Nafplio Food Tour: Tastings Through the Old City

Ten varieties of Greek honey, three cheeses, two premium oils, and souvlaki in one morning walk

A two-hour guided walking food tour through Nafplio's Old City where you taste local cheeses, traditional marzipans, extra virgin olive oils, Greek spirits, ten varieties of honey, and freshly made souvlaki. An English-speaking guide leads you through the historic centre, sharing stories of the city's food culture and history as you stop at each tasting station. A 40 ml honey jar comes home with you as a souvenir.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Nafplio with local food tastings

• Walk through Nafplio’s historic centre
• Taste local cheeses with grapes
• Sample traditional extra virgin olive oils with bread and olives
• Taste Greek spirits: mastic liqueur, tsipouro, ouzo
• Try 10 varieties of Greek honey
• Eat classic souvlaki in pita bread
• Taste traditional amygdalota marzipans

The experience

You walk through Nafplio's Old City streets on a guided route that strings together seven distinct tastings over two hours. The tour opens with local cheeses (three varieties plus fresh unsalted cheese with grapes, shared on a platter among four participants), then moves to a tasting of two premium extra virgin olive oils served with a bread basket and three types of olives. The pace is leisurely. There's a coffee break built in, and the route suits all fitness levels.

The spirits tasting brings mastic liqueur, tsipouro, and ouzo, each served with local tapas. Then comes the honey station: ten varieties to taste, and you keep a 40 ml jar as a take-home. Traditional amygdalata (Greek marzipans) follow, and the tour ends with souvlaki in pita bread with gyros meat. The dish the guide will tell you is Greece's most famous. Throughout, your English-speaking facilitator weaves in the history and food traditions that shaped Nafplio, so the tastings sit inside a story about the place itself.

What’s included

• Tasting of three local cheese varieties plus fresh unsalted cheese with grapes.
• two premium extra virgin olive oils with bread basket and three types of olives.
• mastic liqueur, tsipouro, and ouzo with local tapas.
• ten varieties of Greek honey plus a 40 ml honey jar souvenir.
• traditional amygdalata (Greek marzipans).
• souvlaki in pita bread with gyros meat.
• coffee break.
• English-speaking guide throughout the two-hour walk.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 11:00

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Child (4 to 17 years) · Infant (under 4): free

GroupUp to 8

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Active Nafplio Holidays

Is this one for you?The tour moves at a walking pace through the Old City for two hours with a coffee break, so it suits anyone comfortable with a leisurely stroll and multiple food tastings rather than a sit-down meal.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 17 years); Infant (under 4): free.

How many different foods and drinks do I taste on this Nafplio food tour?

Seven categories: local cheeses, olive oils, Greek spirits, honey varieties, marzipans, olives, and souvlaki. The honey tasting alone covers ten varieties, and the spirits include three types served with tapas.

What is included in the Nafplio food tour, and what do I take home?

All tastings are included, plus a coffee break and a 40 ml honey jar souvenir per person. The guide is English-speaking and leads the entire two-hour walk through the Old City.

Do I need to be fit to walk this food tour in Nafplio?

The tour is suitable for all fitness levels. It's a leisurely two-hour walk through the historic centre with a coffee break included, so pacing is relaxed.

What is souvlaki, and when do I eat it on this tour?

Souvlaki is grilled meat wrapped in pita bread: Greece's most famous dish. You taste it at the end of the tour, freshly made with gyros meat, after all the other tastings.