Byzantine Thessaloniki

The 'co-reigning city' keeps UNESCO monuments from the 4th to the 14th century — basilicas, domed churches and the legendary walls. A route through the most vibrant Byzantine city after Constantinople.

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Stops

1. ⛪ Hagios Demetrios
The great five-aisled basilica of the city's patron — over the saint's tomb.
2. ⛪ Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia, an 8th-c. domed basilica — a UNESCO monument.
3. ⛪ Church of the Acheiropoietos
The Acheiropoietos, a 5th-c. early-Christian basilica.
4. ⛪ St. Panteleimon
St Panteleimon — an elegant Palaiologan cross-in-square.
5. ⛪ Church of the Metamorphosis of the Sotir
Church of the Transfiguration — a small domed church.
6. 🏛️ Byzantine City Walls of Thessaloniki
The Byzantine walls that defined the city for centuries.