Museum BoF

Please meet in front of the university at 9:00

Subject

Visiting museums in Thessaloniki

Topics

• Archaeological Museum (webpage)

• Museum of Byzantine Culture (webpage)

• White Tower

• Kamara (Galerius Arch) and Rotunda

• Church of Agios Dimitrios

• Castle Walls

Organizers

• EfstathiosIosifidis

• RosannaYuen

Participants

People who are planning on or are expected to attend:

• FedericoMenaQuintero

• MegFord

• FabianOrccon

• NirbheekChauhan

• EkaterinaGerasimova

• TomTryfonidis

• BenjaminBerg

• AlexanderLarsson

• JensPetersen

• Deb Nicholson

• RobertHam

• PhilipChimento

• Jeremias Eppler

• add your name here

Notes

• Please bring enough funds to for admission and lunch. Water bottle is suggested.

• There's a bus from White Tower that does a tour. Here is the leaflet. It costs 2Euros. More information here.

• Google Map

• TICKET PRICES AND VISITING HOURS for Archaeological Museum

• It's better to buy the special ticket for 3 days. It costs 15Euros. We can visit the following museums-sites:
  • Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
  • Museum of Byzantine Culture
  • White Tower
  • Roman Forum of Thessaloniki
  • Museum of the Roman Forum of Thessaloniki
  • Galerian Complex (Galerius Arch and Rotunda)
  • Arched Hall

Check out the link of the museums here: Special ticket information

Suggested Schedule

I am not sure but the time at the museums might be enough to see everything detailed. We might see everything faster.

• 9.00 meet in front of the university
• 9.10 - 10.30 Museum of Byzantine Culture
• 10.40 - 13.00 Archaeological Museum

• 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch brake at The Saints Stores

• 14.00 - 15.30 White tower
• 15.30 - 16.00 Kamara (Galerius Arch) and Rotunda
• 16.00 - 16.30 Romean Market and then Church of Agios Dimitrios
• 16.30 - 17.30 Church of Agios Dimitrios

• 17.30 - 18.00 Boat trip + drink Klio Cruise Bar (drink costs about 5E. Trip is for free. Trip duration about 30 mins)