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Aristotelous Square

Located near the city's waterfront along Nikis Avenue, Aristotelous Square forms the main city quadrangle and the heart of Thessaloniki. The square is abuzz with numerous bars, restaurants, and coffee shops. Several of them offer a view of the Thessaloniki harbour. You will also find jewellery and curio shops to pick up souvenirs. There are a number of spas and massage centres as well where you can spend an hour pampering yourself. Attractions like the Statue of Aristotle, the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki, Yahudi Hammam, and Modiano Market are a few minutes away from Aristotelous Square. French architect Ernest Hebrard designed the square in 1918 to address the lack of European touch in the fabric of Thessaloniki, which was ruled largely by the Ottoman Empire. He envisioned a colossal axis for the square, stretching to the Dikastirion Square and the Roman Forum. He also intended to name the plaza after Alexander the Great, with a statue of the emperor in the middle of the square. However, when the square was later developed in the 1950s after the end of World War II, most of Hebrard’s designs were simplified for financial constraints. Aristotelous Square plays a major role in the current cultural and sociopolitical life of Thessaloniki. The plaza has hosted many important rallies, Christmas, and other festivals over the years. It is the location of the city’s iconic movie hall, the Olympian Theatre, where the Thessaloniki International Film Festival takes place every year. Read More

Ataturk Museum Thessaloniki

Located in the heart of the city, the Ataturk Museum is dedicated to the life and legacy of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. Visitors can explore the various exhibits and displays that showcase Ataturk's life and contributions to the country, including his military career, political achievements, and cultural reforms. The museum also has a large collection of photographs, documents, and personal artifacts that provide insight into Ataturk's life and the history of Turkey Read More

Cathedral Church of Hagia Sophia Thessaloniki

‘Agia Sophia’ translates to ‘The Wisdom of God’, and the Church of Hagia Sophia in Thessaloniki exudes a similar mysticism and spirituality because of its legacy. Located a minute away from the main street Egnatia, the cathedral stands on the site of an older, 3rd-century church that possibly collapsed because of an earthquake. It is one of the oldest and most important Early Christian monuments in Greece and the Orthodox world. The present-day structure was erected in the 7th century based on the typical mid-Byzantine architecture of the historic Hagia Sophia in the-then capital of Byzantium, Constantinople (currently Istanbul, Turkey). Thessaloniki’s Agia Sophia faced a similar fate as its inspiration, being converted to a cathedral after the Fourth Crusade, then to a mosque during the Ottoman period, and finally back to a church after 1912’s liberation. The structure's design also changed with the rise and fall of empires. The domed Greek cross basilica now represents the Ascension of Christ, ringed by figures of Mary, the two angels, and the Twelve Apostles. Read More

Church of St. Demetrios Thessaloniki

Located in the heart of Thessaloniki, the Church of St. Demetrios is a stunning example of Byzantine architecture. It is considered one of the most important religious sites in the city. The interior of the church is adorned with intricate frescoes and mosaics depicting scenes from the life of St. Demetrios, the patron saint of Thessaloniki. Visitors can also tour the underground crypt, which houses the tomb of St. Demetrios and is believed to have miraculous healing powers. The church is also home to a museum, which displays various religious artefacts and historical items, including ancient manuscripts and religious icons. Read More

Folklife and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia and Thrace

The Folk Life and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia and Thrace in Thessaloniki is a cultural display spread over four levels. It is housed in the Old Government House, which is historic itself. The museum collects, researches, preserves, and puts on display items about the traditional and contemporary culture of Macedonia and Thrace, a region between the Balkan Mountains and the Aegean Sea now split between Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece. Collections include tools, weapons, household objects, wood and metal work, woven and embroidery textiles, and a huge photographic archive. Read More

Heptapyrgion of Thessaloniki

The Heptapyrgion, also known as Yedikule, is a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the northeastern corner of the Acropolis of Thessaloniki in the Ana Poli region. Towering over the city for more than 1500 years, the fortress that once served as a redoubt for Thessaloniki is now a major historical site to explore. The name suggests it is a fortress with seven towers, but Heptapyrgion has ten. Be prepared to walk quite a bit uphill to be compensated with a beautiful panorama of the city from the top. The five northern towers date back to Late Antiquity, the era when the city’s iconic Theodosian Walls of Byzantium were also built. The southern towers were likely built in the 12th century. However, one of the only written accounts of Heptapyrgion’s construction is found right on the colossal gate of the structure. The inscription refers to rebuilding the fortress by city governor Cavus Bey in the Ramadan month of 1431 A.D. after the Ottoman conquest. Somewhere around the 1890s, Heptapyrgion was converted to a prison that was used extensively to hold inmates even during the Axis Occupation, Metaxas Regime, and Regime of the Colonels. Stories of Yedikule prison’s notoriety can be found in Greek rebetika songs. It is currently administered by the current government’s Ministry of Culture. Read More

Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki

Located on Agiou Mina Street in Central Macedonia, the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki honours the history of Sephardic Judaism that took root in the city after the 15th century. The collection includes remains of a destroyed Israeli necropolis, parts of Jewish synagogues destroyed during Nazi occupation, rare books in Hebrew, religious artefacts, costumes, and several personal belongings of Jewish citizens, including letters sent during World War 2. There is a separate exhibit focused solely on the Holocaust, commemorating the 49,000 Jews who were transported to Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen from Thessaloniki. The museum opened in May of 2001 after Andreas Sefiha, the then-president of the Jewish Community in Thessaloniki, proposed the idea in around 1994. In 2019, four new spaces were added, including a souvenir shop and an information centre. The building itself predates the museum and at different times, served as the offices for the Bank of Athens and the Jewish newspaper L'Independant. Read More

Kapani Market

Located a minute from Agora Modiano, Thessaloniki’s Kapani Market comprises multiple pedestrian streets like Vlali, Menexe, Chalkeon, Spandoni, Askipou, and other smaller gullies encased by the main streets of Egnatia, Ermou, and Aristotelous. Garments, accessories, household items, fresh meat, vegetables and other food products are available. It is one of the places to find hand-picked Mediterranean olives from Halkidiki, Volos, and Thassos, and special pelagic fish not available in most places. There are cafes and taverns as well. The name ‘Kapani’ comes from the Turkish phrase Un-Kapan, meaning flour market, from which one can assume its purpose back in the day. The location holds historical significance as well, being the site where five elderly Christian rebels were hanged by the Ottomans during the uprising of 1821. Read More

Ladadika

Ladadika is a historic marketplace district five minutes from Aristotle Square, right opposite the central gate of the Port of Thessaloniki. A quick walk around the district will introduce you to numerous cosy, charming, eclectic shops. The squat two-story houses that line the street on two sides also exude the charm of old Thessaloniki with their colourful exteriors and rectangular glass windows. The street gets its name from the Greek word that means ‘the shop that sells oil and similar products’. There were likely dozens of vendors selling olive oil in this area during the Byzantine and Ottoman eras. The marketplace was abandoned for decades after the Great Fire of 1917 and even temporarily turned into an entertainment red-light district before World War 1. It reopened in 1985 with renovated buildings and modern-day shops. However, the local stores, cafes, bars, nightclubs, and tavernas have kept the cheerful spirit of the yesteryears alive. Read More

Museum of Byzantine Culture

Located on Stratou Avenue, the Museum of Byzantine Culture takes visitors on a journey in time through the 11 galleries of permanent exhibitions. From the early to middle Byzantine period to the Ottoman occupation, the artefacts, coins, seals, and paintings on display at the museum tell the story of the country’s past in detail. The first and second gallery shows the rise of Christianity with the new Byzantine empire, the third room is about burial rites and tombstones, room four has everyday Macedonian items on display, while rooms five and six are for the Byzantine empires and the castles built during that time. Room seven highlights the ‘Twilight of Byzantium’, followed by the Dori Papastratos and Demetrios Economopoulos collections in rooms eight and nine. In rooms ten and eleven, visitors can see the legacy of Byzantium left behind in books, icons, gold and silver, prints, embroidery, and pottery. The museum opened in 1994 after a prolonged process that started with a nationwide architectural competition for the design of the building. It was won by multiple-time awardee Kyriakos Krokos. Read More