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Upper Town Historical Tour Experience At Greece
In the upper town, we visit profitis ilias church, an ottoman monument, osios david church, the monastery of Vlatadon and other hidden places. We speak about a big fire, the Τurks, the Jews, the mt Olympus, greek mythology, a religious masterpiece of art, music (rebetico), St paul, the story of the greek refugees from Turkey and other stories. Through this tour, we are going to feel the soul of this neighborhood, we are going to find out why this area is so special and why the locals love it so much! We are going to literally travel back in time, to see how was Thessaloniki in the past but also how is now. The tour is conducted by an official tourist guide with registered number 33Ξ02766Ε1
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Itinerary
Select a stop or tap a pin on the map to see details. 3 of 6 stops have map coordinates.
- 1
Latomos Monastery - Holy Church of Hosios David
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.
30 min - 2
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!
30 min - 3
Stop 3
We are going to speak about the Greek music and more specifically, a music genre that is called Rebetiko, one of the jewels of the Greek culture! A small music show is taking place!
30 min - 4
Vlatadon Monastery
We are going to visit one the oldest monasteries of the city, where we are going to speak about St Paul and his presence in Thessaloniki!
30 min - 5
Stop 5
We are going to speak about the ottoman turkish period of the city, explaining in the same time an ottoman monument. Also we are going to speak about the current greek turkish relationships.
30 min - 6
Stop 6
In this stop we are going to speak about the ancient walls of Thessaloniki and we will realize how big was Thessaloniki in the past and how big is now.
20 min
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Upper Town Historical Tour Experience at Greece
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