Driving routes, distances and day-trip ideas nearby.
A ready week, day by day: highly rated places, lunches, tours and trips out of town. Ratings and opening hours come from Tripadvisor, distances are real driving distances.
An unhurried first day: the centre on foot, one landmark and a quiet dinner near where you're staying. Don't plan anything far — after travelling, getting your bearings matters more.
All day
A free day — the market, the waterfront, the next neighbourhood over.
Hotel check-in is usually from 2pm — if you arrive earlier, most places will store your luggage.
The fullest day: two or three key places back to back. Start early — queues build by midday at the popular ones, and the light is better for photographs after lunch.
All day
A free day — the market, the waterfront, the next neighbourhood over.
Up to 35 °C in the days ahead — do the walking in the morning and spend midday indoors.
A day for what needs time and attention: museums, historic quarters, and lunch somewhere locals actually go.
Afternoon
Mount Olympus Beyond the Postcards: Myths, Nature & Hidden Paths
5.0· 60from €129
Mount Olympus Beyond the Postcards: Myths, Nature & Hidden Paths — rated 5 from 60 reviews.
Many museums close on a Monday or Tuesday — check the opening hours before you set out.
Get beyond the city: the nearby towns and countryside are usually what stays with you. A rental car is the practical way — public transport on these routes is slow and infrequent.
All day
Agia Triada (Thessaloniki)
Agia Triada (Thessaloniki) is 4 km from Thessaloniki, about 11m by car. Leave in the morning so you're back before dark.
Book the car ahead: in season there is little left and the counter price is higher.
Rent a car in ThessalonikiA free day. Go back to wherever you wanted to linger, and add one or two places from the list you haven't reached.
Afternoon
Upper Town Historical Tour Experience at Greece
5.0· 47from €110
Upper Town Historical Tour Experience at Greece — rated 5 from 47 reviews.
Carry some cash for markets and small cafés — cards are not taken everywhere.
A good day for a guided tour: a guide tells you what the signs don't, and takes the driving off your hands.
All day
Afitos (Chalkidiki)
Afitos (Chalkidiki) is 84 km from Thessaloniki, about 1h 10m by car. Leave in the morning so you're back before dark.
Book the car ahead: in season there is little left and the counter price is higher.
Rent a car in ThessalonikiA calm finish: a favourite spot once more, some shopping, a late lunch. Leave yourself room before the airport.
Afternoon
Olympus Mountain Guiding - Mytikas 2918m in a day
5.0· 39from €1,373
Olympus Mountain Guiding - Mytikas 2918m in a day — rated 5 from 39 reviews.
Allow twice what the map says for the airport run — it is never the quiet hour when you need it.
Within a ~2.5h drive of Thessaloniki.
Where you can drive from Thessaloniki.
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Top attractions
Restaurants and cafés
Mount Olympus Beyond the Postcards: Myths, Nature & Hidden Paths
€129
Upper Town Historical Tour Experience at Greece
€110
Olympus Mountain Guiding - Mytikas 2918m in a day
€1,373
Olympus Rock Climbing Course and Via Ferrata
€112
ICON Urban Living
from €90 / night
Vanoro Hotel
from €123 / night
The Modernist Thessaloniki
from €139 / night
Antigon Urban Chic Hotel
from €102 / night
Source — Tripadvisor
Outstanding Hotel Top Class
We stayed in this hotel for a week, there was nothing that the staff would not do for you. They took us aside when we arrived, and gave us cold drinks from thier own on the street cafe, and sat with us explaining all the local area, what attractions and restaurants that they recommended, and they were all fantastic. Th…
Clean and competent transfer from Makkedonia Airport
Driver expected us by arrival in the airport area. Very friendly, speaks excellent english and russian. He was very helpful by the luggage transport to the car. Car was comfortabel and absolut clean. The kind of driving was very carefull so that we did feel very safer kin the car for this 90 minutes ride
Best hotel in North Greece; Not so great its restaurant Orizontes and the front desk manager
The hotel is very good from almost all standpoints. I would have given 5 stars if we hadn't had a little dispute over the charges of our dinner at its fancy Orizontes restaurant. We were four and when we finished our dinner and asked the waitress to bring us the bill I saw the bill with the total amount (food and taxes…