ROMAN AND JEWISH QUARTERS
ROMAN & JEWISH QUARTERS
This walk is the perfect way to start your visit in Thessaloniki and get to explore the historical city center. We review the long and important past of the city via storytelling; we walk through the street markets and finish off at the beautiful seaside of the city. By the end of the 2-hours you will be feeling like a local!
Historic Landmarks
We are not licenced tour guides and we do not enter the historical sights. However, you will find out that our volunteers are very knowledgeable and eager to share what they know. Ask them anything!
Volunteer story-teller
Our guides are indvividuals who are highly interested in topics such as history, architechture, religion and gastronomy and in their own right. Story-telling is just their passion!
Story-telling
We don't follow the standard way of information bombardment the typical guided tours do. Dates and names are mentioned for purposes of logical coherence only. The heart of the tour is in the story-telling!
Easy Access
All the meeting points are in central locations in the city center
Trip Itinerary
Rotonda, the arch of Galerius, the palace of Galerius, the baptistry of John the baptist, Athonos market, Kapani market, Modiano market, flowermarket, Ladadika, liberty square.
Look what travelers who joined as say about us
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I have done both of tours – Ano poli tour and Jewish and Roman part tour and it was amazing! Guides were nice, friendly, able to answer different questions. I really liked both tours. If you wanna know more about history of Thessaloniki, also interesting...More 
Alex Š
11/15/2019 Nice easy walk with stories, a bit of history and actuality. Streets of Thessaloniki with their topical atmosphere, shops, taverns and pubs. Noam K
11/03/2019 - The guide, the tales, the group and the hidden spots known only to a local – everything merged into a unique experience that I highly recommend for anyone who visit the city for the first time. My advice – take the tour as early as...More
nadavban
10/11/2019
Some 25 people booked the todays 10.00 a.m. free tour and found themselves waiting for 45 min. No guide turned up. Be aware and don't book with Explore Thessaloniki!! omorfizoi
10/11/2019 - John (Yannis) took us on a fantastic tour of Thessaloniki with a measured and well dosed amount of History and monuments.
pabloh374
10/07/2019 We did the Roman and Jews tour with Free Walking tours and it was great. Our guide Kostas is a mine of information and knowledge about Thessaloniki and he brought the whole history of the Roman occupation and Jewish Community and so much more to...More SHINTYMAN1
9/22/2019