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View of the brick Byzantine walls and the Upper City of Thessaloniki above the bay.

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An evening climb from the Roman center of Thessaloniki to the Byzantine Walls of Thessaloniki and Trigoniou Tower.

Thessaloniki from a Roman arch to Byzantine walls

From the Arch of Galerius through ancient basilicas and Ano Poli to Trigoniou Tower

3,5—4 hoursabout 3,4 km
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  1. Arch of Galerius: story on the “Thessaloniki from a Roman arch to Byzantine walls” route

    Here, victory turns into a marble story with a deliberate omission.

  2. Basilica of Saint Demetrius and the Crypt: story on the “Thessaloniki from a Roman arch to Byzantine walls” route

    The crypt sets church tradition against what archaeologists actually found beneath the basilica.

  3. Church of Acheiropoietos: story on the “Thessaloniki from a Roman arch to Byzantine walls” route

    The inscription on the column preserves the moment when the conquest entered an active church.

  4. Church of Hosios David — Latomos Monastery: story on the “Thessaloniki from a Roman arch to Byzantine walls” route

    One uncovered mosaic makes it possible to identify the building of a monastery thought to have disappeared.

  5. Gate of Anna Palaiologina: story on the “Thessaloniki from a Roman arch to Byzantine walls” route

    The inscription will link the two passages to a lost civil war and power over the city that was preserved.

  6. Monastery of Vlatadon: story on the “Thessaloniki from a Roman arch to Byzantine walls” route

    Here, a persecuted teaching will culminate in its own monastery and the see of one of its supporters.

  7. Rotunda: story on the “Thessaloniki from a Roman arch to Byzantine walls” route

    The round building will show how different communities changed the purpose and name of a single sanctuary.

  8. Streets of Ano Poli: story on the “Thessaloniki from a Roman arch to Byzantine walls” route

    A former school shows how the great history of resettlement was reduced to an everyday scale.

  9. Trigoniou Tower: story on the “Thessaloniki from a Roman arch to Byzantine walls” route

    The final stop will compare an eyewitness account of the breach with a tower built only after the assault.

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