🏛️ Culture in Thessaloniki
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About Thessaloniki for Solo Travelers
Greece's second city and arguably its best for food — a port city of Byzantine churches, Roman ruins, Ottoman markets, and a waterfront promenade that produces the finest people-watching in the country. Thessaloniki is less crowded than Athens, half the price, and culinarily superior; it's the city Greek people actually want to visit.
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Ano Poli (Upper City)
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The only Byzantine old city in Greece — the upper walled district of Thessaloniki where Ottoman wooden houses lean over cobblestone alleys, Byzantine churches contain mosaics that predate Ravenna, and the city walls walk offers the finest view of the gulf and Mount Olympos across the water on clear days.
📍Ano Poli, Thessaloniki
White Tower
Culture
The symbol of Thessaloniki — a 15th-century Ottoman defensive tower on the waterfront promenade that served as a prison, a fortress, and now a museum of the city's history. The circular galleries trace Thessaloniki from Byzantine capital to Ottoman city to modern Greek metropolis. The view from the top is the best in the city.
📍Nikiforou Foka, Thessaloniki