Audio tour · Greece

Thessaloniki

A self-guided audio walking tour of Thessaloniki.

Thessaloniki wears its long life casually. Roman walls, Byzantine churches, and Ottoman hammams sit in the same neighbourhoods as busy coffee bars and weekend markets, and the locals move between them without a second glance. The city faces the sea along a wide promenade, and in the evenings people walk it the way people in this part of the world have always walked along water, slowly, in no particular direction, happy to be out. In the app, 60 stops in Thessaloniki are narrated aloud, about 1h 42m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 25 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.

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What you'll hear in Thessaloniki

The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.

White Tower of Thessaloniki. You're standing right by the waterfront, and this structure has seen it all.
Hagios Demetrios. When you stand here, you are standing on ground that has seen massive changes.
Hagia Sophia. You are standing in front of a place that has seen almost 1,200 years of change.
Church of Hosios David. You are standing in a place that has seen nearly 1,200 years of changing hands and faiths.
P.A.O.K. Sports Arena. When you look at this massive complex, you're seeing more than seats and courts.
Church of the Acheiropoietos. You are standing in a place that has seen almost 1,200 years of life.

All 60 stops in Thessaloniki

Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route.

Religious (19)

Hagios Demetrios
Church of Hosios David
Church of the Acheiropoietos
Church of the Holy Apostles (Thessaloniki)
Yeni Mosque, Thessaloniki
Church of Prophet Elijah (Thessaloniki)
Church of Saint Catherine, Thessaloniki
Church of Saint Panteleimon (Thessaloniki)
Hamza Bey Mosque
Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos
Alaca Imaret Mosque
Monastir Synagogue (Thessaloniki)
Church of Saint Gregory Palamas
Church of the Saviour, Thessaloniki
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Thessaloniki
Yad LeZikaron Synagogue
Lembet Mosque
Baptistery of St. John the Baptist (Thessaloniki)
Cemetery Basilica (Thessaloniki)

Landmark (15)

Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki
Heptapyrgion (Thessaloniki)
Museum for the Macedonian Struggle (Thessaloniki)
Palataki (Thessaloniki)
Modiano Market
War Museum of Thessaloniki
MOMus–Museum of Contemporary Art
MOMus–Museum of Modern Art–Costakis Collection
Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation
Municipal Art Gallery (Thessaloniki)
MOMus–Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
Art Gallery of the Society for Macedonian Studies
Stein Mansion
Design Museum of Thessaloniki
Bensousan Han

Museum (8)

White Tower of Thessaloniki
Museum of Byzantine Culture
Thessaloniki Olympic Museum
Folklife and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia and Thrace
Cinema Museum of Thessaloniki
Museum of Ancient Greek, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Musical Instruments
Water Supply Museum
Casts Museum (Thessaloniki)

Historic (7)

Roman Forum (Thessaloniki)
Jewish cemetery of Salonica
Venizelou metro station
Agias Sofias metro station
Yeni Hamam
Thessaloniki railway station, 1873–1961
Tomb of Macridy Bey

Square (4)

Aristotelous Square
Navarinou Square
Eleftherias Square
Agias Sofias Square

Theatre (3)

Thessaloniki Concert Hall
National Theatre of Northern Greece
Royal Theatre (Thessaloniki)

Stadium (2)

P.A.O.K. Sports Arena
Alexandreio Melathron (Nick Galis Hall)

Tower (1)

Karipeion Melathron

Park (1)

YMCA Park (Thessaloniki)

Walking routes in Thessaloniki

Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.

White Tower and the Waterfront Arts Mile. A stroll along the seafront from the iconic White Tower past theatres and galleries to the lively Navarinou Square. (8 stops)
Saints and Minarets of the Upper Town. A winding climb through the old city revealing Byzantine basilicas, Ottoman hammams and the ancient Roman Forum. (8 stops)
Around Hagia Sophia and the City Centre Churches. A compact loop centred on Thessaloniki's great domed church, weaving through Byzantine sanctuaries and the vibrant square below. (8 stops)
Concert Halls and Culture East of Centre. A longer walk out to the east side taking in the PAOK Arena, the grand Concert Hall, folk museums and the Ottoman mosque by the sea. (7 stops)
Synagogues, Mosques and the Old Bazaar. A rich short walk through the historic market district touching the city's Jewish, Ottoman and Byzantine layers side by side. (8 stops)
Aristotelous Square and the Waterfront Markets. The city's grand central square anchors this tight loop past the Modiano Market, design galleries and the old port promenade. (8 stops)