Thessaloniki City Tour

Thessaloniki City Tour

A beautiful city with many attractions that capture your eye, combining tradition and modern history. Her story of Thessaloniki begins in 316 BC. Founded by Cassander , King of Macedonia, who gave the city the name of his wife, the sister of Alexander the Great. Some of the attractions you can enjoy on your tour
in Thessaloniki are the following:

• PORT OF THESSALONIKI

• ARISTOTELOUS SQUARE
  Aristotelous Square the largest open space in its center of the city ​​ is a link of the architectural history of Thessaloniki with the its modern form. Its historical importance becomes from its emergence as central point during the redesign of the city by the creator of the square Aristotle, the French architect Ernest Hébrard, after the 1917 fire.
• GALERIUS ARCH (KAMARA)
  One of the most characteristic monuments of Thessaloniki is the Arch of Galerius. Kamara is a brilliant monument. It is a triumphal arch made
  shortly before 305 AD to honor the Roman Emperor Galerius, after his final victory against the Persians.
• CHURCH OF SAINT DIMITRIOS
  The church of Agios Dimitrios is for the worship of its patron saint. The church occupies an enormous place among all the churches in this city. At first was built in 313 AD above an ancient Roman bath like a small chapel. There are ombs under the ground, among them is the prison of Agios Dimitrios.
• BYZANTINE CASTLE
  The walls of Thessaloniki were the fortification of the Byzantine city. Τhey present great importance from an archaeological, architectural and artistic point of view. The boundaries of the Byzantine walls of Thessaloniki coincided with those of the Roman ones. The walls had a square floor plan and a height of 10-12 m. Τhe northern part they were united by the walls of the Acropolis of Thessaloniki. Today there are only 3kilometers. The main wall of Thessaloniki was double and was strengthen from time to time with towers and gates in the most lowland areas. Today there are 60 towers. Each of them has square cross-section other than the White Tower and the Trigonio Tower. Those two have been built on older towers during the 15th century.
  The guide can lead you to visit the main attractions of the city and if wish you had better information you can ask for a guide during the tour (there is an extra charge for this service)

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