Description:
It would be wonderful to have a bird's-eye view of the Bezesteni's six domes and four entrances, one on each side. This covered market, built in the late 15th century by Sultan Bayezid II, is one of the best-preserved Turkish monuments in Thessaloniki. Now, it specializes in textiles and jewelry -- making it a terrific place to browse and feel transported into an Asian bazaar. While you're in the neighborhood, stroll over to the intersection of Egnatia and Venizelou streets, where restoration work began on Thessaloniki's oldest mosque, the 15th-century Hazma Bey Mosque, in the summer of 2007.
- © Frommer's 2013
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Recommended 2010
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Address:
- Venizelou and Solomou
- Thessaloniki
Hours:
- Usually Mon-Sat 9am-7pm
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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