Photos: C messier, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Adler, Elkan Nathan, 1861-1946, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Joyofmuseums, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: C messier, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Adler, Elkan Nathan, 1861-1946, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Joyofmuseums, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The view from Trigoniou Tower
Your local guide
Eleni Karagianni
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Highlights
- A wall tower with a full city view
- The gulf and city in one frame
- How Thessaloniki grew uphill
- A vantage point most visitors miss
- A calm evening view over the water
About this tour
This session takes in the view from Trigoniou Tower, part of the upper town's old wall circuit. You see the tower itself and then the whole city and gulf spread out below it, with the growth of Thessaloniki explained from this single vantage point. It stays at this one tower and its view.
I settle the camera once the light is right and talk through the view slowly, since it changes noticeably through the day. Questions about the layout below come up often, and I answer as we look.
This suits anyone who has already walked the lower streets and wants the wider shape of the city explained from above. It also works well as a calm evening session on its own.
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 5 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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Trigoniou Tower Base 21 min
The camera shows the round tower built into the city walls, and I explain how it once formed part of the upper town's fortifications.
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View over the Gulf 21 min
You see the whole city and the Thermaic Gulf spread out below, and I point out how the layout has grown from the waterfront up toward this hillside.
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Your questions 9 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 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Souvlaki and Ano Poli, 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 8 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 Trigoniou Tower Base and View over the Gulf 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 stand at the tower's base with my phone, so the view over the gulf reads clearly in the light.
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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