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The bold church of Agios Dimitrios Myrovlitos has been the center of attraction for the far and wide visitors of the nymph of the Thermaic Gulf for centuries now. From this point, the patron Saint contemplates his beloved city, effusing his blessings during lean time but also during times of prosperity and making his presence felt through...
Agia Sofia is one of the oldest churches in the city operating till today. It was built in the late 7th-early 8th century in the place of an early Christian Basilica of the 5th century. It had been the metropolis of Thessaloniki for about 5 centuries (from 1000 to 1500 AD) as well as a mosque for a long time, like almost all Orthodox churches...
Panagia Achiropiitos is the only Old-Christian church in the Mediterranean Sea, which is preserved close to its original form. Facing the imposing building on your way up Agia Sofia Street (immediately after Egnatia Highway), you will feel its whole remarkable history passing before your eyes. It was built in the mid-5th century as a...
Panagia Chalkeon is located in the center of Thessaloniki in the southwestern side of the Ancient Agora near Egnatia Highway. It was named after the surrounding area, which was known for the workshops of the coppersmiths during the Byzantine period. According to the inscription on the lintel of the entrance, this elegant church was built in...
This is a small but very important monastery, located in the Ano polis of Thessaloniki and called ‘Osios David’ or ‘Monastery Latomou’. The history of the monastery goes back in the late 5th or early 6th century, when a chapel and the tessellation of the niche were built by the privy purse of a woman, who according to tradition was the...
The impressive church of Prophet Ilias has been situated in the northwestern part of the city (on the junction Olympiados and Prophet Ilia Street) for nearly 720 years. The church, which seems to have been originally dedicated to Jesus Christ, constitutes a specimen of the Palaeologian times’ architecture. It is a four-columned cross-in-square...
The church of Agios Panteleimonas is located in the center of Thessaloniki, to the west of Rotunda and is yet another World Heritage Site. It was built during the Paleologian period (late 13th-early 14th century) and was turned into a mosque during the Ottoman Empire, like most of Thessaloniki’s churches. Moreover, it is a four-columned...
On the northeastern edge of the city, at the beginning of Olympiados Street you will find a beautiful Byzantine church of the late 13th or early 14th century. This is Agia Aikaterini, a particularly impressive church both in its interior and its exterior. On its walls made of plinths and stones (rubble masonry), you will detect stone parts of...
In a degraded area, between inelegant apartment blocks of the 70's emerges like in a fairy-tale the Byzantine church of Agii Apostoli at the beginning of Agiou Dimitriou Street. It was once the main church of a monastery, like Agios Panteleimon at Iasonidou Street and Agios Nikolaos Orphanou in Ano Polis. It is a four-columned cross-in-square...
The only monastery of the Byzantine period still standing in Thessaloniki is the Monastery of Vlatadon, which is still operational although the only buildings surviving today are the sanctuary and a few architectural elements. However, the view from the spot, on which Saint Paul preached, is majestic, since you can enjoy a bird’s-eye view of...
At the southeastern end of Ano Polis is located the beautiful church of Agios Nikolaos Orfanou, another UNESCO World Heritage Site. Entering into a capacious verdant courtyard, you will see a strange building, which resembles a hut, with a higher roof and a lower one circumferential-built around it thinking automatically that you are in another...
At Ermou Street, a central place of the city, is located the gorgeous monastery of Agia Theodora. It was named after Agia Theodora, who led a monastic life there in the 9th century. During the Ottoman Empire, it operated normally and it was one of the three monasteries that had not been converted into a mosque. It became a parish church in the...
The Cathedral of Agios Grigorios Palama is located within close distance from the beach on the junction of Mitropoleos and Agias Sofias Street. It was built in the place of an older church of Agios Dimitrios, which was the metropolis of Thessaloniki during the Ottoman Empire and was burned in the fire of 1890. It was designed by E. Ziller and...
