Find the opening hours, the ticket prices, and the contact details of Thessaloniki’s museums, monuments, and archaeological sites. Due to COVID-19, frequent and drastic changes may occur. To verify the opening hours of all the places that are mentioned here, you can check their official websites (find links below) or make a phone call. Regardless of the pandemic crisis, schedule changes may happen twice a year (usually in Spring and in Autumn) without any notice.
Make sure to plan your visit at least 30 minutes before closing time or you may not be allowed to enter. For additional information regarding free entrance days, public holidays and combined tickets, read after the end of the list.
Basilica and Crypt of Agios Dimitrios (Saint Demetrius)
Church opening hours: Daily 07:00-21:00
Crypt opening hours: Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 08:00-15:00, Fridays: 09:00-13:30 and 19:00-22:00 (church service), Weekends: 07:30-14:30
The crypt is closed on Tuesdays
Admission: Free (church & crypt)
Address: 83 Agiou Dimitriou Street > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 027 0008
Church of Panagia Chalkeon
Monday to Sunday: 07:30-12:00 (11:00 on Saturdays) and during the Vespers in the evening
Admission: Free
Address: Junction of Egnatias and Chalkeon Streets (Aristotelous Square) > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 027 2910
Basilica of Panagia Acheiropoietos
Monday to Sunday: 07:30-12:00 and during the Vespers in the evening
Admission: Free
Address: 54 Agias Sofias Street > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 022 7369, +30 231 027 2820
Church of Agia Sofia (Church of God’s Wisdom)
Daily: 08:00-20:00
Admission: Free
Address: Agias Sofias Square > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 027 0253
The Rotunda
Wednesday to Monday: 08:30-15:30
Tuesdays: Closed
Admission: 3€
Address: Agiou Georgiou Square > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 020 4868, +30 231 020 9545
Church of Agios Panteleimon (Saint Pantaleon)
Monday to Thursday: 08:00-13:00 and 17:30-19:00
Friday: 08:30-13:00 and 19:00-22:45
Saturday: 08:00-13:00
Sunday: 07:00-12:00
There is a Church Service on Sunday at 07:30 and on Friday at 20:00
Admission: Free
Address: Junction of Iasonidou and Arrianou Streets > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 020 4150
Church of the Savior
Monday to Saturday: 09:00-13:00 and 15:00-17:00
There is a Church Service on Thursdays (07:30-09:00)
Sundays: Closed
Admission: Free
Address: 140 Egnatias Street > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 022 3009
Church of Agioi Apostoloi (Holy Apostles)
Monday to Sunday: 07:30-12:00 and during the Vespers in the evening (entrance on the south side)
Admission: Free
Address: 1 Olimpou Street, West Wall > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 053 7448
Church of Agia Ekaterini (Saint Catherine)
Monday to Sunday: 07:30-11:00 and during the Vespers in the evening
Admission: Free
Address: Junction of Tsamadou and Ious Streets, Upper Town > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 022 5580
Church of Profitis Ilias (Prophet Elias)
Monday to Sunday: 07:30-12:30 and during the Vespers in the evening
Admission: Free
Address: 52 Olimpiados Street > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 027 3790
The Byzantine Bath
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays: 10:00-13:00
Admission: Free
Address: 13 Theotokopoulou Street, Upper Town > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 020 4868, +30 231 020 9545, +30 231 331 0400
Church of Osios David (Latomou Monastery)
Monday to Friday: 09:00-16:00
Saturdays: 09:00-15:00
Sundays: 07:00-13:00
Admission: Free
Address: End of the alley at the left of 21 Epimenidou Street, Upper Town > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 022 0020
Church of Agios Nikolaos Orphanos
Wednesday to Monday: 08:30-15:30
Tuesdays: Closed
Admission: Free
Address: 20 Irodotou Street, Upper Town > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 020 4868
The Acropolis Fortress (Heptapyrgion)
Wednesday to Monday: 08:30-15:30*
*The towers and the pathways on the walls close at 15:00
Tuesdays: Closed
Admission: 3€
Address: 7 Dimitriou Tzachila, Upper Town > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 331 0400
Κatholikon of Vlatadon Monastery
Daily: 07:30-13:00 and 18:00-20:00 (the courtyard is open 07:30-20:00)
Admission: Free
Address: 64 Eptapirgiou Street, Upper Town > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 020 9913
The Roman Forum
Wednesday to Monday: 08:30-15:30
Tuesdays: Closed
Admission: 4€ (with the same ticket you can also visit the Galerius Palace Complex and the Arched Hall)
Address: Junction of Filippou and Aristotelous > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 022 1260
Galerius Palace Complex and Arched Hall
Wednesday to Monday: 08:30-15:30*
Tuesdays: Closed*
The Arched Hall can be visited only after prescheduling via phone-call
Admission: 4€ (with the same ticket you can also visit the Roman Forum)
Address: Navarinou Square > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 022 1266
The Rotunda
Wednesday to Monday: 08:30-15:30
Tuesdays: Closed
Admission: 3€
Address: Agiou Georgiou Square > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 020 4868
Arch of Galerius
Open space – Free access 24/7
Address: 144 Egnatia Avenue > Google Maps
Daily: 08:00-20:00 (April to October) and 09:00-16:00 (November to March)
Admission: 4€ (full price), 2€ (reduced)
Address: Nikis Avenue > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 026 7832
Yedi Kule (Heptapyrgion)
Wednesday to Monday: 08:30-15:30*
*The towers and the pathways on the walls close at 15:00
Tuesdays: Closed
Admission: 3€
Address: 7 Dimitriou Tzachila, Upper Town > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 331 0400
Alysseos Tower
Tuesdays: 09:00-14:00*
*The surrounding area of the tower with panoramic views over the city is accessible 24/7
Admission: Free
Address: Eptapirgiou Street, Intersection of East and North Wall, Upper Town > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 331 0400
Yeni Hamam (Aigli)
During the Summer: Daily 19:00-03:00
Winter hours: Friday to Sunday 21:00-05:00
The building is converted into a Bar-Restaurant named “Aigli”
Admission: Free
Address: 3 Agiou Nikolaou Street (behind the church of Agios Dimitrios) > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 305 9024
Yeni Tzami (Old Archaeological Museum)
Tuesday to Saturday: 10:00-16:00 (on Thursdays the building stays open for 2 more hours until 18:00)
Sundays & Mondays: Closed
Nowadays the building hosts exhibitions held by the Municipal Art Gallery of Thessaloniki
Admission: Free
Address: 30 Archaelogical Museum Street > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 085 7978
Alaca Imaret Mosque
Tuesday to Saturday: 10:00-16:00 (on Thursdays the building stays open for 2 more hours until 18:00)
Sundays & Mondays: Closed
Nowadays the building hosts exhibitions held by the Municipal Art Gallery of Thessaloniki
Admission: Free
Address: 91 Cassandrou Street > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 027 8587
Bey Hamam (Loutra Paradeisos)
The building can be visited in the morning hours when there is no restoration work in progress. It occasionally hosts exhibitions and cultural events.
Admission: –
Address: Junction of Egnatia and Mitropolitou Gennadiou Streets (Aristotelous Square) > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 022 6931
Bezesteni
The building houses several stores which are open during the usual market hours of the city (see them here)
Address: Junction of Venizelou and Solomou Streets > Google Maps
Mustafa Kemal Residence
Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00-17:00
Mondays: Closed
Admission: Free
Address: 17 Apostolou Pavlou Street (within the Turkish Consulate) > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 024 8452
Only the Ottoman monuments that are open to the public are included in this list.
Daily: 08:00-20:00 (April to October) and 09:00-16:00 (November to March)
Admission: 4€ (full price), 2€ (reduced)
Address: Nikis Avenue > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 026 7832
Museum of Byzantine Culture
Daily: 08:00-20:00 (April to October) and 09:00-16:00 (November to March)
Admission: 8€ (full price), 4€ (reduced)
Address: 2 Stratou Avenue > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 330 6400
Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
Daily: 08:00-20:00 (April to October) and 09:00-16:00 (November to March)
Admission: 8€ (full price), 4€ (reduced)
Address: 6 Manoli Andronikou Street > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 331 0201
Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki
Monday to Friday: 09:00-14:00 (on Wednesdays is also open between 17:00-20:00)
Sundays: 10:00-14:00
Saturdays: Closed
Admission: 5€
Address: 11 Agiou Mina Street > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 025 0406
Folklife & Ethnological Museum of Macedonia & Thrace
Friday to Wednesday: 09:00-15:30 (on Wednesdays the museum stays open for 6 more hours until 21:30)
Thursdays: Closed
Admission: 2€ (full price), 1€ (reduced)
Address: 68 Vassilissis Olgas Street > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 088 9840, +30 231 083 0591
Museum of Macedonian Struggle
Monday to Friday: 09:00-14:00
Saturdays: 10:00-14:00
Sundays: Closed
Admission: 2€ (full price), 1€ (reduced)
Address: 23 Proxenou Koromila Street > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 022 9778
Railway Museum of Thessaloniki
Wednesdays & Thursdays: 10:00-13:00
Pre-scheduling is advised
Admission: Free
Address: 7B Nea Monastiriou Street (Municipality of Eleftherio – Kordelio) > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 055 9590
Holocaust Museum of Greece
Under construction (to be completed at the beginning of 2021)
Address: Koleti Street, Old Railway Station Area > Google Maps
MOMus – Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art
Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00-18:00 (on Thursdays the museum stays open for 4 more hours until 22:00)
Sundays: 11:00-15:00
Mondays: Closed
Admission: 4€ (full price), 2€ (reduced)
Address: Junction of Tsimiski & Aggelaki Streets (Southwest Gate of Thessaloniki International Fair) > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 024 0002
MOMus – Museum of Photography
Tuesday to Sunday: 11:00-19:00 (on Fridays the museum stays open for 3 more hours until 22:00)
Mondays: Closed
Admission: 2€ (full price), 1€ (reduced)
Address: Warehouse A, Port of Thessaloniki > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 056 6716
MOMus – Museum of Modern Art – Costakis Collection
Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00-18:00 (on Thursdays the museum stays open for 4 more hours until 22:00)
Mondays: Closed
Admission: 4€ (full price), 2€ (reduced)
Address 1: Moni Lazariston in Stavroupoli (see on Google Maps)
Address 2: Warehouse Β1, Port of Thessaloniki (temporary exhibitions) > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 058 9143
MOMus – Experimental Center for the Arts
Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00-18:00 (on Thursdays the museum stays open for 4 more hours until 22:00)
Mondays: Closed
Admission: 4€ (full price), 2€ (reduced)
Address: Warehouse B1, Port of Thessaloniki > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 054 6683, +30 231 059 3270
Cinema Museum of Thessaloniki
Monday to Tuesday: 09:00-15:00
Wednesday to Friday: 09:00-19:00
Weekends: Closed
Admission: 2€ (full price), 1€ (reduced)
Address: Warehouse A, Port of Thessaloniki > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 037 8570
Municipal Art Gallery of Thessaloniki
Tuesday to Saturday: 10:00-16:00 (on Thursdays the museum stays open for 2 more hours until 18:00)
Sundays &
Mondays: Closed
Admission: Free
Address 1 (main exhibition): 180 Vassilissis Olgas (Casa Bianca) > Google Maps
Address 2: 30 Archaeological Museum Street (Yeni Tzami) > Google Maps
Address 3: 91 Cassandrou Street (Alaca Imaret) > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 042 7555, +30 231 331 8538
Teloglion Foundation of Arts
Tuesday to Friday: 09:00-14:00 (on Wednesdays is also open between 17:00-21:00)
Saturdays & Sundays: 10:00-18:00
Mondays: Closed
Admission: 5€ (full price), 2.50€ (reduced)
Address: 159A Agiou Dimitriou Street > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 024 7111
Tuesday to Saturday: 09:00-19:00*
Sundays & National Holidays: 09:00-17:00*
Mondays: 11:00-16:00
*From November to March the museum closes 2 hours earlier (except on Mondays)
Admission: 4€ (full price), 2€ (reduced), 2€ (on Mondays)
Address: 4 Grigoriou Lambraki Street > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 024 9803, +30 231 024 9804
Thessaloniki Science Center and Technology Museum (NOESIS)
Tuesday to Friday: 09:00-15:00*
Weekends: 11:00-19:00*
Mondays: Closed
*Their schedule changes regularly
Admission: depending on the activities you choose (the price of regular tickets start at 5€)
Address: 6th kilometer of Thessaloniki-Thermi Road > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 048 3000
Museum of the French Military Cemetery of Zeitenlik
Daily: 09:00-18:00
Admission: Free
Address: 136 Lagada Street > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 024 4030
Olympic Museum of Thessaloniki
Monday to Friday: 09:00-19:00
Saturdays: 10:00-16:00*
Sundays: 10:00-14:00*
*Closed on the weekends from 18/7 to 16/8/2020
Admission: 2,50€
Address: Junction of Agiou Dimitriou & 3rd of September Streets > Google Maps
Phone: +30 231 096 8531
Monday to Friday: 08:00-14:00
Post Offices
Monday to Friday: 07:30-14:00 (some may close 14:30 or later). The opening hours for the Central Post Office of Thessaloniki, on 38 Vassileos Irakleiou Street, is 07:30-20:30 Monday to Friday, 07:30-14:30 on Saturdays and 09:00-13:30 on Sundays (phone number: +30 231 027 7434).
Pharmacies
Same hours with small commercial stores (see above). On-duty pharmacies stay open until 21:00, 24:00 or 08:00 in the morning of the next day. To see which pharmacies are currently on-duty, click here.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
There is a combined ticket available for the following museums and sites:
1) Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
2) Museum of Byzantine Culture
3) White Tower Museum
4) Archaeological Site and Museum of Roman Agora
5) Galerius Palace Complex and Arched Hall
Combined tickets are valid for 3 days and cost 15€ per person (reduced price: 8€).
Entrance to archaeological sites, monuments, and to the museums that are owned by the Greek State is free on the following days:
1) First Sunday of the month from November to March (during the rest of the days of the same months the entrance fee is reduced to half the price)
2) March 6th (Memory of Melina Mercouri)
3) April 18th (International Day of Monuments)
4) May 18th (International Day of Museums)
5) Last weekend of September (European Days of Cultural Heritage)
6) October 28th (National Holiday)
During the following official holidays, all archaeological sites, monuments, and museums in Thessaloniki are closed: January 1st, March 25th (Greek Independence Day), Easter Sunday, May 1st (Labor Day) and December 25-26th (Christmas). On Good Friday, the opening time is usually set later in the day (around 12:00) and on Holy Saturday, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve the closing time might be set earlier (around 15:00). On the rest of the official holidays (you can see them all here) only the main archaeological sites, monuments, and museums are usually open (before your visit on a holiday, check their websites for relevant announcements, or make a phone call).
Keep in mind that the Greek Orthodox Easter is usually on a different date than the Catholic Easter and that the Jewish Museum is also closed during the Jewish Holidays.
Some of the Byzantine churches are closed in the middle of the day and they open again in the afternoon for the Vespers. During the Winter they open for the Vespers somewhere between 16:30 and 17:00 and during the Summer between 18:00 and 18:30. They usually stay open for one and a half or two hours.