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Thessaloniki

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Greece · Central Macedonia

Thessaloniki40.64 · 22.94Open map

A port city with Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman layers, built around a curved waterfront.

See

  1. 01The waterfrontA long curve of sea wall with the gulf open to the west.
  2. 02Byzantine churchesBrick domes and mosaics kept through every later empire.
  3. 03Roman ruinsA forum, an arch and a rotunda standing between apartments.
  4. 04Upper townOttoman houses and city walls above the modern grid.

Do

  1. 01Walk the frontTwo flat kilometres, best in the hour before sunset.
  2. 02Market lanesFish, olives and spice in covered rows off the main street.
  3. 03Coffee outsideChairs face the street; one cup lasts an afternoon.
  4. 04Climb to the wallsSteep lanes end at a view over the whole gulf.

Eat

  1. 01Small platesOrdered in waves and shared across the table.
  2. 02Sesame bread ringBought hot from a cart, eaten while walking.
  3. 03Sweet pastriesSyrup, nuts and thin pastry; a city known for them.
  4. 04Cold anise spiritPoured over ice and drunk slowly with food.

Make

  1. 01Copper workBeaten and tinned in workshops near the old market.
  2. 02TextilesWoven cloth from a city built on the wool trade.