THESSALONIKI THES SALO SEE | HEAR | TASTE | DISCOVER ΤΟ THESSALONIKI TRANSPORTATION NIKI WELCOME | 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 Aristotelous Square Ancient Roman Agora Kamara Taste the famous Thessaloniki GREECE 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 Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek. with many cafes lining in the two sides of the area. Fire Department: 199 The Ladadika 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.