Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Thessaloniki Municipal Unit, Greece

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 3.4 km
Ascend 74 m
Descend 129 m

Experience Thessaloniki Municipal Unit in Greece in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in Thessaloniki Municipal UnitIndividual Sights in Thessaloniki Municipal Unit

Sight 1: Teloglion Foundation of Art A.U.Th.

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The Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation is an art museum located in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece.

Wikipedia: Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation (EN)

434 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Ανδριάντας Βιζυηνού

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Ανδριάντας Βιζυηνού

Georgios Vizyinos was a Greek short story writer and poet. He is considered highly influential in Greek literature.

Wikipedia: Georgios Vizyinos (EN)

496 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: St. George

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St. George is a church in the Macedonian city of Thessaloniki, a convent of the Mount Athos Monastery of Gregory.

Wikipedia: Свети Георги (солунска църква от XVI век) (BG)

109 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Rotunda

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RotundaFilip Maljković from Pancevo, Serbia / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Rotunda is a 4th-century domed circular building in Thessaloniki, similar to the Pantheon in Rome. Its original use is not known, but various hypotheses have been put forward so far: that there was a temple of Zeus or the Kabeiri, that it was constructed by Caesar Galerius as his mausoleum or as a throne room in the palace complex. It was converted into a temple during the early Christian period, which some researchers identify with the temple of Asomatous Forces mentioned in Byzantine sources. In 1591 it was converted into a mosque by Sheikh Chortaji Suleiman Efendi. After the liberation of Thessaloniki in 1912, it was dedicated to Agios Georgios. It is included in the Early Christian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Wikipedia: Ροτόντα (Θεσσαλονίκη) (EL)

195 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: St. Panteleimon

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St. Panteleimon Ωριγένης / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Church of Saint Panteleimon is a late Byzantine church Built in the 14th century in Thessaloniki, Greece. Because of its well-preserved Byzantine architecture and its testimony to the importance of Thessaloniki to early and medieval Christianity, the church was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988 along with several other Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki.

Wikipedia: Church of Saint Panteleimon (Thessaloniki) (EN)

375 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Αθανασίου Θεσσαλονίκης

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The church of Agios Athanasios is a Christian church in Thessaloniki, Greece. The present church was built in 1818. It is located in the city center, at the intersection of Egnatia and Socratous streets.

Wikipedia: Ναός του Αγίου Αθανασίου (Θεσσαλονίκη) (EL)

135 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Church of the Acheiropoietos

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Church of the AcheiropoietosHerbert Frank from Wien (Vienna), AT / CC BY 2.0

The Church of the Acheiropoietos is a 5th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia. It is located in the city's centre, at Agias Sofias street opposite Makedonomachon square. Because of its outstanding early Byzantine architecture, the church was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988 along with other Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki.

Wikipedia: Church of the Acheiropoietos (EN)

226 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Statue of Chrisostomos of Smyrna

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Statue of Chrisostomos of Smyrna

Chrysostomos Kalafatis, also known as Saint Chrysostomos of Smyrna, Chrysostomos of Smyrna and Metropolitan Chrysostom, was the Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Smyrna (İzmir) between 1910 and 1914, and again from 1919 until his death in 1922. He was born in Triglia in the then Ottoman Empire in 1867. He aided the Greek campaign in Smyrna in 1919 and was subsequently killed by a lynch mob after Turkish troops occupied the city at the end of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922. He was declared a martyr and a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church by the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece on 4 November 1992.

Wikipedia: Chrysostomos of Smyrna (EN)

190 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Hagia Sophia

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The Hagia Sophia is a church located in Thessaloniki, Greece. With its current structure dating from the 7th century, it is one of the oldest churches in the city still standing today. Because of its outstanding Byzantine art and architecture, in addition to its importance in early Christianity, it is one of several monuments in Thessaloniki listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.

Wikipedia: Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki (EN)

422 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: Grigorios Palamas Church (Metropolitan Church of Thessaloniki)

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The Metropolitan Church of Saint Gregory Palamas is a Church in Thessaloniki, Greece. It belongs to the Metropolis of Thessaloniki and is under the administration of the Orthodox Church of Greece. It is dedicated to Saint Gregory Palamas, a 14th-century theologian known for his writings and teachings on hesychasm.

Wikipedia: Church of Saint Gregory Palamas (EN)

127 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Museum of the Macedonian Struggle

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Museum of the Macedonian Struggle Prof. Vlasis Vlasidis / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Museum for the Macedonian Struggle is located in the centre of the city Thessaloniki in Central Macedonia, Greece. It occupies a neo-classical building designed by the renowned architect Ernst Ziller and built in 1893. In its six ground-floor rooms the museum graphically illustrates the modern and contemporary history of Greek Macedonia. It presents the social, economic, political and military developments that shaped the presence of Hellenism in the region. This approach enables the visitor to form a global picture, not only of the revolutionary movements in the area, but also of the rapidly changing society of the southern Balkans and its agonizing struggles to balance between tradition and modernization.

Wikipedia: Museum for the Macedonian Struggle (Thessaloniki) (EN), Website

659 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 12: Giahoudi Haman Turkish Bath

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The Yahudi Hamam is an Ottoman-era bath in Thessaloniki, Greece. Located at the intersection of Vasileos Irakleiou and Frangini streets, the bath dates to the 16th century. Its name means "Bath of the Jews", as the area was predominantly settled by Sephardi Jews. It was also named Pazar Hamam, due to its location in the central market-place of the city.

Wikipedia: Yahudi Hamam (EN)

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