Athens Hipsters Tour: Culture, Creativity & Coffee
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Athens, Greece
5 hours (approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Instant confirmation
Overview
On this alternative Athens tour, explore New Athens, a lively hub that was born due to its creativity throughout the financial crisis.
Discover the hipster side of Athens with us by exploring its modern street food scene, the hip coffee bars, and the edgy art, interacting with some of the new generation of Athenians who are behind this scene, and capturing the best spots of the city blowing up your Instagram account!
- Discover the hippest local spots in Athens, such as trendy coffee shops, artists’ workshops & music studios and watch the city’s most innovative creators at work.
- Explore the modern street food scene in Athens & taste some of the locals’ favourite gourmet snacks.
What's Included
- Get personalized tips for the area's best bars and eateries.
- PRIVATE TOUR Exclusive: enjoy the comfort of pick-up and drop-off at your stay or Piraeus port.
- Enjoy bohemian coffee or tea.
- Savor and taste Greek street food: 3 stops with savory/sweet bites. You can comfortably skip lunch!
- 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 and Pickup
Pickup point
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Pickup details
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, Airbnb or Piraeus port. Our guide will be holding a sign with your name. Please call or email us (contact information on voucher).
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Meeting point
Korai
Athina 105 64, Greece
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
What To Expect
The Academy of Athens
Following this absolute hipster tour, you’ll explore New Athens and the new Generation of Athenians whose innovative ideas and the passion for creating during the crisis period regenerated the city center in a lively hub where different cultures meet.Discover the modern street food scene of Athens, visit trendy coffee bars, and meet young artists in their studios. Your guide will reveal to you some great spots to blow up your Instagram account!Beginning your hipster walking tour of Athens, you’ll meet your local guide in Korai pedestrian Street and pass through the numerous stoas (covered walkways) of the city where cult cinemas and hidden stores narrate unique old-time stories and feelings of the city. This “old School” setting is the new trendy, and with your local guide you will find out why!
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Ermou Street
The first Athenian you’ll meet is a young, local artist in an old grocery market building in the buzzing city centre that has transformed into her jewelry workshop. Look through her unique pieces in her showroom as you chat with the artist about her art and the techniques she follows as well as the obstacles to starting a business during turbulent financial times.Moving on to our next stop now, you’ll enjoy a gourmet and organic snack in a hip street food eatery that serves authentic tastes made from traditional recipes of Greece and Minor East. By eating here, you’ll support this small-owned business and local food producers financially as all ingredients used are exclusively produced and packaged by local farmers and vendors.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Plaka
Afterwards, you’ll visit our favourite spice house that is so exciting with fragrances and aromas that will travel you into the old Orient. Learn all about spices and herbs,and Greece’s strategic geographical position that brought together traders from East and West, and wake up your senses as you smell all these Asian and African spices, Greek and Balkan herbs, Indian sauces, and famous French tea brands. Of course, no visit is proper without a glass of local mountain tea!Continuing your tour, you’ll wander through the back streets of Athens in an area loved by the hipster community. Experience the areas’ cool vibes, admire charming neoclassical buildings and discover quaint little bars. At our next stop, if we’re lucky and no new tunes are produced at that moment, you’ll experience a musical presentation in a contemporary creative music lab.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Agia Irini Church
Then, we’ll stop for a caffeine shot at a cooperative that promotes fair-trade products and supports directly the producers, while next, you’ll be welcomed by the friendly owners of a foodie joint that is located on a cozy pedestrian street. Feel the ethnic vibes, smell the flavors and experience an exquisite savory pleasure made by mama’s hand.After filling your belly, enjoy a stroll around the Commercial Triangle District, an area totally reborn during the last decade of the financial crisis that has transformed into the most prominent asset of the city.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Psirri / Gazi
Next, you’ll walk through the Red Light District, to one of the hippest neighborhoods of Athens, known as Psirri. Explore artsy alleys, and discover vintage shops, secret underground clubs, alternative hangouts, and new-style designer collectives. Here is the place that you will recall your childhood memories as you dig out items of the 1980s & 90s culture.Your Athens Hipster walking tour couldn’t be completed without tasting a refreshing delightful organic ice cream made with fresh, high-quality products and selected raw ingredients.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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: - Promote the multicultural and multi-ethnic character of the neighbourhoods you visit on this tour. - By supporting the new generation of Athenians, such as young artists, you promote their work and their enterprises to thrive through financial crisis.
- 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.
- 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
(7)Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Athens Hipsters Tour: Culture, Creativity & Coffee?
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
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Activity code: C-210563P11
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Boat Tours customers.
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What is the cancellation policy for the Athens Hipsters Tour: Culture, Creativity & Coffee?
A:Apr 2025
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
- 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 (EEST).
Q:
What's included in the price?
A:
Apr 2025
The following is included:
- Get personalized tips for the area's best bars and eateries.
- PRIVATE TOUR Exclusive: enjoy the comfort of pick-up and drop-off at your stay or Piraeus port.
- Enjoy bohemian coffee or tea.
- Savor and taste Greek street food: 3 stops with savory/sweet bites. You can comfortably skip lunch!.
- Experience the city with our passionate, English-speaking local guide.
The following is NOT included:
- 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.
Q:
What is the weather cancellation policy?
A:
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 2025
Q:
What is the minimum age for this tour?
A:
The minimum age to participate is 18..
Apr 2025
Q:
My date is not available in the calendar, I am just checking to see if it is available?
A:
If 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 2025
Q:
Is this an accessible tour?
A:Apr 2025
Accessibility information for the Athens Hipsters Tour: Culture, Creativity & Coffee 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
Q:
Where is the meeting point for this activity?
A:
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Athens Hipsters Tour: Culture, Creativity & Coffee will be included in your confirmation email from City Boat 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 2024What's Included
- Get personalized tips for the area's best bars and eateries.
- PRIVATE TOUR Exclusive: enjoy the comfort of pick-up and drop-off at your stay or Piraeus port.
- Enjoy bohemian coffee or tea.
- Savor and taste Greek street food: 3 stops with savory/sweet bites. You can comfortably skip lunch!
- 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: - Promote the multicultural and multi-ethnic character of the neighbourhoods you visit on this tour. - By supporting the new generation of Athenians, such as young artists, you promote their work and their enterprises to thrive through financial crisis.
- 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.
- 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
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