Free themed tour of Thessaloniki's Upper Town: “Following the water: Memory, use, significance”
A free themed tour of Thessaloniki's Upper Town will take place on Monday 12 October 2026, from 10:00 to 12:30, with the meeting point at the entrance to Yedi Kule (Heptapyrgion).
When
Mon 12 Oct · 10:00 – Mon 12 Oct · 12:30
Where
Γεντί Κουλέ (Επταπύργιο), είσοδος, Θεσσαλονίκη
Entry
Ελεύθερη είσοδος
Organiser
Δήμος Θεσσαλονίκης – Αντιδημαρχία Μέριμνας για την Τρίτη Ηλικία, Κοινοτήτων & Δημοτικής Αποκέντρωσης, σε συνεργασία με τον Κύκλο – Incommon και τη dot2dot
The Municipality of Thessaloniki's Deputy Mayor's Office for Care of Older People, Communities and Municipal Decentralisation, in collaboration with Kyklos — Incommon's workshop — and dot2dot, is organising a free themed tour of Thessaloniki's Upper Town entitled “Following the water: Memory, use, significance”.
The tour will take place on Monday 12 October 2026, from 10:00 to 12:30, with participants meeting at the entrance to Yedi Kule (Heptapyrgion) at 09:50.
Participants will walk through one of Thessaloniki's most beautiful neighbourhoods and discover how water, as a natural resource, shaped the city's terrain, economy and daily life, while remaining connected to its needs and challenges.
Thessaloniki Eptapyrgio entrance · Ian Kehoe · Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
The route will introduce important points of interest in the Upper Town, such as Kyklos, Incommon's workshop, at 105 Agias Sofias Street.
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