Pier 1 Thessaloniki Port The Pier 1 of Thessaloniki Port, was remodeled in mild form and handed to the citizens of Thessaloniki in March 2012. Its new appearance made it one of the most favorite destinations of the people who love the city center . The Pier 1 is located almost opposite the Freedom [...]
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 [...]
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 Archaeological Museum Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum is located close to the building of YMCA and in the same building block with the Museum of Byzantine Culture. It is a listed building as a unique example of modernist art in Greece. The Museum’s collections include distinctive works of art and excavation finds from across [...]
Thessaloniki Museum of Byzantine Culture The Museum of Byzantine Culture was officially founded in 1994 and it is located almost opposite the South Entrance of Thessaloniki's Exhibition Fair (Helexpo). It runs as an independent regional unit of The Ministry of Culture since 1997. The idea for its generation comes from 1913, a year after when [...]
Thessaloniki Saint Dimitrios Crypt Saint Demtrios Crypt, is located inside the church of Saint Demetrios above the Roman market. The crypt used to be the Roman Baths at which the thaumaturge patron prostate of Thessaloniki Saint Demetrios was imprisoned and later on (in 306AC) found a martyric death. In 380 AC when Theodosios [...]
Thessaloniki White Tower Museum The White Tower historic building and monument is housing its own museum. The White Tower was build during the Ottoman years (approx. around 1430) and substituted an old Byzantine Tower that was in its position in order to fortify the city's harbor. The building takes the form of a [...]
Macedonian Museum of Modern Art The Macedonian Museum of Modern Art is located inside Thessaloniki's exhibition center (Helexpo) close to its South entrance. The museum emerged as a thought, following the a major earthquake that happened in Thessaloniki in 1978 which at its passage damaged various archeological and historical monuments. In 1978 the [...]
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