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1. Jewish History Museum (aka Museum of the Jewish Presence in Thessaloniki)
This small museum uses photographs and artifacts to portray Jewish life in Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki...
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2. Greek Agora and Roman Forum
In the 1960s, workmen digging to lay the foundations of new law courts for Thessaloniki came across the...
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3. Ayios Dimitrios (aka Church and Crypt of Ayios Demetrios)
Like Ayia Sofia, Ayios Dimitrios was heavily restored -- in fact, almost entirely rebuilt -- after the...
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4. Ayia Sofia
It's a pity that Thessaloniki's two most important churches -- Ayia Sofia (Holy Wisdom) and Ayios Dimitrios...
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5. White Tower
What Big Ben is to London, and the Eiffel Tower is to Paris, the 16th-century White Tower is to Thessaloniki....
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6. Archaeological Museum
Many of the former stars of the museum -- finds from the tombs at Derveni and the Royal Tombs at Vergina...
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7. Museum of Byzantine Culture
Along with the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens, this is one of Greece's preeminent Byzantine...
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8. Lefkos Pyrgos
- What Piazzas is to Rome, and the leaning Tower is to Pisa, that is the White Tower to Thessaloniki. The...
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9. The Bezesteni
It would be wonderful to have a bird's-eye view of the Bezesteni's six domes and four entrances, one...
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10. Byzantine museum
- The Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki is currently the only museum in the world entirely devoted...
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The Best of NileGuide
- There’s never a reason to be bored in Thessaloniki. There are just too many things to do. Start with the must-see attractions, move to the big sights and fine museums, check out some tours, dig in to some outdoor activities, and work your way down to the between-the-cracks, off-the-beaten-path gems. Just leave some time to catch your breath.
