Hagios Demetrios in Thessaloniki, Greece, is a five-naves basilica dedicated to the patron saint of Thessaloniki, Saint Demetrius. It is the largest church in the city and was presumably built on the remains of a Roman bath where Demetrius possibly was killed. Please watch the video of our visit You are currently viewing a placeholder […]
City walls of Thessaloniki
The city walls of Thessaloniki were built by Kassandros after the foundation of the city and later reinforced by the Romans. However, the walls which one can see today originate from the Byzantine period. Due to the constantly increasing traffic, parts of the walls were torn in 1869. 4 km of the originally 8 km […]
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece, is the second largest city in Greece and has always been an important transport hub. Today it is considered as an important gateway from Europe to Istanbul and to the Near East. In addition, Thessaloniki has a good reputation as a university, cultural, trade and industrial city. Please watch the video […]
Roman heritage in Thessaloniki – Greece
In Roman times, Thessaloniki was an important trade centre on the main route between Rome and Byzantium – the Via Egnatia – and became the capital of the province of Macedonia. Today, Thessaloniki is the second largest city in Greece From the esplanade in northern direction you reach the Navarinou place with a part of […]