Thessaloniki's 2,300-year history in an expert-led walking tour
Description
Become part of an interactive journey through the 2,300 years of Thessaloniki’s history, in an expert-led walking tour! ✓ Small group ✓ Led by a licensed tour guide, archaeologist MA & PhD candidate in experiential tourism ✓ Uncovers the diverse cultural influences that shaped Thessaloniki’s unique identity Roads full of monuments. Monuments full of stories about emperors, gods and mortals, wars and disasters, victories and feasts. A city of many faces - sometimes with a friendly smile, sometimes with an introvert frown, and some other times with an awkward pose as she stands in front of her historical significance and glorious 23-century past. In this walking tour, we discover every period of the city’s history - from Roman times to present day - through a kaleidoscope of monuments and landmarks that mark the ever-present timeline of a multicultural metropolis. * The itinerary may be adjusted, as opening hours can alter and certain monuments might be closed on specific days.
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Itinerary
We will meet in the courtyard of St. Demetrios, patron saint of Thessaloniki. Our certified tour guide will introduce you to the 2,300-year old history of the city, accompany you inside the church and its catacombs and share with you its well-hidden secrets.
One of the most important archaeological sites of the Roman Thessaloniki awaits you only a few steps from our meeting point and first stop. Its story includes important buildings, Roman habits, trading products and a surprise engraved on an ancient Roman commercial road.
A lively neighborhood full of colors, taking its name from the flower shops one finds there. In every corner, it hides pieces of the history of the city's Israeli community.
You will have the opportunity to learn the history of the city’s markets and to taste top-quality local delicacies.
An underground open archaeological site inside a unique metro station depicting all layers of Thessaloniki's history.
Thessaloniki's first Ottoman baths still stand next to a road that remains the city's most important one from its foundation to date.
Right in the middle of Thessaloniki's most important square, we narrate a breath-taking story about a fire that changed the city once and for all.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(11)
Vasiliki is one of the best-informed guides that we have ever encountered. Based on specific requests, she came prepared with huge quantities of photographs and other relevant material to broaden her explanations as she walked us through the historical sites in the center of Thessaloniki. It was a splendid day.
We are incredibly grateful for this wonderful review! Vasiliki pours her heart into tailoring every single tour, so knowing that her dedication made your day memorable means the world to us. We hope to welcome you back for more discoveries in the future!
Tour guide Vasiliki was on time for pick up - actually she was a bit earlier which was nice Vasiliki’s knowledge and enthusiasm was shown through her VERY WELL prepared sets (plural) of laminated cards of pictures and information - bringing the history to life Her story telling was great and well structured and the many ‘secrets’ of the city locations & events made the tour enjoyable Thank you and keep bringing the History Alive!!! P.S. all your other recommendations for clothes, luggage and restaurants were good - been to ALL of them. Thank you
Thank you, Ariane, for such a wonderful and detailed review! We are so glad that you enjoyed the tour and Vasiliki’s storytelling. It is also great to hear that you made the most of our recommendations! Thank you for choosing Dot2Dot. We truly appreciate your support and hope to welcome you back one day!
Vasiliki and her tour partner at Dot 2 Dot- hands down- have the vibe on the city not only as contemporary women, but as accomplished scholars! She makes it thoughtful and fun at the same time, while accommodating your own ADD if you want to look at something and veer off. The price is worth it. Their education is worth it. You make a lifelong friend. I can't say enough about what I learned regarding all the occupations, the sites, the flavor the texture the everything of Thessaloniki! You have friends now in Colorado, Vasiliki!!! Xoxo (we know you are royalty!).
Thank you so much for your beautiful words, dear Anne-Marie! We’re truly touched by your message and so happy that you enjoyed discovering Thessaloniki with us. It was a joy to share the city’s stories - and even more rewarding to connect with such enthusiastic travelers! You definitely have friends here in Thessaloniki too, and we’ll be waiting to explore even more together next time you visit. Sending our warm greetings all the way to Colorado! 💙
The storytelling, and photographs bought the history alive and meant we gained a real appreciation of just some of the history of this important city. Vassalekey was outstanding and included just the right amount of info for us to absorb and process. What a delight she was, her passion, knowledge and pace of the tour means we left feeling really pleased we had booked this tour.
Thank you for your fantastic review! We’re delighted to hear how much you enjoyed exploring Thessaloniki's history with us. We’d love to welcome you back for another memorable experience! Safe travels on your cruise!
Our tour guide was excellent and was a superb historian. We greatly enjoyed our tour and highly recommend.
Thank you so much for your kind words! We're thrilled you enjoyed the tour and hope to welcome you again!
Deniz was very professional and full of interesting stories. Of course he was very knowledgeable about the sites we had planned to visit but was also very interesting to talk to about general culture and in particular about fine rugs from the area. Definitely a memorable tour!
Dot2dot is the MUST experience in Thessaloniki. I had attended in the past private tours, so I hired them in a corporate event as well. All my guests were super excited and enjoyed the experience! Trust the experience and enjoy!
Thank you for the wonderful review! We're so happy to hear that everyone enjoyed the experience. We look forward to welcoming you and your guests again in the future!
Our guides were great. I would highly recommend them. We spent a full 3 hours learning of the history of Thessaloniki from 400 BC through the present day. Their ability to speak English was pretty good. We probably walked about 3 kilometers total and sat down several times while they spoke.
Thank you for the wonderful review! We're delighted you enjoyed the tour and truly appreciate your recommendation.
I love the way the introduce you to the history of this town. Bringing to life old stories so you can be a part of it and see the old days.
Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us this review. We are very glad to know that you enjoyed the tour and hope to see you again in the future!
Great way to see the city. Lots of fun. I enjoyed the actor who would appear to tel us a story. Its a fascinating old city in the times of Alexander the Great.
Thank you very much! We are glad you enjoyed the tour. We hope to see you again in one of your next trips!
