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Thessaloniki


This charismatic waterfront cafe-bar is packed with nomads and locals – its rock soundtrack, lack of glitz and general likeness to the captain's quarters on a sea-going clipper make it more interesting than many of its Nikis neighbours. Outdoor seating facing the water comes into its own in summer.


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Nearby Thessaloniki attractions

1. Museum of the Macedonian Struggle

0.19 MILES

Ground zero for Greek nationalism, this museum in a handsome late-19th-century mansion recounts how heroic Hellenes wrested Macedonia from both Turks and…

2. White Tower

0.2 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…

3. Palace of Galerius

0.22 MILES

Sprawling in splendid incongruity amidst the souvenir shops and crêperies of Plateia Navarinou, the ruins of this 3rd- to 4th-century palace remain…

4. Church of Agia Sofia

0.31 MILES

Candlelight on gold chandeliers pierces the gloom in this stunning 8th-century church, modelled on its İstanbul namesake. Among many striking 8th- and 9th…

5. Plateia Aristotelous

0.36 MILES

Built after the great fire of 1917, this is where Thessaloniki looked away from its Ottoman and Byzantine past towards modernity, aspiring to the planned…

6. Arch of Galerius

0.39 MILES

South of the Rotunda on Egnatia, the Arch of Galerius (AD 303) celebrates the eponymous emperor's victory over the Persians in martial scenes carved into…

7. Church of the Panagia Achiropiitos

0.45 MILES

This basilica-style 5th-century Byzantine church, built over Roman baths and one of the oldest in Greece, has notable mosaics and frescoes. The name,…

8. Archaeological Museum

0.47 MILES

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