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| Transportation | By Bus The organization of Urban Transportation of Thessaloniki (OASTH) TO operates Thessaloniki’s buses. In total, 68 bus routes serve the city of Thessaloniki and the suburban areas. All buses are air conditioned, friendly to the environment and equipped with facilities for disabled people. At the bus stations the passengers DO can be informed on the exact arrival time of the buses through an WHATIN THE CITY OF THESSALONIKI electronic board. Detailed information on ticket options, prices, routes and timetables is available at www.oasth.gr or call 185. This brochure will briefly inform you on anything you need to know about Thessaloniki. Wish you a pleasant stay! By Taxi Taxis in Thessaloniki are economical and can easily be found everywhere in the city. A double charge is applicable between 24:00 and 5:00. Calling number: 2310 551525, 2310 214900, 2310 550500. THES SALO NIKI

Greek Cuisine Traditional Restaurant Thessaloniki by Night Shopping Experience Modiano Market The White Tower The Ano Poli/Castles Ancient Roman Agora Kamara

Taste the famous Thessaloniki A brief description What to see Greek cuisine by night of Thessaloniki at the city Good food and wine has always been part of the good life. The city of The evening begins at a leisurely pace in Thessaloniki, with food | Useful information | Thessaloniki, the capital of the Region of Macedonia, named after Every corner of Thessaloniki has some distinctive pleasure to offer. Thessaloniki is characterized as the “heaven” of gourmet food. You and a cup of coffee – although the restaurants and cafes stay open Alexander’s The Great sister, princess Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki was With its rich and colorful life and architecture, the centre of the city can discover picturesque tavernas with their own distinctive look and till late – and then continues with a relaxed drink at a bar before The international telephone code for Greece is 0030 founded by king Cassander in 315 B.C. is an inviting setting for a walk. character, as well as luxurious restaurants. Mediterranean cuisine is going somewhere more exciting like a club or one of the famous Police: 100 well represented, but it is also possible to enjoy international and bouzoukia, where you can enjoy the local music. Thessaloniki is a modern European and multicultural city. One can | Aristotelous Square | (5’ walk from the port) Tourist Police: 171 gourmet cuisine, as well as local dishes. Someone could say that the entertainment never ends… divide the history of the city into five general periods: Hellenistic, Aristotelous Square serves as a popular spot for tourists and locals Fire Department: 199 Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek. with many cafes lining in the two sides of the area. The district, close to the port, is an authentic and unspoiled Shopping life Ambulance: 166 Thessaloniki has been a crossroad for different nationalities and | The Ancient Roman Agora | (10’ walk from the port) part of the city’s history. You can enjoy a meal or a dinner in one of Coast Guard: 2310 531504 faiths, the traces of which are still to be seen in the city’s many The restored ancient roman agora, a commercial, administrative and the numerous tavernas located in the area. As in so many other facets of its life, in shopping Thessaloniki monuments – the distinctive features of its historic centre -as well as social centre of the late 2nd century A.C. is a monument inscribed on combines the traditional with the modern. The shops and shopping European SOS Number: 112 in the stories and traditions of its people. the World Heritage List of UNESCO. Also in the Old City (“Ano Poli”), there are tavernas and bars with streets of Thessaloniki are familiar to those of any other European panoramic view of the city. capital. After disembarkation | The White Tower | (15’ walk from the port) ... enjoy a walk Is the symbol of Thessaloniki and has been standing for six centuries Along the city’s waterfront till the Peraia district, just outside the Along Tsimiski, Agias Sophias, Mitropoleos, Karolou Diehl, on the waterfront of the city. It accommodates a museum with city, there are a large number of fish tavernas. These are wonderful Proxenou Koromila and Aristotelous streets, there are numerous After your disembarkation and before visiting the city centre you various collections of icons, frescoes and other artifacts, most of THESSALONIKI places, allowing you to sit at the water’s edge, enjoying your food haute – couture boutiques, gift shops which can satisfy even the P.O. BOX 10467 | GR - 54100 can enjoy a walk at the first pier of the port which has been recently them dating from the Byzantine era. THESSALONIKI | GREECE and having a great view to the sea. most demanding customer. Other commercial streets in the centre renovated. Tel.: 0030 2310 593118, 593121 (20’ walk from the port) offering a wide choice to shoppers are Ermou, Egnatia, Pavlou Mela, | Kamara / The Arch of Galerius | PORT Fax: 0030 2310 510500 At pier 1 you can visit the museum of Cinematography and the The Kamara was erected in 298 B.C. to celebrate the victory of tetrarch Thessaloniki is also renowned for its food markets. At the Modiano Vassileos Irakleiou, Venizelou and Ionos Dragoumi streets. AUTHORITY S.A. E-mail: [email protected] museum of Photography (it is the only museum of its kind in Greece) Galerius of the east district of Macedonia over Sassanice Persians. Market, you will find the authentic cuisine of Thessaloniki, rich in SEE | HEAR | TASTE | DISCOVER THESSALONIKI which worth visiting. The city centre is just outside the port area (10’ colors and flavors. Within the Modiano Market, adjacent to the All the major international fashion houses are represented in walk distance from the passenger terminal). | The Ano Poli / Castles | (20’ with bus or a taxi from the port) butchers’, fishmongers’ and greengrocers’ stalls, you can also find Thessaloniki, while local craftsmen produce their own masterpieces One of the most picturesque districts in Thessaloniki with a distinct little tavernas, cafes and bars, with some of them offering live in leather, copper and bronze, not to mention the fine work of the PORT Just follow the signs! Alternatively you can find a taxi station outside character. You can enjoy the panoramic view of Thessaloniki from its folklore music. city’s jewelers. www.thpa.gr AUTHORITY S.A. the passenger terminal from which you can hire a taxi. well preserved castles. THES SALO SEE | HEAR | TASTE | DISCOVER NIKI

NEARBY DESTINATIONS MONUMENTS MUSEUMS MUSEUMS PLACES OF HISTORICAL INTEREST Thessaloniki can serve as an excellent starting point for tours/excursions to near destinations of North Greece. The following are some very popular half or one-days tours:

Agios Dimitrios Agia Sophia Rotunda Vlatadon Monastery Alexander The Great Archeological Folk Art & Ethnological Byzantine Culture Municipal Art Gallery Contemporary Art Water Works Jewish Museum Home of Kemal Ataturk Noesis - Planetarium Noesis Dion Pella Vergina Meteora Stagira

| Byzantine Churches | | The Rotunda | from the Ottomans, in 1912, a church | Archaeological Museum | | Museum of Byzantine Culture | | State Museum of Contemporary Art | | Water Works Museum | West in Dendropotamos is a Jewish cemetery from Greece and abroad, through major | Dion | (About 1h with a bus) | Vergina | (About 1h with a bus) | Mount Athos | (About 1h and 30’ with a bus) dedicated to Paul the Apostle was built near where someone can find the monumental exhibitions and parallel events. Unesco world herritage site Unesco world herritage site the spring. lamp with seven lights dedicated to the The landmarks of Thessaloniki also include The cylindrical church of Agios Georgios is The Museum illustrates the life and culture The Museum of Byzantine Culture seeks Is housed in the Lazariston Monastery, The purpose of the museum is to educate Dion, the location sacred to Zeus at the foot 46.000 Jews of Thessaloniki who died (Opening hours: Tusday, Thursday, Saturday: many Byzantine churches – among them a roman monument of the city. It was built to present various aspects of life in the and its activities include the work of the the visitor regarding the history of the Ancient Aiyes (now known as Vergina) The unique ‘monastery republic’ of Mount Paul the Apostle left from Thessaloniki in of Macedonian region from the dawn of tragically in concentration camps. 10:00-18:00, Wednesday: 10:00-22:00, Friday: of Mt. Olympus, is just 85 kilometres away Agios Dimitrios (7th century) with its on the orders of tetrarch Galerius in the 4th Byzantine and post - Byzantine periods. Centre for Contemporary Art. The Museum city’s water supply, and in the correct was the capital of the ancient Macedonian Athos is internationally recognized as a a hurry but he never forgot the Christians prehistory to the final days of ancient world 10:00-19:00, Sunday: 11:00-15:00). from Thessaloniki, is the highest mountain mosaics and catacombs. century. It was more likely intended to be a and the early years of Christianity. At the same time the museum serves as also houses the very important Costakis management of water supplies. in Greece (2,917 metres). kingdom. In the late 1970’s the archaeologist sanctuary of Christian faith. temple for Zeus or Kaveiros. A few centuries he left behind. Proofs of his concern are the Agios Minas 13 str. 154, Egnatia str., Helexpo, www.mmca.gr two Epistles to the Thessalonians which are an exemplary center for the preservation, Collection of 1,275 works by artists of the Manolis Andronikos uncovered the tombs You must also visit the majestic Agia later, Emperor Theodosius converted it into The pumping station was built in the late among the most important documents of (Opening hours: November – March, Monday research into and promotion of Byzantine Russian avant-garde. The royal dynasties of Macedonians attached of the Macedonian kings, called Megali A guided boat trip takes visitors along Sophia (7th century), whose huge central a Christian church. 19th century (1890 - 94) at a distance of | Home οf Kemal Ataturk | | Science Centre & Technology Christianity. 10:30-17:00, Tuesday-Sunday 08:30 - 15:00, April and post - Byzantine culture. enormous importance to the city. The Toumba – the Great Mound. the coastline of Mount Athos, where they dome is decorated with a vast mosaic of about 1,500 m from the western walls of the Museum - Noesis | – October, Monday 13:00-19:30, Tuesday-Sunday (Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday: 10:00 – 18:00, archaeological site is organized to provide can view the unique landscape and the the Ascension, the Panayia Halkeon (11th | In The Footsteps of Paul historic city centre. In 1935 the Thessaloniki City Council donated century), and the Aheiropoiitos (5th century), The Apostle in Thessaloniki | | Alexander The Great | 08:00 – 19:30). (Opening hours: Monday: 10:30-17:00, Tuesday - Saturday-Sunday: 11:00-19:00). to the Turkish state the house where Kemal The Museum of Technology takes an active you with a unique tour experience, and It was here that the famous golden casket magnificent architecture of the monasteries. 6, M. Andronicou str., www.amth.gr Sunday: 08:30-15:00). 21, Kolokotroni str., Moni Lazariston, was found with the “Sun” of Vergina, with the oldest and best-preserved eastern (Opening hours: Weekdays 07:30-13:30). Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkish interest in issues of technical culture. there is a guide who can help you during the The greatest military leader the world has 2, Stratou Ave., www.mbp.gr www.greekstatemuseum.com the symbol of the kingdom of Philip II and (About 2 h with a bus) basilica to have survived to the present day. In 50 A.C. St. Paul visited Thessaloniki in 49, 26 Oktovriou str., Sfageia, www.eyath.gr republic, was born. The main facilities of the Centre include: tour. | Meteora | order to propagate Christianity to the ever known was Alexander the Great of | Folk Art & Ethnological Museum | Digital Planetarium: There are 150 reclining Alexander IV. Unesco world herritage site Other religious buildings worth seeing in the city’s residents. Due to his sermon, Paul the Macedonia, who succeeded in uniting under | Municipal Art Gallery | | Museum οf The Macedonian Struggle | Now converted into a museum, the building seats from which visitors can observe the At the end of the tour, visitors must visit the his rule the whole of the then known world. | Jewish Museum | city are the Latomou Monastery (with each Apostle has been pursued by supporters of The Folk Art and Ethnological Museum is has two floors, with an exhibition of personal demonstration of a variety of astronomical Dion Archaeological Museum, which holds | Pella | (About 50’ with a bus) Meteora could be described as a miraculous little Katholikon), Osios David (6th century) other religions. The Municipal Art Gallery has three exhibition The purpose of the Museum is to preserve items belonging to Kemal and documents and Physical phenomena. geological formation of numerous mountain- Alexander the Great was born in 356 B.C. in housed in the Old Governor’s Residence, The collection of the museum includes all the findings excavated at the site. with its superb mosaic, the Vlatadon venues, the main Villa Mordoh building, the and disseminate information, on the Greek from his schooldays. Capital of the Macedonian Kingdom in its like rocks, located near the small town of Pella, the capital, at that time, of Macedonia. built in 1906. The Museum has a permanent Jewish costumes, domestic ware and a rich Monastery (14th century), the Church of He escaped from an area in the city in the Virtual Reality Simulator: With 18 seats, acme, when the conquests of Alexander Kalampaka. His father was King Philip II, his mother exhibition on the Mills of Thessaloniki Casa Bianca and the Cultural Centre. The struggle to liberate Macedonia. The Museum photographic archive, depicting the life of | Stagira | (About 1h and 30’ with a bus) Agios Nikolaos Orphanos (14th century), vicinity of which the Vlatadon monastery Apostolou Pavlou & 151 Aghiou Dimitriou str. offering simulations of various situations. had taken Greek civilization to the limits of Olympiada. The great king died in 323 B.C., and Thrace and Traditional Costume of works of artists from Thessaloniki make up the helps to familiarize the public with Greek Jewish people in Thessaloniki. which is the major temple of an older was later founded. Not far from the spot (behind the Turkish Consulate). Macedonia and Trace, 1860 - 1960. most important of the Gallery’s collections. and Balkan history of the late 19th and early Auditorium | Wide | Screen Cinema: A special Birthplace of the philoshopher and sage the known world, Pella is just 40 kilometres Monasteries, built on the peak of these rocks, monastery, and also the Agion Apostolon where the Vlatadon monastery stands but his legend has survived undiminished to auditorium with 300 seats and the largest away from Thessaloniki. the present day. 20th centuries. It is housed in a monumental building in the city Aristotle, who was both a student of Plato are where monks have been living as hermits and Agia Aikaterini churches, examples of today, there was a spring. flat screen in Greece (17m x 23m). (Opening hours: Tuesday – Friday: 10.00- centre. Furthermore, in the market of Modiano | Macedonia Museum for more than 600 years. Monasteries are the so – called Palaelogan style of the 14th (Opening hours: Every day except Thursday 9.00- οf Contemporary Art | and teacher of Alexander the Great, the The Pella Archaeological Museum, the In the city of Thessaloniki the visitor can 15.30, every Wednesday: 9.00 - 21.30) 14.00 & 18.00-21.00, Saturday:18.00-21.00, (Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday 9:00-14:00, tourists, can visit the Jewish Historical Museum little town of Stagira in Halkidiki is just 98 decorated with unique icons and other items century, Thessaloniki’s Golden Age. According to a local lore, Paul the Apostle 6th kilometre Thessaloniki - Thermi highway, Macedonian tombs, the sanctuaries and see the 6.15 m. tall, statue of Alexander the 68, V. Olgas str., www.lemmth.gr Sunday:10.00-14.00). Saturday 10:00-14:00). of Thessaloniki which has a permanent of Byzantine art. stopped here to quench his thirst. This sping The Macedonian Museum of Contemporary www.tmth.edu.gr kilometres away from Thessaloniki. other monuments revealed by excavation Great at the waterfront of the urban centre, photography exhibition depicting the everyday is known today as the “hagiasma of Apostle 162 Vassilisis Olgas str., www.thessalonikicity.gr 23, Proxenou Koromila str., www.imma.edu.gr Art provides the visitors the opportunity are visited every year by thousands of close to the White Tower. life of Jewish people in Thessaloniki. Paul”. After the liberation of Thessaloniki to acquaint themselves with visual artists tourists from Greece and abroad.