Jewish Tour
The history of the Jewish people in Thessaloniki reaches back two thousand years.
The city of Thessaloniki housed a major Jewish community, mostly of Sephardic origin, until the middle of the Second World War. It is the only known example of such a scale in the Jewish Diaspora that retained a Jewish majority for centuries.
On this tour, you will visit the City Wall offering marvelous views of Thessaloniki, the Jewish Museum, the Jewish Cemetery, the Monastirioton Synagogue, and the Modiano Market initially owned by the great Jewish Modiano family. The Museum provides special educational programs for schools and is involved in a number of other activities. It is one of the most important places devoted to the diverse ethnic communities that shaped the city’s modern identity. It attracts visitors from all over the world while it is within distance to many others worth seeing places in the center of Thessaloniki.
The Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki is one of the favorite destinations for most visitors of Jewish origin. Many people from all over the world visit it every year. It constitutes a different, extremely interesting perspective to the rich, multicultural past of Thessaloniki.
Tour Schedule – Jewish tour in Thessaloniki (7 hours)
- 09:00 Departure from the hotel
- 10:00 Arrival and visit to the old City Wall
- 11:00 Visit to the Jewish museum, Monastirioton Synagogue and Cemetery
- 14:00 Free time for food and visit to the Modiano Market
- 16:00 Arrival at the hotel