Jewish Sightseeing Private City Tour in Thessaloniki
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Thessaloniki, Greece
3 to 4 hours (approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Instant confirmation
Overview
We spesialized in private day trips, city tours or sailing cruises. We live in Thessaloniki up to 30 years. Your tour is gonna be a great experience!
Additional info
There are many beautiful sights. You are encouraged to bring a camera along. But if you don’t… we have a camera for you!
Weather will not affect the operation of the tours.
However if canceled due to unfavorable weather conditions, you will be given the option of an alternative date
Pick up from your hotel in Thessaloniki
Departure time: 09:00 am
Duration: 3 hours or 6 hours
Return details: Returns to original Pick up point
What's Included
- Bottled water
- After the trip you will receive with email edited photos and a small video of your trip.
- WiFi on board
- Pick up and drop off service from your hotel in Thessaloniki
- Transportation by air-conditioned Luxury Vehicles (Car, Minivan, Minibus)
- Professional chauffeur (English-speaking)
- English Speaking Licensed Guide
- Gratuities
- Entrance fees
- Drinks, Snacks or juice at local coffee place
- Lunch Cost
- Licensed Guide who speaks your language
Meeting and Pickup
What To Expect
Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki
Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki
Representing the historic center of Thessaloniki’s Jewish community, this museum serves to acquaint the public with the city’s Jewish historic and cultural heritage. Founded in 2001, it is housed amid a listed building dating back to 1906. In the early 20th century, it housed the Bank of Athens and the French-language Jewish newspaper “L’ Intependant”. The museum’s permanent exhibition features headstones from the old Jewish cemetery destroyed by the Nazis during the Greek Occupation, family and religious heirlooms, as well as old Jewish newspapers and costumes. The Holocaust Room, an emotionally charged space, includes items from the Nazi crematoriums, yellow stars worn by Jews in the ghettos, and the authentic metal press used to make these.
INFO: 13 Agiou Mina St., Mon- Fri: 10:00-15:00, Wed: 10:00-15:00 and 17:00-20:00, Sun: 10:00-14:00, Sat: closed
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Monasteriotes Synagogue
Monastirioton Synagogue
The official Thessaloniki synagogue, it is the city’s only synagogue that remains in its pre-Holocaust state. Unlike all of the city’s other old synagogues, the Monastirioton synagogue was not destroyed by Nazi German forces during the occupation of Greece as it was used as a warehouse by the Red Cross. It was built between 1925 and 1927, served as a religious center for Jewish refugees arriving from the city Monastiri – nowadays located in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and named Bitola – and was used as a ghetto center by Nazis forces in the densely populated Jewish Syggrou area before the eventual displacement of Jews in 1943.
INFO: 35 Syggrou St, Mon- Fri: 10:00-15:00, Wed: 10:00-15:00 and 17:00-20:00, Sun: 10:00-14:00, Sat: closed
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Municipal Art Gallery of Thessaloniki - Casa Bianca
Casa Bianca, Junction of 214 Vassilissis Olgas Avenue & Th. Sofouli Street.
(1912). In 1911, Dino Fernandez-Diaz, a Jew of Spanish origin, purchased the plot for his Swiss wife, Blanche. The Fernandez family was a key player in the business life of that era. The mansion was erected according to designs by Pierro Arrigoni. It came to be known as Casa Bianca from the name of his wife. Despite its eclectic temperament, it is mostly an Art Nouveau building and is one of the best known mansions of the city, both for its architecture and for a romantic story: the romance between the daughter of the family, Alina, and Second Lieutenant Alibertis, at a time when the difference between social classes and religious belief was a deterrent. It currently belongs to the Municipality and houses the Municipal Art Gallery.
INFO: 180 Vas. Olgas Ave. & Them. Sofouli St, Wed.- Fri.: 10:00–17:00, Sat.: 11:00- 15:00
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Folk and Ethnological Museum
Villa Modiano, 84 Vassilissis Olgas Avenue. (1906).
(1906). The building was constructed for Yako Modiano according to designs by Eli Modiano. It is one of the first buildings of the famous civil engineer after returning from Paris. The French influence is obvious, with dominant Art Nouveau elements. The building stands out for its trapezoid scaled roof. In 1913, the building was purchased by the Municipality and was offered to King Constantine as a palace. It was then used the residence of the governors of Macedonia, which is why it is known in the city as the Palaion Kyverneion (Old Government House). It later housed the Military Medical School. Since 1970, it has housed the Folklife and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia-Thrace, which is open to the public with occasional and permanent exhibitions.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Prefecture of Thessaloniki
Villa Allatini, 198 Vassilissis Olgas Avenue.
Villa Allatini, designed by Italian architect Vitaliano Poselli, was built before 1888 as the country house of Charles Allatini, near the family mills. Along with the Modiano family, the Allatini family were among the most powerful business families in the city. This villa was the largest and most luxurious in the Exoches area. The building is located in the centre of a particularly large courtyard and stands out for its red brick construction. From 1909 to 1912, Sultan Abdul Hamid was exiled after the Young Turk Revolution and stayed at the villa. In 1926, it housed the newly founded University of Thessaloniki for just a year and was also used as a Military Hospital. From 1979, it has housed the services of the Ministry of the Interior, the Prefecture of Thessaloniki and, at present, the Region of Central Macedonia.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Holocaust Memorial
Jewish Holocaust Memorial
The Jewish Holocaust Memorial, established in remembrance of the 50,000 Greek Jews exterminated at Nazi concentration camps is located at the southeastern corner of Eleftheria (Freedom) Square, nowadays transformed into a parking facility. Nazi forces had rounded up Jewish men here on July 11, 1942 for processing procedures prior to their deportation to concentration camps. The captives were tortured in broad daylight. The memorial’s monument, a bronze sculpture of a seven-branched menorah, a Jewish symbol, whose flames are wrapped around human bodies in demise, was created by Nandor Glid, a Serbian Professor of Applied Arts in Belgrade, and his son. It was unveiled in 1997 and, since 2006, has stood at the parking space opposite the port at the beginning of Nikis Avenue. The Thessaloniki Municipality plans to revamp the square to further highlight its association with the city’s Jewish heritage.
INFO: Eleftherias Square, Nikis Ave. & El. Venizelou St.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
"Yad Lezicaron" Synagogue
Ιδρύθηκε κατά την πρώιμη Ρωμαϊκή εποχή και αναπτύχθηκε μετά την εγκατάσταση των Σεφαραδιτών Εβραίων το 1492 στη Θεσσαλονίκη. Δυστυχώς, κατά τη διάρκεια της γερμανικής Κατοχής και μεταπολεμικά, όλα τα ταφικά μνημεία καταστράφηκαν και σήμερα στη θέση του βρίσκεται το Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης, όπου το 2014 κατασκευάστηκε σχετικό μνημείο. Σήμερα η εβραϊκή κοινότητα χρησιμοποιεί το νεκροταφείο της Σταυρούπολης.
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
Frequently Asked Questions
(7)Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Jewish Sightseeing Private City Tour in Thessaloniki?
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
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Activity code: C-215738P7
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Boat Tours customers.
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What is the cancellation policy for the Jewish Sightseeing Private City Tour in Thessaloniki?
A:Apr 2025
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EEST).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Q:
What's included in the price?
A:
Apr 2025
The following is included:
- Bottled water.
- After the trip you will receive with email edited photos and a small video of your trip.
- WiFi on board.
- Pick up and drop off service from your hotel in Thessaloniki.
- Transportation by air-conditioned Luxury Vehicles (Car, Minivan, Minibus).
- Professional chauffeur (English-speaking).
- English Speaking Licensed Guide.
The following is NOT included:
- Gratuities.
- Entrance fees.
- Drinks, Snacks or juice at local coffee place.
- Lunch Cost.
- Licensed Guide who speaks your language.
Q:
What is the weather cancellation policy?
A:
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025
Q:
What is the minimum age for this tour?
A:
The minimum age to participate is 18. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025
Q:
My date is not available in the calendar, I am just checking to see if it is available?
A:
If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025
Q:
Is this an accessible tour?
A:Apr 2025
Accessibility information for the Jewish Sightseeing Private City Tour in Thessaloniki is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Q:
Where is the meeting point for this activity?
A:
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Jewish Sightseeing Private City Tour in Thessaloniki will be included in your confirmation email from City Boat Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- Bottled water
- After the trip you will receive with email edited photos and a small video of your trip.
- WiFi on board
- Pick up and drop off service from your hotel in Thessaloniki
- Transportation by air-conditioned Luxury Vehicles (Car, Minivan, Minibus)
- Professional chauffeur (English-speaking)
- English Speaking Licensed Guide
- Gratuities
- Entrance fees
- Drinks, Snacks or juice at local coffee place
- Lunch Cost
- Licensed Guide who speaks your language
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
