Main event

The main event of OPEN HOUSE Thessaloniki, OPEN TOURS, involves a weekend of free architectural tours of numerous buildings and spaces in the city with architectural interest. This event takes place once a year, at the end of November. Dozens of buildings with architectural interest open their doors –historical, but also modern, public and private, residences, work spaces, cultural spaces, museums, religious spaces, monuments etc– while the guided tours of the event are undertaken by volunteers.

The program is announced every year in mid-November.

FOR ATTENDING THE TOURS:

1. Study the program.
2. Create your digital identity (visitor QR code) through the link that will be announced here one week before the event. It is also possible to create your digital identity on-site at the first location you visit.*
3. Visit the buildings that interest you during their opening hours.
4. Wait for your turn to follow the tour. Entrance by order of priority (based on the time of arrival at each space, during the opening hours) and at set intervals.

* The creation of an digital identity (QR code) is required, which is unique for each visitor. The digital identity does not correspond to a reservation or priority queue, it simply facilitates the process of recording visitors to the spaces they are visiting. To facilitate the process, visitors can create their digital identity (QR) before visiting the venues via a link that will be announced here a week in advance. The digital ID for the parallel activities (Nov 15-21) is different from the one for the main event (Nov 22-23).

No reservations are made.

Entrance is free for all.

Visitors are advised to arrive in time in the buildings they wish to visit, as after the end of the opening hours, the building closes. Therefore, if there is a waiting time you may not be able to follow the tour.

Guided tours in English are available in all buildings.

Visitors must follow and respect the special requirements that a space may have in order to enter (eg. no photos, entrance without shoes or with plastic covers, ID demonstration).

Organizers can enter with priority in tours.