Statue of Alexander the Great
17/03/2025
The brassbound statue of Alexander the Great is considered to be the highest sculpture of Greece (height 6,15m). It was created by the sculptor Evaggelos
The brassbound statue of Alexander the Great is considered to be the highest sculpture of Greece (height 6,15m). It was created by the sculptor Evaggelos
The Hamza Bey Mosque, at the intersection of Egnatia and Venizelou Streets, is the oldest Muslim mosque in Thessaloniki. It was built in 1467-1468 by
The Museum was built in 1962 to designs by the architect Socrates Karantinos; a new wing was added to extend the building in 1980.
Galeriu’s arch (Camara) it is situated near the eastern walls of the city, a short distance from the Kassandreotiki gate. It is decorated with sculpted
In Ano Poli, the only public bath of the Byzantine era in Greece has been preserved, known since the years of the Turkish occupation as
At the intersection of Vasileos Irakliou and Komninon Streets is the Yahudi Hamam, a double bath with separate rooms for men and women. The bath
The monumental complex of Eptapyrgion, the fortress of the citadel, is a work of the Byzantine era, of the imperial dynasty of the Palaiologoi (14th
The area from Koudouriotou to Olympiou Diamanti Streets and from Hiou to Lemnou Streets was called “agora” (the market) during the Turkish occupation. The market
The circular White Tower, 33.9 m high, was built at the end of the 15th century on the site of an older Byzantine tower and
At the eastern bottom corner of the Ancient Agora Square (Egnatia and Aristotelous Streets) is the largest Ottoman bath in Greece, the Bey Hamam. It
The patriarchal monastery of Vlatadon was founded in the period 1351-1371 century, belongs to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and is the only Byzantine monastery
The church was built on the walls of an older church. The frescoes, which were discovered after the earthquakes of 1978, are of exceptional art
Bezesteni (Venizelos and Solomou Streets), the enclosed market for luxury textiles and precious objects, was probably built in 1455-1459 by Sultan Mehmet II as a
The church of Agia Ekaterini was built from the end of the 13th to the beginning of the 14th century, It was probably the central
The church of Agia Sophia, dedicated to the Word and Wisdom of God, namely Christ, was built in the 7th or 8th century on the
The church of the patron saint of Thessaloniki was built on the ruins of a Roman bathhouse where, according to tradition, St Demetrius was martyred
Agios Nikolaos Orphanos is one of the most important Byzantine paintings. The church, a narrow hall with a Samarian roof and side aisles, was the
The Holy Apostles was the central church of a monastery, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was built in 1310-1314 by the Patriarch of Constantinople
The small church in Ano Polis was the central church of the monastery of Christ the Saviour of Latomou, known by the later name of
Acheiropoietos is the oldest surviving early Christian church in Thessaloniki and the eastern Mediterranean. It was built in the 5th century on the ruins of
The Panagia of Chalkeon was built near the Ancient Agora in 1028, as a funerary chapel, by the official of the royal court Christoforos. The
George Zongolopoulos’ “Umbrellas” were set up on the new waterfront in 1997, when Thessaloniki was the Cultural Capital of Europe.
A sculpture with vitality,
Old, beloved and unforgettable, the old waterfront is the warmest and most tender aspect of the North for the rest of Greece. It is the
At the northern end of the eastern wall of Thessaloniki is the second important tower of the city, built at the end of the 15th
Rotunda is a pericentral construction, unique in Greece. It was part of the palace complex built by Cesar Galerius in the first years of the
The Agora, or Forum, the religious and social centre of Roman public life, with its covered galleries, colonnades and large buildings, lies at the top
Tsinari, part of the Ano Poli (Upper City), took its name from “cinar”, Turkish for plane tree. The area of Ano Poli, the northernmost and
The palace of Galerius Maximus in Navarinou Square was the administrative and religious centre of Roman Thessaloniki. The extant central core of the ruins is
According to an 1896 topographical map, the city’s West walls started from the Letaia Gate, at the beginning of Agiou Dimitriou Street. They were apparently
The defense of the city was naturally a major concern through the ages. From the Hellenistic times until the post-Byzantine era, the city walls received
The War Museum is housed in one of the city’s historic buildings, at the rear of the 3rd Army Corps barracks, opposite the 424 General
Casa Bianca had a special place among the renowned upper-class mansions of the city in the early 20th century that spread from the White Tower
The Zeytenlik Allied Cemetery in Langada Street. Buried here are more than two thousand Allied soldiers- French, Italian, British, Serb, Russian- who fell during the
Venizelou Street from Eleftherias Square to Egnatia was and is one of the city’s main commercial arteries. Most of the handsome buildings that once lined
Thessaloniki is an enduring city, a city of youth with a long history and many attractions. For 23 centuries, from 315 BC when it was
On a hilltop of the west entrance of the Macedonian Straits, was once built the castle of Rendina. It was protecting the byzantine settlement and
The monastery of Agios Georgios is built in a beautiful forest on the southeast side of Kerdyllia with a view to Strymonikos Bay. The establishment
Between Holomontas and Kerdyllia are located the Macedonian Tempi, also called the Straights of Rendina. Their length reaches from Lake Volvi to Strymonikos Bay, with
One can enjoy from the open window of the car a lovely view with smooth hills lush with vineyards, olive trees, and pines, and the
The herons and pelicans, who know the Treaty of Ramsar, fly endlessly over the salt-pans of Angelochori, above the white colour of the salt. This
The lagoon of Epanomi is a place of high ecological importance with its 5,500 acres of wetland called “Fanari”, which functions as a migratory bird
A sunken ship raises its brown, rusty funnel in the blue leaving its deck emerge sideways under the sun, bent by years. This is the
Following the highway from Thessaloniki to the east of the Lagadas County, the route leads to the road of the village of Nymphopetra (meaning nymph
The Apostle Paul’s Step in Apollonia is a historical site associated with the passage of the Apostle Paul through Macedonia in 49-50 AD. It is