Eptapýrgio
District of Sykiés
Central Macedonia - Greece

Kingdom of Thessalonica

The Kingdom of Thessalonica was a short-lived Crusader State founded after the Fourth Crusade over the conquered Byzantine lands.

Located at 40.6333, 22.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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States and territories established in 1204, 1224 disestablishments, Former countries in the Balkans, Former vassal states, Kingdom of Thessalonica, Crusader states, 13th century in Greece, Byzantine Empire successor states in the Balkans

Arch of Galerius and Rotunda

The Arch of Galerius and the Rotunda (ροτόντα) are neighboring early 4th-century monuments in the city of Thessaloniki, in the region of Central Macedonia in northern Greece. The Rotunda is also known as the Church of Agios Georgios or (in English) the Rotunda of St. George.

Located at 40.6333, 22.9529 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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4th-century architecture, Ancient Roman architecture, Ancient Roman triumphal arches, World Heritage Sites in Greece, Churches in Greece, Rotundas, Buildings and structures in Thessaloniki, Byzantine art, Late Roman Thessalonica, Visitor attractions in Thessaloniki

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (often called the Aristotelian University or University of Thessaloniki) is the largest university in Greece and in the Balkans. It is named after the philosopher Aristotle, who was born in Stageira, about 55 km east of Thessaloniki. Its campus covers 230,000 square metres in the centre of Salonica, with additional educational and administrative facilities elsewhere.

Located at 40.63, 22.9581 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Universities in Greece, Veterinary schools, Coimbra Group, Educational institutions established in 1925, Modern Thessalonica, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Kaftanzoglio Stadium

Kaftanzoglio Stadium (Καυτανζόγλειο στάδιο) is a sports stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece. The stadium was built with money donated by the Kaftanzoglou Foundation, hence its name. At the time of its opening on 27 October 1960, the stadium was one of the highest quality stadiums in the Balkans. It currently has 27,770 seats, owing to a comprehensive renovation before reopening to host football matches for the 2004 Summer Olympics, which was centred in Athens.

Located at 40.6255, 22.967 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Iraklis F.C., Football venues in Greece, Buildings and structures in Thessaloniki, 2004 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic football venues, Visitor attractions in Thessaloniki

Hagios Demetrios

The Church of Saint Demetrius, or Hagios Demetrios, is the main sanctuary dedicated to Saint Demetrius, the patron saint of Thessaloniki, dating from a time when it was the second largest city of the Byzantine Empire. It is part of the site Palaeochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki on the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO since 1988.

Located at 40.6388, 22.9476 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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World Heritage Sites in Greece, 630s architecture, 730s architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Greece, Basilica churches in Europe, Thessaloniki (regional unit), Buildings and structures in Thessaloniki, 7th-century church buildings, Eastern Orthodox church buildings, Christianity in Late Roman Thessalonica, Byzantine churches of Thessalonica, Mosques converted from churches by the Ottoman Empire, Museums in Macedonia (Greece), Visitor attractions in Thessaloniki

AHEPA University Hospital

AHEPA University Hospital (Greek: Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο ΑΧΕΠΑ), also known as AHEPA Hospital, is one of the biggest hospitals in northern Greece, famous in the whole of Greece and based in Thessaloniki. Associated closely with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA is located within the extended area of the University. It is a major teaching hospital and part of the ESY (Greek: ΕΣΥ - Εθνικό Σύστημα Υγείας), the National Healthcare System of Greece.

Located at 40.6292, 22.9608 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Teaching hospitals, Hospitals in Greece, Hospitals established in 1947

Duchy of Neopatria

The Duchy of Neopatria or Neopatras (Catalan: Ducat de Neopàtria, Greek: Δουκάτο Νέων Πατρών) was one of the Crusader States set up in Greece after the conquest of the Byzantine Empire during the Fourth Crusade. It was situated in Central Greece, centered around the city of Νέαι Πάτραι Neai Patrai in the Spercheios valley, west of Lamia.

Located at 40.6333, 22.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1390 disestablishments, States and territories established in 1204, Crown of Aragon, Byzantine Empire successor states in the Balkans, Duchies of the Crusader states, Former countries in the Balkans, Medieval Thessaly, Frankish and Latin Greece

Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area

The Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area or Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) is the complete area covered and directly influenced by Greece's second-largest city, Thessaloniki. The metropolitan area traditionally consisted of the municipality of Thessaloniki and its immediate surroundings, what is today referred to as the Thessaloniki Urban Area.

Located at 40.6333, 22.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Metropolitan areas of the European Union, Populated places in Thessaloniki (regional unit)

Lordship of Chios

The Lordship of Chios was founded in 1304, when Benedetto I Zaccaria conquered the Greek island of Chios and received it as a fief from the Byzantine emperor Andronicus II Palaeologus. Chios remained well outside any practical Byzantine authority, however. In 1329, a rebellion of the locals overthrew the Italian Zaccaria family and the island became a Byzantine possession again. In 1345, it fell to the Giustiniani, who held it until 1566, when it finally capitulated to the Ottoman Empire.

Located at 40.6333, 22.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1304 establishments, 1566 disestablishments, Lordship of Chios, Byzantine Empire successor states

Karipeion Melathron

Karipeio Melathro is an Ottoman-period historical building in the center of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is located in the crossroad of Olympiados and F. Dragoumi streets. Its architect is the Italian Vitaliano Pozzeli. Karipio was the official residence of the then Selanik Prefect, who was the political representative of the Ottoman Empire in Macedonia. After Thessaloniki became part of Greece in 1912, the building became a property of the Greek State.

Located at 40.6421, 22.9461 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ottoman architecture, Ottoman Thessalonica, Buildings and structures in Thessaloniki

County palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos

The County palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos existed from 1185 until 1479, as part of the Kingdom of Sicily. The title and the right to rule the Ionian islands of Cephalonia and Zakynthos was originally given to Margaritus of Brindisi for his services to William II, king of Sicily, in 1185.

Located at 40.6333, 22.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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County palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos, States and territories established in 1185

Alexandreio Melathron

Alexandreio Melathron (Αλεξάνδρειο Μέλαθρον), also called Palais des Sports (Παλαί ντε Σπορ), is an indoor sports arena located in Thessaloniki, Greece, with a capacity of 5,500. The arena hosts the home games of Aris BC, member of the Greek League.

Located at 40.6269, 22.9572 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1966, Basketball venues in Greece, Indoor arenas in Greece, Aris Thessaloniki

Atatürk Museum (Thessaloniki)

The Atatürk Museum (Greek: Μουσείο Ατατούρκ, Mousío Atatúrk, Turkish: Atatürk Evi Müzesi, Atatürk House Museum) is a historic house museum in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece. The house is the birthplace of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who was born here in 1881. It is a three-floor house with a courtyard on 24 Apostolou Pavlou Street, next to the Turkish Consulate.

Located at 40.6358, 22.9545 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Thessaloniki, Museums in Macedonia (Greece), Historic house museums in Greece, Atatürk Museums, Museums established in 1953, 1953 establishments in Greece

Egnatia Street, Thessaloniki

Egnatia Street is the main commercial street in downtown Thessaloniki. The road is named for the Roman-era Via Egnatia which passed near the town. Lined with shops and office buildings, it is one of the busiest streets of Thessaloniki.

Located at 40.6333, 22.9491 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Thessaloniki, Streets in Greece

Heptapyrgion (Thessaloniki)

The Heptapyrgion, modern Eptapyrgio (Επταπύργιο), also popularly known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule (Γεντί Κουλέ), is a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the acropolis of Thessaloniki in Greece. Despite its name, which in both languages means "Fortress of Seven Towers", it features ten, and was probably named after the Yedikule Fortress in Constantinople.

Located at 40.644, 22.962 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Thessaloniki, Byzantine military architecture, Castles in Greece, Ottoman Thessalonica, Prisons in Greece, Ottoman fortifications

Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos

The Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos (Greek: Ἅγιος Νικόλαος ὁ Ὀρφανός) is an early 14th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki.

Located at 40.6333, 22.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Greece, Byzantine churches of Thessalonica, World Heritage Sites in Greece, 1310s architecture, 14th-century church buildings

Church of the Acheiropoietos

The Church of the Acheiropoietos is a 5th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. It is located in the city's centre, at Agias Sofias street opposite Makedonomachon square.

Located at 40.635, 22.9479 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Greece, Byzantine churches of Thessalonica, World Heritage Sites in Greece, 5th-century church buildings, Mosques converted from churches by the Ottoman Empire

Thessaloniki Province

Thessaloniki Province was one of the two provinces of Thessaloniki Prefecture of Greece. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Ampelokipoi-Menemeni, Chalkidona, Delta, Kalamaria, Kordelio-Evosmos, Neapoli-Sykies, Oraiokastro, Pavlos Melas, Pylaia-Chortiatis, Thermaikos, Thermi and Thessaloniki. It was abolished in 2006.

Located at 40.6405, 22.9444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Provinces of Greece

Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki

The city of Thessaloniki in northern Greece, for several centuries the second-most important city of the Byzantine Empire, played an important role for Christianity during the Middle Ages and was decorated by impressive buildings.

Located at 40.6389, 22.9481 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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World Heritage Sites in Greece, Buildings and structures in Thessaloniki, Late Antiquity, Byzantine churches of Thessalonica, Visitor attractions in Thessaloniki, Byzantine Greece

Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

The Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is considered one of the most prestigious Greek law schools.

Located at 40.63, 22.9581 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Law schools, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1930 establishments in Greece

Church of Hosios David

The Church of Hosios David is a late 5th-century church in Thessaloniki, Greece. In Byzantine times, it functioned as the katholikon of the Latomos Monastery, and received a rich mosaic and fresco decoration, which was renewed in the 12th–14th centuries. The surviving examples are of high artistic quality. Under Ottoman rule, the building was converted into a mosque (probably in the 16th century), until it was reconsecrated as a Greek Orthodox church in 1921, receiving its present name.

Located at 40.6418, 22.9523 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Byzantine churches of Thessalonica, World Heritage Sites in Greece, Mosques converted from churches by the Ottoman Empire

Byzantine Bath (Thessaloniki)

The Byzantine Bath of the Upper Town (Greek: Βυζαντινά Λουτρά Άνω Πόλης) in Thesaloniki is the only Byzantine bath that has survived from the middle Byzantine period in Greece. It is located on the Theotokopoulou Street in the Upper Old City of Thessaloniki. The baths date to the late 13th/early 14th century, and functioned continuously until 1940. The original architecture follows the typical conventions of Roman baths, with a frigidarium, tepidarium and caldarium, each with two rooms.

Located at 40.64, 22.9535 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Thessaloniki, Byzantine architecture, Medieval Thessalonica, Bathing

Church of Prophet Elijah (Thessaloniki)

The Church of Prophet Elijah (Greek: Ναός Προφήτη Ηλία) is a 14th-century church in Thessaloniki, Greece, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The church is located in the upper quarter of the old city, and dates to the Palaiologan period, but its original dedication is unknown. In Ottoman times, it was known as the Saraylı Mosque, and through a misinterpretation of this name came about its modern dedication to the Prophet Elijah.

Located at 40.6409, 22.9485 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Greece, Byzantine churches of Thessalonica, World Heritage Sites in Greece, 14th-century church buildings, Mosques converted from churches by the Ottoman Empire, Former mosques

Church of Saint Panteleimon (Thessaloniki)

The Church of Saint Panteleimon (Greek: Ναός Αγίου Παντελεήμονα) is a late Byzantine church in Thessaloniki, Greece, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The church lies in the eastern part of the old city, near the Tomb of Galerius (the "Rotunda"), at the junction of Iasonidou and Arrianou streets. Its current dedication to Saint Panteleimon was given to the church after the end of Ottoman rule in 1912, and its original dedication is therefore disputed.

Located at 40.6331, 22.9512 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Greece, Byzantine churches of Thessalonica, 14th-century church buildings, World Heritage Sites in Greece, Mosques converted from churches by the Ottoman Empire, Former mosques

Church of Saint Catherine, Thessaloniki

The Church of Saint Catherine is a late Byzantine church in the northwestern corner of the old city of Thessaloniki, Greece. The church dates to the Palaiologan period, but its exact dating and original dedication are unknown. From its interior decoration, which survives in fragments and is dated to ca. 1315, it has been suggested that it was the katholikon of the Monastery of Christ Almighty. It was converted to a mosque by Yakup Pasha in the reign of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II (r.

Located at 40.6432, 22.9442 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Byzantine churches of Thessalonica, World Heritage Sites in Greece, Mosques converted from churches by the Ottoman Empire, 14th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings