By Car
Start: 10.00 End: 13.00 or Start: 14.00 End: 17.00

The city’s architecture demonstrates its past, its present and its potential future. Architecture, in Thessaloniki, is the result of the city’s history and position, at the centre of the Balkans. Aside from its commercial importance, Thessaloniki was for many centuries, the military and administrative hub of the region, and a transportation link between the East and the West. Merchants, traders and refugees from all over Europe settled in the city. During the tour, some monuments and buildings with the most outstanding architecture will be visited: Aristotelous Square, the only part of the city where the urban plan of French architect Ernst Hébrard was implemented. The square was designed and created after 1917, after the fire that destroyed the centre of the city; We will see the beautiful neoclassical and eclecticistic villas in Vasilissis Olgas Avenue, the Concert Hall of Thessaloniki; the Valaoritou area and the Upper City (Ano Poli), in which many notable examples of Ottoman and traditional Macedonian architecture still stand, alongside humble dwellings put up by the refugees who reached Thessaloniki in droves, after the Treaty of Lausanne, in 1923.

 *booklet with information on monuments will be provided.

1. Bookings
i. You may book your preferred Tour in Private either online (www.toursinprivate.gr) or at the Hotel Reception Desk.
ii. All bookings should reach ARTION at least 48 hours prior to the opted Tour in Private date & time. In case of short notice (less than 48 hours) every effort will be developed to accommodate your request, however guides and vehicles availability cannot be guaranteed.
iii. Bookings are valid upon payment and written Confirmation by ARTION.

2. Cancellations
i. Bookings cancelled in written up to 24 hours prior to the beginning of each Tour in Private are refundable and only a 30% Administrative Fee of the total cost will apply.
ii. Bookings cancelled in written less than 24 hours prior to the beginning of each Tour in Private are non-refundable.

3. Tour in Private
i. An Informational e-Mail will be sent to you prior to your Tour in Private including your Tour Voucher.
ii. Please make sure to arrive at the pickup point at least 15 minutes earlier than the starting hour.
iii. The Tour in Private will begin at the exact given time.
iv. You should carry your Voucher during the Tour in Private day since the Guide will ask for it.
v. A Receipt of Payment will be handed in to you before your Tour in Private starts.