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Thessaloniki Wine Tour
Culture and gastronomy are the key ingredients of this tour around Thessaloniki, in Northern Greece. We’ve prepared it exclusively for you – the lover of fine wines and gourmet plates. This short, yet comprehensive trip is a chance for you to get familiar with the city’s religious legacy through visiting the historic Rotonda and the Church of St. Dimitrios. You will also experience a wine tour in one of the most acknowledged wineries of the area – famous for the fine wines it produces and the exceptional architecture of its spaces. The gastronomic pleasures that will follow will be unforgettable! Come along with us on a fascinating journey!
Programm
Itineraries
Rotonda
1st stop - Morning
Meet your guide at your hotel and then visit Rotonda in Thessaloniki. Start your tour with an interesting visit in one of the most important and oldest monuments of Thessaloniki. Rotonda was built in 306 AD by the Roman Emperor Galerius. It is a site of intense religious background since in 400 AD it was turned into a church and it was masterfully decorated with some of the most captivating Early-Christian mosaics and depictions of several saints and martyrs. Even though it kept its Christian identity for more than 1,200 years, it was converted into a mosque in 1590 AD, when Greece was under the Ottoman rule. Your experienced guide will provide all the details concerning the monument’s history and will take you on a journey back in time – many centuries ago.Church of St. Dimitrios
2nd Stop
The construction of the Church of St. Dimitrios is considered to have taken place around the 4th century BC, when a small Christian temple was built on the site of the older Roman baths. Almost a century later, the original building was demolished and a new three-aisled church replaced it. The final formation was given between the years 629-634 AD. Nowadays, it has the shape of a five-aisled church with an extra aisle attached to it on the side. The truly unique hexagon shrine of the temple is especially interesting. Apart from a richly painted and marble decoration, the interior is also full of even older masterfully designed mosaics dating to the 5th century and characterized by unique beauty and special value.Vineyards of Epanomi
3rd Stop
Experience a wine tour in the vineyards of Epanomi. Through a tour around the lush green and charming vineyards of the Estate, you’ll learn about the composition of the soil needed when planting the specific grape varieties, whether Greek or foreign ones. Also, you’ll be informed about the way the climate conditions have an effect on the production of exceptional wines.Wine Tasting
Noon
Then, you’ll taste a variety of fine wines, white or red ones, aged or fresh ones, single-variety or blended ones, and try to recognise the pleasant aromas each one of them wafts out when you swirl them. You may distinguish between a variety of flavours such as fruity or flowery ones, herbal or mineral ones. This fascinating wine tour, also, includes unique gastronomic experiences. With a glass of wine in your hands, you will proceed in tasting Mediterranean flavours that will surely move you.Wine Museum
Noon/Afternoon - Return
In between the tour through the vineyards and the wine-tasting experience, you’ll have the opportunity to visit the winery’s museum where a variety of exhibits is housed. Among the displays is an exceptional private collection of refined bottle-openers belonging to the owner of the winery. While you admire the exhibits, the experienced oenologist will inform you about the wide range of amphorae and other vessels that were used in the past to store and transfer wine. Return to your hotel.No details found.
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