learning simple yet elegant and traditional Greek dishes from chef Sophia. We made 7 unique dishes and I walked away with new techniques to try in my own kitchen! The course was fast paced and exciting with everyone actively participating and Sophia made the course special by incorporating methods she learned from the women in her family. I believe cooking is a great way to really immerse oneself in the culture of a country and I highly recommend this cooking school as we had a phenomenal evening drinking wine, conversing and making beautiful Greek dishes. The restaurant itself is beautiful with a stunning view of the acropolis and the wait staff are also incredible and perfectly complimented the evening we had!
5. OliveLand Shop
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5.0 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By carline2017
I stopped her to look for a gift for someone and found many options and attentive service. I originally happened upon the store my very first day in Greece and decided to wait until my last day when I was back in Athens so I didn't have to carry my present all over the islands the rest of the week. I passed and went into multiple Olive Wood stores while shopping in Athens and this store has the best selection and is the only one that will do personalized engraving (for only ONE euro!). Highly recommend!
6. Greek Cooking Class
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5.0 based on 77 reviews
Get to know the wonderful world of Mediterranean cuisine; the herbs, the fresh vegetables, the choice meats that we always use and learn the basics on how to prepare a full Greek dinner with easy to follow recipes and plenty "hands on" preparation and cooking. The cooking course includes starters like eggplant salad, tzatziki, traditional seasonable pie, dolmadakia, Greek salad and a main course. Plenty of choices for vegetarians also.
Reviewed By _starbabyf4g - Washington DC, United States
We did the cooking class with my 8-year old daughter and 4 other guests. Our instructor, Catherine, was doing her first solo class and she handled it like a pro. While she gave instructions and explanations, she also wove in family tales and explanations of Greek food culture. The class is easy - if you can use a cutting board and a cheese grater, you're there. My daughter handled everything that involved lemons (cutting, juicing and zesting) or squeezing the daylights out of something. The event is held inside a special room in the restaurant and then the party moves to an outside table for the meal. The outside table was comfortable even after dark in March - they have external gas heaters and a plexiglass barrier wall. All of the actual cooking of the final product is handled by the kitchen - there is no exposure to hot cooking surfaces for the guests. The bathrooms are spotless and there are plenty of hand-washing opportunities. I'm serious about coming hungry - the alternative is to have a place with a fridge and a microwave. For guests who do not eat lamb, there are normally one or two vegetarian options that the kitchen can prepare. Service was excellent even when the restaurant filled to capacity. The staff was EXTREMELY kid-friendly. The location is easy to walk to and a safe walk back to the hotel afterwards. There is an easy taxi drop-off area just around the corner.
7. Eating Athens Food Tour
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5.0 based on 86 reviews
"YOUR GREEK FOOD MEMORY" EATING ATHENS FOOD TOUR FACTS - 7 STOPS - - 20 TASTING TRIPS - - THAT ONLY LOCALS CAN SHOW YOU - Connect authentic quality Greek Products with the Culture, through the understanding of the History, the Tradition and the Production process to Fine Tasting, while Supporting social groups in need through the NGO’s “Boroume“ and the “ Smile of the Child” - Mysterious Herbs , Great Cheeses and Cold Cuts, natural table Olives ,bio Wines and Spirtis, authentic Desserts, and so much more, to be Enjoyed.
8. Maris Exclusive Jewelry
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5.0 based on 47 reviews
Maris Exclusive Jewelry is a family business located in the historical Center of Athens since 1979 . Gold and Silver Jewellery inspired from Archaic and Byzantine Masterpieces iin combinations with the modern jewellery completing a beautiful collection in our two jewellery stores.
Reviewed By ariaesmeraldatravel
There are no words that do justice to express the amount of kindness, warmth and generosity this company and Yannis himself present. They are phenomenal! My fiancé and I got engaged a couple of days ago in Florence, Italy, but unfortunately the rings were slightly too big! We were visiting Athens on our next stop on our travels and so emailed Maris Jewellers ahead of time to see if they would be able to resize it. We spoke to Serge and he was very accommodating telling us we were welcome to pop it for a visit to see what they could do. We then visited to shop on our arrival in Athens and were greeted so warmly and were congratulated on our engagement. We were sad to leave the rings, expecting them to take a while to be resized, considering they were platinum and hammered which isn’t a simple task! However Yannis was undeniably kind and we managed to have the rings fit perfectly back on my finger a mere TWO HOURS LATER. It was incredible! The price was no where near what we were expecting and were delighted with the result to say the least! Yannis, you are a credit to Maris Jewellers and it was a truly lovely experience meeting you! Thank you for making my engagement rings so perfect! If you are looking for a jewellers in Athens do not hesitate to visit Maris Jewellers. They are honest, friendly, reliable and you leave feeling like family!
9. Byzantium Monastiraki
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5.0 based on 49 reviews
Our shop, Byzantium, is a family owned business from 1974. Here we make our own jewelry with K18 and K22 Gold and 925 and 950 Sterling Silver and we also specialize in handpainted with egg-tempera icons. Visit our shop to find beautiful presents for your family and friends. Colorful scarfs, traditional shoes (tsarouxia), religious artifacts, porcelain plates, mosaic lanterns and many more. Hope to see you soon!
Reviewed By SM95A
Me and my partner visited the shop a few weeks back on our trip to Athens. Byzantium is a family run business with some of the best icons I’ve ever seen! We got chatting with the owner who makes the icons (who also speaks perfect English from his time in USA) and he was so passionate/knowledgable about his faith, yet so humble about his work! You can tell he puts a lot of time/effort into his icons and it shows.
10. Aphrodite Jewelry
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5.0 based on 80 reviews
Reviewed By 890maggiej
This is the best jewelry establishment in Athens! Amazing selection of quality items and I ended up purchasing many rings, bracelets, earrings during my stay as they were so unique and I continually received more than fair pricing. Any sizing adjustments are promptly made and this family business has top-notch integrity and kindness. Always made me feel welcome. Definitely do all your jewelry shopping here when in Athens.
