Thessaloniki Jewish Sights Private Tour and Shore Excursion

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Thessaloniki Jewish Sights Private Tour and Shore Excursion

2 Adults x $586.13

$1,172.26

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$1,172.26

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Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Private transportation
WiFi on board
Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle
Coffee and/or Tea

Jewish Museum entry fee: 7€ per person. Includes admission to the adjacent Synagogue as well.
Gratuities
White Tower Museum entry fee: 3€ per person.

Overview

We have been living and working in Thessaloniki for more than 30 years. We know every corner of this beautiful city. Tour with us is not a simple tour. It's a unique experience! Thessaloniki is a multicultural city. The Jewish Community of Thessaloniki has been Europe's largest before World War II. We can guarantee, with our professional guides, who are specialized and knowledgeable in Thessaloniki's history, that we have the ability to convey you knowledge and offer you a unique and unforgettable experience! We will present you, step by step, all these historical sights, and you will understand the influence of the Jewish Community to the city, the buildings, the architectural styles, the markets, etc. Let's discover together the beautiful city of Thessaloniki!

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Aegeon Hotel 19th Egnatia St, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 30
Afroditi Hotel Eparchiaki Odos, Neo Rysio, Greece, GR, 57001
Aigli Hotel Perea 65 Aktis Street, , Peraia, Greece, GR, 54001
Amalia Hotel 33 Ermou, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 24
Ambassador Hotel Thessaloniki 18 Chl. Thessalonikis Epanomis Odos Miaouli, Plagiari, Greece, GR, 575 00
Anatolia Hotel Thessaloniki Lankada 13, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 29
Andromeda Thessaloniki 5 Komninon, Aristotelous Square, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 24
Antigon Urban Chic Hotel Adigonidon 15, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54630
Argo Hotel 52 Giannitson, Stavroupoli, Greece, GR, 546 27
Art Apartments 7 Doxis, Ladadika, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 25
Astoria Hotel Tsimiski & 9 Salaminos, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 26
Athina Airport Hotel 13th km Thessaloniki - Peraia, , Thermi, Greece, GR, 570 01
Athlos Hotel Athlitiko Kentro Mikras, Kalamaria, Greece, GR, 55132
Avalon Airport Hotel Thessaloniki Agroktima 903 - Airport Area, Thermi, Greece, GR, 57001
BEST WESTERN St. George Asprovalta Hotel Thessaloniki 36, Egnatias Street, Asprovalta, 57021, GR, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR
Bahar boutique hotel Edessis 10 & Katouni, Ano Ladadika, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54625
Blue Bottle Boutique Hotel Episkopou Amvrosiou 16, Sigrou Corner, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 30
Byzantio Hotel West Ring Road, Hospital Papageorgiou Area, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 565 10
CABO VERDE Cafe Bar Hotel Nonta Gkelou 2, Agia Triada, Greece, GR, 57019
Capsis Bristol Boutique Hotel 2 Katouni, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 25
Capsis Hotel Thessaloniki 18 Monastiriou Street, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54629
City Gate Hotel Anikseos Str., Thermi, Greece, GR, 570 01
City Hotel Thessaloniki 11 Komninon Street, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54624
Colors Urban Hotel 13 Tsimiski Street, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54 624
Daios Luxury Living 59, Nikis Avenue, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 22
Davitel The Tobacco Hotel Agiou Dimitriou 25, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 32
Diamond Suites Paggaiou 3 & Doxis 8, Ladadika, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 25
Domotel Olympia 65 Olympou St, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 31
Egnatia Hotel 16 Adigonidon, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 30
Egnatia Palace Hotel & Spa Egnatias 61, Center, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54631
El Greco Hotel Thessaloniki Egnatias 23, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 30
Electra Palace Thessaloniki 9 Aristotelous Square, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 24
Europa Hotel 24 Egnatia, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 25
Four Seasons Hotel Near the Airport Macedonia SKG, Trilofo, Greece, GR, 57500
Galaxy Hotel Melinas Merkouri 1, Oraiokastro, Greece, GR, 570 13
Golden Star City Resort Pavlou Kountouriotou 73, Peraia, Greece, GR, 570 19
Grand Hotel Palace 305-307 Monastiriou Str., , Menemeni, Greece, GR, 54628
Grand Port Suites Promitheos 41, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54629
Heaven Hotel Thessaloniki Airport 11th Street, Tagarades, Greece, GR, 570 01
Holiday Inn Thessaloniki, an IHG hotel Monastiriou 8, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54629
Hotel ABC 41 Aggelaki, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 21
Hotel Anessis 20 26th October, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 27
Hotel Avra 2 Ambelokipon, Peraia, Greece, GR, 570 19
Hotel Esperia 58 Olimpou Str., , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 31
Hotel Ilios 27 Pros Egnatias, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 30
Hotel Ilisia 24 Egnatia, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 25
Hotel Luxembourg Komninon 6, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 24
Hotel Nea Metropolis 22 Sigrou, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 30
Hotel Olympic 25 Pros Egnatias, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 30
Hotel Orestias Kastorias 14 Agnostou Stratioti, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 31
Hotel Panorama Thessaloniki 26, Analipseos str., , Panorama, Greece, GR, 552 36
Hotel Prestige 20 Profiti Rafail, Thessaloniki, Oraiokastro, Greece, GR, 570 13
Hotel Queen Olga Leoforos Vassilissis Olgas 44, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 41
Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki 13th Km Thessaloniki - Perea, , Thermi, Greece, GR, 570 01
Imperial Palace Classical Hotel Thessaloniki 13 Adigonidon, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 30
Imperial Plus Urban Smart Hotel Thessaloniki Egnatia 8, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54626
Iris Hotel 13th Km Thessaloniki - Peraia, Thermi, Greece, GR, 570 01
Kornilios Palace Aghialos, Anchialos, Greece, GR, 57008
Lazart Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham Kolokotroni 16, Stavroupoli, Greece, GR, 564 30
Le Palace Art Hotel 12 Tsimiski Ioanni, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 24
Makedonia Palace 2. M. Alexandrou Av, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 40
Mandrino Hotel Egnatia 29, Antigonidon 2, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 30
Maroon Bottle Boutique suites Filippou 9, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54631
Mediterranean Palace Hotel Salaminos 3, Karatassou, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54626
Metropolitan Hotel 65 Vasilissis Olgas Ave - Fleming, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 42
Minerva Premier Hotel Egnatias 44, Corner with Sigrou 12, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54623
Nepheli Hotel Komninon 1, , Panorama, Greece, GR, 552 36
ONOMA Hotel 24 Monastiriou str, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54629
Park Hotel Thessaloniki 81, Ionos Dragouni str., Kiprion Agoniston Sqr. / Next to the Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54630
Pefka Hotel 92 Analipseos, Panorama Thessaloniki, Panorama, Greece, GR, 552 36
Pella Hotel 63 Dragoumi Ionos, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 30
Perea Hotel Thessaloniki 15 Dimokratias, Peraia, Greece, GR, 570 19
Perinthos Hotel 12 Klm. Old National Road, , Anchialos, Greece, GR, 57008
Philippion Exit 7 Ring Road, Sheikh Sou Forest Park, Pefka, Greece, GR, 566 25
Plaza Hotel Paggaiou 5 Ladadika, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54625
Porto Palace Hotel Thessaloniki 65, 26th Octovriou Avenue, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 28
Rex Hotel 39 Monastiriou, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 27
Rotonda Hotel Monastiriou 97, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 27
Royal Hotel 17th KMThessaloniki - Peraia, , Peraia, Greece, GR, 57500
Stella Family Hotel Gr. Solomou 8, Sindos, Greece, GR, 57400
Sun Beach Hotel Exasterou, Agia Triada, Greece, GR, 570 19
Telioni Hotel Agiou Dimitriou 16, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 30
The Excelsior Hotel Thessaloniki 10 Komninon St, 23 Mitropoleos Av., Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54624
The Met Hotel 48, 26 Octovriou Street, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 27
The Modernist Thessaloniki 32 Ermou, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54623
The Mood Luxury Rooms Katouni 31, Plateia Emporiou, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54625
Thermaikos Studios & Apartments Aiantos 2, Peraia, Greece, GR, 57019
Vergina Hotel Thessaloniki 19 Monastiriou, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 27
Vivian House Orestou 10, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54642
Wellness Santa Hotel Gr. Lampraki 3, Neoi Epivates, Greece, GR, 57019
White Bottle Superior Apartments Agiou Dimitriou 108, Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 54633
Zaliki Boutique Hotel 6 Zaliki Grigoriou, , Thessaloniki, Greece, GR, 546 30

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Since 1997, a monument in the centre of Thessaloniki commemorates the city's murdered Jews. Only a few hundred members of what was once the largest Jewish community in Greece lived to return home after the deportations to Auschwitz-Birkenau, which took place in a matter of just a few months in 1943.

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The Monastirioton Synagogue is the most important of the three existent synagogues in Thessaloniki and it is the only one that survived from the time before World War II. Its historical value makes it one of the monuments that everyone visits on, following the Jewish path, and it functions in parallel as a cult’s place for the Jewish community. It was established by Inda Aroesti, who devoted it in the memory of her husband Isaak Aroesti, it was founded in 1925 and its construction lasted till 1927. The synagogue was called Monastirioton because the majority of the families that contributed economically to its build came from Monastery in Yugoslavia, which is named today Bitola, from where they left in Balkan Wars and World War I.

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Τhe Agia Sofia or Agia Sophia for several years was the metropolis of Thessaloniki. Agia Sofia is a great Basilica (domed) built over the ruins of an earlier gigantic basilica (which was destroyed in the 6th century AD). The church was built to commemorate the Agia Sofia in Constantinopolis. The construction began in the 7th century AD but during the years of construction there were many modifications and additions. During the Ottoman Empire this church as many others became a mosque but it was destroyed by fire in 1890 to reopen and offer its holly service, in 1913. Visitors of Agia Sofia will be able to observe the existence of very impressive pictures and carved decorations retained by the 8th, 9th and 11th century.

10 minutes
Municipal Art Gallery of Thessaloniki - Casa Bianca

Casa Bianca or Villa Fernandez is the name of a famous mansion in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is located in Vassilisis Olgas street and was built between 1911 and 1913 as a residence for Dino Fernandez Diaz and his family. The architect was Pietro Arrigoni. Of Sephardi (Spanish) Jewish origin, Fernandez was a wealthy merchant and industrialist of the city. The building passed to his daughter, where she lived with her Christian husband, and was later confiscated and used by the Germans during the Axis occupation of Greece. To escape from the Nazis, Dino Fernandez Diaz, with other members of his family, fled to Italy, but they were murdered in 1943 by the German SS near Como Lake. The building has elements of eclecticist architecture, like many other buildings of that period in the city. Since 2013 it houses the Municipal Art Gallery.

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The Villa Modiano was built around 1905-1906 as the residence of the banker Yiako Modiano and his family by the architect Ali Modiano. The villa is also know as The old Governor’s Residence, because it was hosting each time the Commander of Macedonia and later on the Minister of Northern Greece. The Eclectic style is dominating with Art Nouveau elements. In 1913 it was bought by the Greek Government and in 1947 it was used by the Army Medical School. During the early 60’s it was used by the Priest School and at the end of the same decade by the Ministry of Northern Greece. Today it houses the Folklife and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia.

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This captivating mansion was built at the end of the 19th century, in 1890. It was designed by Piero Arrigoni, on order of Mehmet Kapantzi. There are 2 mansions bearing the name "Villa Kapantzi" in Thessaloniki, both buildings are the creations of one architect that were designed by him for two brothers: Ahmet and Mehmet Kapantzi. The cultural center of the National Bank of Greece is located in the oldest mansion. Mehmet Kapantzi, and his brothers, Yusuf and Ahmed come from Sephardic Jews. Their ancestors were deported from Spain as long ago as at the end of the 15th century. Kapantzi brothers were not only highly educated but also very respected people in Thessaloniki. Mehmet Kapantzi held the position of the president of the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce, while Ahmet Kapantzi was the mayor of Thessaloniki in 1907-1908. Villa Kapantzi is a luxurious three-storeyed residence in an eclectic style.

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The old Jewish cemetery of Thessaloniki was situated, from the early 15th century, at the site where the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki stands today. It included over 400,000 graves.

10 minutes
Aristotelous Square

After the fire of 1917, the French architect Ernest Hébrard was assigned to redesign the whole area of the city center and due to the historical significance of this central point he put Aristotelous Square in the heart of the new plan. The Aristotelous square is the point where the sea meets the land in the most central point of the city and the starting point of a place full of open spaces to the public. The Aristotelous square is described as a crucial place for Thessaloniki since is the only open space in the center of the city with this vast dimension turning to be the point of hosting numerous events throughout the year, people’s meeting place, place of recreation and promenade for the citizens and the visitors. It is mentioned and in fact is a rare example of a preplanned architectural design while its careful orientation is offering a captivating view of Mount Olympus.

10 minutes
Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki

The Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki has been established in 2001, in an old commercial arcade which belongs to the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki and has been renovated by funds of the Organization Thessaloniki Cultural Capital of Europe 1997. The task of the museum is to collect documents and heirlooms which have not been destroyed during the Holocaust, to preserve the remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust and to encourage the research about the continuous presence of the Jews in Thessaloniki for more than 2000 years.

1 hour
White Tower of Thessaloniki

Τhe White Tower has housed the new permanent exhibition on Thessaloniki from the age of its founding in 316/15 B.C. to the present. The exhibition summarily presents aspects of the city’s history, which is distinguished by its long and unbroken historical presence.Τhe White Tower has housed the new permanent exhibition on Thessaloniki from the age of its founding in 316/15 B.C. to the present. The exhibition summarily presents aspects of the city’s history, which is distinguished by its long and unbroken historical presence.

20 minutes
The Greek Agora and Roman Forum

The Roman Forum of Thessaloniki is the ancient Roman-era forum of the city, located at the upper side of Aristotelous Square. It is a large two-terraced forum featuring two-storey stoas, dug up by accident in the 1960s.

30 minutes
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The historic station of Thessaloniki from where the 50000 Greek Jews were deported to Poland concentration camps.

30 minutes

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Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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Excellent Private Tour

Published on Oct, 2024

This was a great tour with a knowledgeable and terrific guide! Our lady driver was wonderful!! We had excellent communication with the Viator office, as well.

Thessinikki

Published on Sep, 2024

Maria was great .she was incredible.Every one was outstanding. The driver the guide the service is the best. We have used the company many times and always pleased. Thank you Thank you Please have Maria send pictures.

Great experience!

Published on Sep, 2024

Visited places mentioned in the novel “ The Little Liar”. A novel that takes place in Thessaloniki during the war years. Wonderful tour guide and driver

Fantastic

Published on Jul, 2024

Maria is a wonderful tour guide. She extremely knowledgeable and very friendly. Utterly enjoyable. Katrina, the driver has a good personality and is also very friendly.

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