🏛️ Museum
Museum of Byzantine Culture
An award-winning museum tracing Thessaloniki's Byzantine centuries through mosaics, icons, frescoes and everyday objects.
Typical duration
90 min
Price
€8 entry (≈ $8.6)
From port
2.3 km / 1.4 mi
Transfer time
25 min
Indoor / Outdoor
indoor
Queue risk
low
👨👩👧 Family friendly♿ Wheelchair accessible
🕐 Best time to visit
Midday for a cool, unhurried indoor visit
One of Greece's best-designed museums follows Thessaloniki's centuries as a great Byzantine city through eleven thematic galleries. Mosaics, frescoes, icons and everyday objects trace the years from the early-Christian era to the empire's fall, pairing naturally with the Byzantine churches up the hill.
Getting there from the port
Next to the Archaeological Museum near the White Tower; about 25 minutes on foot or a short taxi
🚌 Best transport: walk💶 Cost: Free on foot, or ~€6 by taxi