Around the city

Thessaloniki’s history is reflected in its wealth of monuments. Evidence of Roman and Ottoman rule can be found throughout the city in the Roman market, the Arch of Galerius (known as “Kamara”), the Hamza Bey Mosque, Alatza Imaret Mosque, Geni Mosque, Bezesteni (covered market), Yahudi Hamam (Ottoman-era bath) and Sintrivani (fountain).

Thessaloniki’s symbolic White Tower and Castle also echo the whispers of the past, while the Byzantine churches of Thessaloniki — some of which are protected as international heritage monuments by UNESCO — make up a large part of the city’s religious and cultural heritage. Also known as the “Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki”, some of the most inspiring churches include the Church of St. George or Rotοnda, the Church of Acheiropoiitos, the Church of St. Demetrius, the Monastery of Latomou, the Church of Hagia Sofphia, the Church of Panagia Chalkeon, the Church of the Holy Apostles, the Church of Agios Nicolaos Orfanos and the Church of Agios Panteleimonas.