Chatzi Bahtse

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A little out of the way, this is the place to go for rembetika (urban 'blues') and other unamplified strains of traditional Greek song. Three brothers started it in the 1958 house of their father, and they ensure everything – the home-cooked food, the carafes of juicy wine, the tables draped with wine-splattered cloths, and the music – stay perfect.

Georgiou Tsontou is accessed via a slip road from the multilane highway heading northwest from the centre. Taking a cab the 3.6km from Plateia Aristotelous should take 15 minutes and cost no more than €10.

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    Archaeological Museum

    2.44 MILES

    Macedonia's prehistory, Hellenistic and Roman periods are charted in this wonderful museum, home to many of the region's major archaeological discoveries…

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    Church of Agios Dimitrios

    1.76 MILES

    This enormous 7th-century basilica honours Thessaloniki’s patron saint. A Roman soldier, Dimitrios was killed around AD 306 at this former Roman bath site…

  • Museum of Byzantine Culture

    Museum of Byzantine Culture

    2.53 MILES

    This fascinating museum has plenty of treasures to please Byzantine buffs, plus simple explanations to introduce this long-lived empire and its culture to…

  • Church of Osios David

    Church of Osios David

    1.95 MILES

    This serene little 5th-century church, once the katholikon (major church) of the Monastery of Saviour Christ of Latomos, is one of the most significant…

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    White Tower

    2.17 MILES

    Thessaloniki's iconic landmark, the 34m-high White Tower has a harrowing history as a prison and place of execution. Built by the Ottomans in the 15th…

  • View of the Umbrellas sculpture created in 1997 by the sculptor Georgios Zongolopoulos, located at the seafront of Thessaloniki.

    New Waterfront

    2.69 MILES

    Thessaloniki's New Waterfront is evidence that architecture can improve urban life through intelligent redesign of the space in which it is lived…

  • The monastery of Vlatadon in Thessaloniki.

    Monastery of Vlatadon

    2.07 MILES

    Believed to have been founded around 1351 on the place where Paul preached in Thessaloniki, this secluded monastery blends fascinating history with some…

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    Thessaloniki Concert Hall

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