A Thessaloniki traditional villages tour is a private 7-hour day trip from the city into the oak and chestnut forest of Mount Holomontas. It stops in Petrokerasa for coffee, in Agios Prodromos for a tavern lunch and in Galatista at a Byzantine tower. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. … Read more
A Thessaloniki boat tour is a sail on the Thermaic Gulf from Nea Michaniona or Kalamaria Marina, to the half-sunken wreck at Shipwreck Bay for a swim and lunch, or along the port and the city waterfront. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours … Read more
A Thessaloniki shore excursion is a guided half day for cruise passengers, with pickup at the port, a tour of the White Tower, the Roman monuments and the upper town, or a trip to the Royal Tombs at Vergina, and a return to the ship before it sails. Tours across the rest of the country … Read more
Thessaloniki horse riding means guided rides on calm horses at farms and riding clubs in the countryside around the city. Beginners and children ride with a guide, and the rides follow trails through fields and forest. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the stables, the … Read more
A Thessaloniki mosaic workshop is a hands-on class where guests cut and set small pieces of glass into their own mosaic, in a studio in the old upper town. The craft follows the Byzantine mosaics of the city’s churches. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover … Read more
A Thessaloniki jeep safari is an off-road trip by 4×4, SUV or buggy from the city into the hills around it. Routes climb Mount Chortiatis, pass lakes and villages and reach the coast. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours, Chortiatis, the lakes, villages … Read more
The Museum of Illusions Thessaloniki is a hands-on museum of optical tricks in Thessaloniki, the main city of northern Greece. Visitors walk through rooms that fool the eye and take photos inside them. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover where it is, the exhibits, how … Read more
A Thessaloniki mythology tour is a guided walk or day trip that tells the Greek myths and legends tied to Thessaloniki, from the story of Thessalonike, the sister of Alexander the Great, to the gods of Mount Olympus. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the … Read more
Philippi tickets give entry to the archaeological site of Philippi near Kavala, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a Greek theatre, a Roman forum and early Christian basilicas, and to the Archaeological Museum of Philippi at the site. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover what … Read more
Pella tickets give entry to the archaeological site of Pella, the capital of the ancient Macedonian kingdom and the birthplace of Alexander the Great, and to the Archaeological Museum of Pella just north of it. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover what each ticket opens, … Read more
Vergina tickets give entry to the Polycentric Museum of Aigai at Vergina, the old royal city of the Macedonian kings, where one ticket covers the Royal Tombs, the Central Museum Building, the necropolis, the ancient theatre, the palace and the church of Saint Demetrius at Palatitsia. Tours across the rest of the country are listed … Read more
The Thessaloniki hop on hop off buses are open-top sightseeing buses that circle the city on a fixed loop past the waterfront, the Roman monuments and the old upper town, with an audio commentary and a ticket that lets you leave and rejoin the bus at any stop. Tours across the rest of the country … Read more