Top attractions in Thessaloniki

We were picked up from our hotel promptly and visited the most interesting winery museum you will see anywhere. Nikos our guide was most informative about the wines and also the history of Thessaloniki. Our tour guide at the winery was excellent and her knowledge of the industry exceptional. The winery we were taken to was world class. We booked at last minute and tour company was still able to organise tour to two different wineries. Second winery was a small new winery where we met with the wine maker for tastings. He was very generous with both his time and his wines. Our tour was not rushed, our guide went over allotted time. We fully recommend this tour.

An amusing and knowledgable courier who guided us smoothly throught the major sights. The order of the visits was sensible, with the most strenuous first. Each of the abbeys was special in its own way: whether it was the remarkable frescoes of the Great Meteora, the more intimate Varlaam abbey or the lovely formal gardens of St. Stephens. Varlaam paid somewhat more attention to the visitor experience with, for instance, appropriate music playing in the antechurch and clear walkways to help visitors move around smoothly. Our courier was careful to make sure that the group were briefed on eating and drinking needs. The supply of water bottles were very welcome.

Sarantis went well beyond expectations. He asked us about our preferences and gave us different options to choose from. The tour was customised to our wants and needs. He brought us to places in Greece and showed us a different side of Greece. And oh! Lunch was absolutely beautiful. Go to the restaurant up the mountain! We made that choice and it was the best choice ever. He even stayed with us well beyond the hours required just to send us to the airport at an appropriate time (not too early). I have so much more to say but not many characters left so I'm going to leave this review with these words: do it!

Alltogether I enjoyed the trip, the drive was long, but our guide was giving us information on the Mount Olympus we passed, How its related to the God Zeus and How Alexander the great assembled his armies. I enjoyed the trip and the Beauty to see in Greece. A really good opportunity to Escape The City Life and see something breathtaking in nature. We went to 2 Monasteries as promised. And in between we went to a really nice Spot to take pictures. It was basically the highland of taking pictures. The guys should make sure to wear pants for the monasteries, based on their religious beliefs.

Alice and Nathan were absolutely great. They were excellent instructors and patient with everyone. They made this the best experience of our whole vacation for the boys and my wife. They took hundreds of pictures (included in price- wow). We can't say enough how wonderful they made this experience for everyone. They connected before the trip to make sure we knew where to go and what to bring. They spoke perfect English. The price was very reasonable for everything we did. Seriously - worth every penny.