Upper Town Tour: Discover Thessaloniki's Hidden Gems

Explore Upper Town Greece: Visit historic churches, Ottoman monuments, and hidden gems. Discover local stories, Greek mythology, and the soul of Thessaloniki.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Osios David (The Latomou Monastery) - We are going to visit one of the oldest churches in the planet and admire of the most unique masterpieces of Christian art, a breathless mosaic.
  • Trigonion Tower - We are going to visit the best view of the city where we are going to have a panoramic view of the whole city of Thessaloniki!
  • **Tsitsanis…
What's Included
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

In the upper town, we visit Profitis Ilias Church, an Ottoman monument, Osios David Church, the Monastery of Vlatadon, and other hidden gems. We discuss a major fire, the Turks, the Jews, Mount Olympus, Greek mythology, a religious masterpiece of art, music (rebetico), St. Paul, the story of Greek refugees from Turkey, and other tales.
Through this tour,…

Location
Holy Church of Elijah the Prophet
Ολυμπιάδος
I will be holding a red umbrella to recognize me!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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U6632paangelikas
Nov 5, 2024
Very memorable and amazing - Walking tour with Giorgios was very good experience. He loves his city and he made us fall in love too! He was talking about history in very passionate way, with sense of humour too.. Moreover he took bazuki and played two songs what made this tour really memorable. After tour he was open to answer all our questions.
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Occmed
Oct 31, 2024
Wow!!! Fantastic tour - do not miss. - Engaging, entertaining, smart, energetic and emotionally intelligent tune. Not my first time in Thessaloniki and I still learned tons. All in all, a perfect tour. DO NOT hesitate to take this tour. You will not regret it!
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Hannahky1289vr
Oct 31, 2024
The big picture of Thessaloniki with Giorgios - great - One of the best free walking tours i have ever joined to. Even me, who was never into history was thrilled by the exciting stories George told us. We joined both tours and if there was a third or fourth, we would have been always in the first row ;-)
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F7361qhmanuelm
Oct 31, 2024
Amazing experience in Thessaloniki - Amazing walking tour and super informative. I would definitely come back and do it again. Learned a lot and had great recommendations after for the group.
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N6121sddanield
Oct 29, 2024
Thessaloniki's hidden treasure explained by a real pro guide! - Amazing Tour! The guide (Georgios/George) was really kind, open, experienced and made us feel great and to fall in love with the old town. It's rare to find a guide who is so dedicated and so nice. I honestly didn't know much about the upper part of the city and its history and thanks to this tour my personal goal would be to visit and explore this hidden treasure more often. Thank you, George!
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Shmuels824
Oct 25, 2024
11 years and as enthusiastic and vibrant as in the first year - Giorgos is one of the best tour guides I’ve ever encountered. He masterfully conveyed Thessaloniki’s rich history, vibrant atmosphere, and unique culture in such an engaging way. Highly recommended—a must-do tour!
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Russellhn5368rc
Oct 24, 2024
Real personal interaction with sites and history of the city. - An excellent tour of the upper city which would have been difficult to experience without the expertise and enthusiasm of Mr. Giorgos. There are so many things one could walk past without seeing and understanding. He added personal impact and understanding to the sights and history of the area.
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Menki98
Oct 24, 2024
Exeptional Guide - Giorgos is the best! It's hard to find words to describe what an awesome guide he is. He is tremendously knowledgeable, funny, and sensitive and also has crazy memory for the participants in his tours. He is also a gifted musician.
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Zimtstern
Oct 24, 2024
Fabulous in-depth tour of Thessaloniki's Upper Town - Giorgos is a wonderful tour guide. We highly recommend taking this tour to anyone visiting Thessaloniki. Giorgos interacts with everyone in a friendly and uplifting manner and remembers everyone's name! Although we spent 3 hours walking around the upper town with Giorgos and the tour group, we took his advice and returned the following day to delve even further to visit some places he recommended. His knowledge of the city is incredible, and he's passionate about his work. A very impressive person and tour.
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Bwp84
Oct 20, 2024
Very much recommended!! - I took both tours - the one within the city centre and the one in the upper town - and both were really entertaining. Giorgos is a very nice person. Fin fact: he learns the name of EVERYBODY!! And the groups could be quite big - maybe 50+ persons. The upper town tour is specially interesting because at some point Giorgos takes his bouzouki and plays a couple of rebetiko songs from Vassilis Tsitsanis. I totally recommend both tours!!
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