Nemea (Agiorgitiko Wine Country) is a food day trips in Athens.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
8 hours
Embark on a private day trip from Athens and discover the history of Ancient Sparta and the glorious King Leonidas. Taste some excellent wine at the Domaine Skouras winery.
13 hours
Enjoy an excursion to Argolis and Corinth, with a visit to wine, olive oil and cheese production sites on this tour from Athens. Visit the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus...
Day trip · 8 hours
Enjoy a private tour in mystical Delphi, the center of earth during ancient times.
Tip: Book wineries ahead; organised Athens day tours run €90 to €150 including transport and lunch.
Hydra on the Saronic Gulf is the donkey-only island where Athens goes for the harbour-front seafood lunch, a 90-minute Flying Dolphin from Piraeus and back.
TipFirst Flying Dolphin out at 08:00; latest return at 20:00. Cars are banned on the whole island.
Spetses in the Saronic Gulf is a longer 2h 15m Flying Dolphin from Piraeus, the smarter island for a long taverna lunch on the Old Harbour and the almond.
TipSpetses requires an earlier ferry; the Old Harbour tavernas serve until 23:00 for the late return.
Delphi and the adjacent ski town of Arachova on Mount Parnassus, 2h 30m from Athens, run the winter and shoulder-season mountain taverna circuit.
TipArachova lights up Friday and Saturday from November to March; lunch is the easier weekday option.
Nafplio in the Argolid, two hours from Athens, is the seafront town with harbour-front tavernas, the long-running Antica Gelateria di Roma and the citadel.
TipAntica Gelateria di Roma on Farmakopoulou is the destination ice cream.
Aegina in the Saronic Gulf, 40 minutes by ferry from the Piraeus port of Athens, is the PDO pistachio island, the harbour-front taverna lunch.
TipSample pistachio paste at the harbour shops; the September Fistiki Festival is the peak weekend.