Thessalonica
Top Attractions / Top Sights
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF THESSALONICA
Museum
(Tel. 2310 830538) It is one of the most important archaeological museums of the country, with the main exhibits being the artistic treasures of ancient Macedonia. It includes many interesting collections and unique objects from the prehistoric period to the Roman era. The exhibits come from the …»
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WHITE TOWER MUSEUM
Museum
(Tel. 2310 267832) It was recently created on the ground floor and 3 floors of the White Tower of Thessaloniki and operates under the supervision of the Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities. It includes remarkable exhibits dating back to 400 AD. until 1430 AD, when Thessaloniki fell to the Turks. The …»
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LAZARISTS MONASTERY
Attractions
The Lazarist Monastery was built in 1886 by the monks of the order of Saint Vincent de Paul, better known from the order's headquarters in the Saint-Lazare church in Paris. The Lazarists who first appeared in Greece around the end of the 18th - beginning of the 19th century had as their main goal, …»
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WHITE TOWER
Attractions
The White Tower is a fortified tower from the 15th century, which was later used as a Janissary garrison and as a death row prison. It was built on the site of a pre-existing Byzantine tower, which connected the eastern part of the fortifications of Thessaloniki, which is still preserved today, with …»