About this Event
WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER?
Your journey will begin around the urban contemporary side of the city with a traditional Greek Coffee. Along your way you will taste many other local goodies like Greek coffee, traditional "mezedes''(charchuterie, cheese, raki) as part of your clue hunting for your mission to Save Magas. You will also discover Athens hidden gems like flea markets, neoclassical and modern architecture and street art together with its hottest local attractions of Psyrri, Monastiraki and Plaka neighborhoods. Wonderful city views and Instagram spots will be encountered along the way, so be prepared to take unique shots. Oriental influences mixed up with our famous Greek and Roman antiquity traces make a unique setup for our love story to evolve. Athens is a true city of wonders!
SAVE MAGAS | The ultimate Food Hunt in the Heart of Athens!
This is a Hybrid Food Tour, so you will use Narratologies app to navigate, read stories, fun facts, receive your riddles and clues to discover your next stop. Along your way you will meet our Treasure Hunt Facilitators, assist you with the hunt and offer you tasty local goodies.
The Big Winners receive special Gifts & Offers from local designers and creators.
WHAT IS YOUR MISSION?
It's time to introduce you to Floga, a Young Oriental Princess that needs to find her imprisoned lover Magas and set him free. Magas is a traditional musician of Greek rebetiko with an appetite for trouble and Floga is a flamboyant belly dancer, so it was love at first sight. Her father is the Sultan and when he found out about their secret love, he took Magas away from his daughter and promised that he will never see the light of day again. Your mission is to help Floga find her lover and go away together!
EXPLORATION THEMES
Food Markets, Architecture, Public Art, Flea markets, Hang Outs, Street Art, Local crafts, History, Archaeology.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Enjoy traditional Greek goodies, like Greek coffee & mezedes that locals adore.
• Discover Greek antiquity and oriental architectural traces mixed up with the contemporary urban culture of the city like flea markets and graffiti.
• Find super Instagrammable spots and share your unique experience with your friends.
• Solve spatial quizzes, hunt clues and riddles to finally reach your mission’s destination.
• The winners receive vouchers from our handpicked collection of local souvenir shops.
WHAT'S INCUDED
- Narratologies app for free navigation, location-based stories, riddles, clues and collection of gems.
- Our professional facilitators to guide and assist you through the game play.
- Food tasting along the way (vegan and vegetarian friendly). Local goodies spice up your appetite for adventure!
- Promotional codes and gifts from local souvenir shops and museums, as a reward for the winners.
- All taxes.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
- Take your cap & sunglasses!
- Grab your comfortable pair of walking shoes.
- A great appetite to taste the local goodies.
- Have your mobile phone charged.
WHERE WE WILL MEET
The Starting Point of the experience is in the center of Omonia Square, one of the oldest squares in the city of Athens and an important commercial center.
Our exact Meeting Point is right next to the Hydrokinetic Sculpture of G.Zongolopoulos “Five Circles”. Meet Floga waiting for you there!
HOW TO GET THERE
BY ATHENS METRO: 1 (Green Line), 2 (Red Line), Station “Omonia”
BY BUS: 049, 815, Α13, Α3, Α8, Β9
BY TRAIN: Π2, Π3Β
BY TROLLEYBUS: 12
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Omonia Square, Omonia Square, Athens, Greece
EUR 36.90
