Aristotelous Thessaloniki Aristotelous, is in the heart of Thessaloniki. It is a pedestrian area which starts from the escalade and reaches Egnatia street. Above Egnatia the visitor will also have an opportunity to see the ancient Roman Market inside which its Museum operates. Aristotelus square is always busy with people from all ages walking [...]
Paralia Thessalonikis Thessaloniki, has many places at which you can walk by the sea. One of the most popular is the one called 'Paralia Thessalonikis' and it is the esplanade that is starting from the beginning of Leoforos Nikis street and reaches a few meters after the White Tower (until the Royal Theater [...]
Ladadika Thessaloniki Ladadika, is an old quarter of Thessaloniki opposite one of the port's entrances (see point 1 in the map below). It is located between the streets "Ionos Dragoumi", "Tsimiski", "Salaminos" and "Navarchou Kountouriotou". It is an area that escaped from the flames of the big catastrophic fire that destroyed Thessaloniki's center [...]
Rotunda Thessaloniki Rotunda, and the Arch of Galerius are two of the most popular monuments of Thessaloniki. Rotunda, was build during Roman times (approx. 306-308AD). Other say it was build to serve аs a temple for the Olympic god Jupiter or for Cabiri and other say that it was build to become the [...]
Thessaloniki City Walls Thessaloniki city walls, date back to the Thessaloniki's Byzantine times and are of a great archaeological interest. The city walls were build in order to protect the city from attackers from its north side. They were built as an addition to the Roman city walls and more additions plus some [...]
Acheiropoietos Church Thessaloniki Acheiropoietos church, (or else great church of Virgin Mary) dates back to the 5th century (around 431AD) and it is one of the oldest temples of Easter Christianity that has remained a temple through all the years of its existence. As such it is included in Thessaloniki's Unesco World heritage. [...]
Saint Demetrios Church Thessaloniki Saint Demetrios church, is situated on Agiou Dimitriou street in the centre of Thessaloniki close to the Roman Agora. According to various sources, approximately between 303-306AD, a very small private chapel was first built in the position that Saint Demetrios is located today, by the Christians of Thessaloniki in [...]
Saint Sophia Cathedral Saint Sophia Cathedral, or Aghia Sophia, was build at the late 7th to early 8th century in the position were an early Christian Basilica of the 5th century was. In 1204, Saint Sophia Cathedral was converted to a Catholic cathedral after the city was conquered by the Fourth Crusade. During [...]
Thessaloniki Unesco Church | Latomou Monastery | Osios David Latomou Monastery - Osios David, is a located at the old city of Thessaloniki, very close to the area were Agias Sofias street ends as we walk to reach, at the north of the city, its old town. It is a very small but [...]
Thessaloniki Church of Prophet Elijah Church of Prophet Elijah, is located at the old city of Thessaloniki alternatively called also "Upper Town". It was built during the 14th century (approx. around 1360-1370). Based on small-scale excavations and studies that have been contacted around the temple, the Church of Prophet Elijah, was probably built [...]
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