Photos: C messier, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dan Lundberg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Konstantinos Stampoulis (Geraki), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
Photo credits
Photos: C messier, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dan Lundberg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Konstantinos Stampoulis (Geraki), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
Ano Poli's Byzantine walls
Your local guide
Eleni Karagianni
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Highlights
- Byzantine walls that once ringed the city
- Houses built right against old stone
- Centuries of rebuilding, read in the wall
- A steep climb through the upper town
- A local's own daily route
About this tour
This session climbs through Ano Poli, the upper town, following the surviving Byzantine walls from a lower gate to their highest stretch near the old fortress. You see the narrow lanes built against the wall and the different periods of rebuilding visible in the stonework. It stays within this one climb through the upper town.
I move slowly, since the streets are steep and I grew up walking them myself. Live questions about the walls and the neighbourhood come up throughout, and I send a short note on what we saw afterward.
This suits anyone who wants the old fortifications explained by someone who lives right against them. It also works well paired with the Eptapyrgio session for the fuller climb.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 6 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Thessaloniki before heading out.
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Lower Wall Gate 17 min
The camera shows one of the lower gates in the old Byzantine walls, and I explain how these fortifications once ringed the whole city.
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Narrow Ano Poli Lanes 17 min
You see the steep, narrow streets of the upper town, and I point out the houses built right against the surviving stretches of wall.
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Wall near Eptapyrgio 17 min
The camera reaches the wall's highest surviving stretch near the old fortress, and I explain how different centuries rebuilt this section after damage.
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Your questions 11 min
Time to ask anything about Thessaloniki: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 5 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Bougatsa and Ladadika, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Athens time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 9 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Thessaloniki, showing you Lower Wall Gate and Narrow Ano Poli Lanes live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet and the link comes with your booking. I climb the upper town lanes with my phone, so the walls stay close in view as I go.
Times shown in Athens time (EET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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