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Thessaloniki Jewish Heritage Tour: 4-Hour Private Journey through Thrilling Cultural Landmarks
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9 Ratings
Thessaloniki
Rediscover Jewish heritage by visiting the renowned synagogue, explore the impressive Jewish museum and marvel at the cultural landmarks of the Jewish community in Thessaloniki that narrate its exciting Jewish history. Journey through these experiences under the guidance of an Official Licensed Guide, guaranteeing a truly enlightening expedition.
Rediscover Jewish heritage by visiting the renowned synagogue, explore the impressive Jewish museum and marvel at the cultural landmarks of the Jewish community in Thessaloniki that narrate its exciting Jewish history. Journey through these experiences under the guidance of an Official Licensed Guide, guaranteeing a truly enlightening expedition.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Monasteriotes Synagogue - This is the oldest and most significant synagogue in Thessaloniki. Discover its history, architecture, and importance within the Jewish community, along with stories of the Jews who once lived and worshipped in the area.
- Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki - Visit the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki, which showcases a rich…
- Monasteriotes Synagogue - This is the oldest and most significant synagogue in Thessaloniki. Discover its history, architecture, and importance within the Jewish community, along with stories of the Jews who once lived and worshipped in the area.
- Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki - Visit the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki, which showcases a rich collection of artifacts and documents related to the city’s Jewish heritage. Gain insights into the Holocaust’s impact on the Jewish population of the city.
- “Yad Lezicaron” Synagogue - Established in 1984, this synagogue is dedicated to the memory of Holocaust victims.
- Modiano Market - Enjoy a walk through the Modiano Market, a lively marketplace that was once the heart of the city’s Jewish Quarter. Explore the narrow streets and alleys of the Jewish Quarter, which was home to a vibrant and flourishing Jewish community for centuries.
- Holocaust Memorial - The Holocaust Memorial displays the names of over 50,000 Jews from Thessaloniki who lost their lives during the Holocaust.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- On-board WiFi
- Complimentary bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Guided tour with an Official Licensed Guide
- Private transportation
- On-board WiFi
- Complimentary bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Guided tour with an Official Licensed Guide
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees to museums/monuments (full ticket for the Synagogues and the Museum 5eur/person)
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Entrance fees to museums/monuments (full ticket for the Synagogues and the Museum 5eur/person)
- Gratuities
- Lunch
Location
Monasteriotes Synagogue
Siggrou
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Kamilsi6737iv
Nov 22, 2024
Discovering the Jerusalem of the Balkans with IGOHELLAS - Since my family has Jewish roots, I enjoy exploring cities with rich Jewish heritage around the world. I had the opportunity to visit Thessaloniki, often referred to as the "Jerusalem of the Balkans," and discovered its deep Jewish history with iGoHellas. Their team was exceptional, and I highly recommend John or Ioannis, the licensed tour guide, who did an amazing job bringing the city's heritage to life. If you're interested in learning about Thessaloniki's Jewish past, I can't recommend them enough!
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Patricia_s
Oct 29, 2024
Excellent tour - Memorable and meaningful tour.
Knowledgeable and accommodating guide. We got a good overall feel of the city
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Jaredshadkin
Oct 12, 2024
Wonderful Jewish History Tour! - We thoroughly enjoyed our Jewish History Tour with Kostas as our guide and Dimitrius as our driver. Kostas is not only a professional tour guide, but also works in the Ministry of Culture, and thus fills his tours with a wealth of knowledge and multi-cultural perspective. Would certainly recommend!
Ευχαριστούμε!!
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Sandrashachar
Sep 21, 2024
Amazing tour of historic and modern Jewish Thessaloniki - We had an amazing experience with our expert and very knowledgeable guide Lisa, and our driver Spanos. We learned about the Jews of Thessaloniki from ancient times through the near-decimation of the community of 50,000 Jews (half of the city’s population) in the Holocaust. Lisa expertly wove together the Jewish history with the greater Greek and world history over more than a millennium. In addition, Lisa tailored the tour to our interests, so we had a small tour of the old city and its architecture. We highly recommend this tour; it was time and money well spent!
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Hirshc
Sep 12, 2024
Excellent experience - Our guide, Kostas was excellent. The tour was fantastic. Kostas was incredibly knowledgeable and went beyond all expectations.
He not only answered all questions, but engaged us in discussions about common areas of interest
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Elainecohenbb
Jul 24, 2024
Super interesting and professional tour - This was an excellent 4+ hour tour with guide Maria and driver George. The team arrived to collect us on time in a beautiful clean minivan, and started with Maria checking the itinerary with us to make sure she could plan everything we wanted to do in the right way. Overall we saw all the points of interest we expected to see on the Jewish Heritage itinerary and much much more around Thessaloniki. This is such an interesting city. Maria is an excellent guide, one of the best we have ever had, gave very clear explanations and context, she obviously possesses a wealth of knowledge about the city and all its history and she was extremely patient with all our questions. Both her and George made the trip very easy, minimized walking distances (I don't walk so well) by always bringing the vehicle close to our stop, and always attentive to how we were doing. We felt this team worked hard to give us a good tour, despite the sweltering heat. We got super value from this tour and learnt so much.
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Elizabeth_c
Jun 23, 2024
Superb tour of Jewish Thessaloniki and more! - Konstantinos and our driver Nikolas gave us an absolutely exceptional tour of Jewish Thessalonikii which they expanded so much more to give us the rich tapestry of history - and was all the richer for it. The knowledge of Konstantinos and the kindness of both was beyond words. It was superb, faultless.
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William_l
Jun 10, 2024
Wonderful experience - This was an excellent tour. Despoina was our guide and she was great. We had a wonderful time. I highly recommend this tour.
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