Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia 24 min
Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki (3 min) Museum on the history of Jewish people in Thessaloniki & the Holocaust's impact on the community. Aristotelous Square (4 min) Vast, waterfront public square, designed by Ernest Hebrard & surrounded by mansions & cafes. Modiano Market (5 min) Well-known, long-running locale with fish markets, butcher shops & other food stalls, plus tavernas. Rotunda (19 min) Circular building built as a house of worship by Romans in the early 300s & known for its mosaics. Atatürk Museum (9 min) Modest home & birthplace of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, offering tours. MOMus-Museum of Contemporary Art (8 min) Contemporary art museum featuring permanent & rotating displays of Greek & international art. Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki (6 min) Noted archaeological museum with a massive collection of Greek art & artifacts up to late antiquity. Museum of Byzantine Culture (6 min) Byzantine history & culture museum with architectural relics & art, plus public art classes. Cathedral Church of Agia Sophia of Thessalonica (12 min) Historic, iconic orthodox church with elaborate statuary, paintings & mosaics under massive arches. Arch of Galerius (17 min) Iconic monument dedicated in 303 CE featuring relief scenes of Galerius' victory over the Persians. Church of Panagia Chalkeon (9 min) 11th-century red-brick church featuring Byzantine architecture & frescoes in a parklike setting. Heptapyrgion of Thessalonica (13 min) This Byzantine-era fortress features multiple towers & overlooks the city's acropolis. Church of St. Demetrios (15 min) This church is built upon the site of an ancient Roman bath house & contains Saint Demetrius' body. Roman Agora of Thessaloniki (14 min) Ruins of a 2nd-century Roman forum with a restored amphitheater & excavated corridors & arches. White Tower of Thessaloniki (15 min) Landmark Ottoman fortress & former prison housing an interactive exhibition of the city's history. |