Central Macedonia
Thessaloniki
Neapoli-Sykies

Heptapyrgion

The Heptapyrgion, modern Eptapyrgio, also popularly known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule, is a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the Acropolis of in .
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  • Opening hours: Wednesday—Monday 8:30 AM—3:30 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: fortress and former prison in Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Also known as: “Eptapyrgio”, “Heptapyrgio”, “Yedi Kule”, and “Γεντί Κουλέ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vlatadon Monastery and Pyrgos Aliseos.

Monastery
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Vlatades Monastery or is a monastery in , , . Built in the 14th century during the late era of the Byzantine Empire, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with 14 other Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki because of its Byzantine architecture and importance of Thessaloniki during early and medieval Christianity. is situated 700 metres west of Heptapyrgion.

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is situated 430 metres south of Heptapyrgion.

Archaeological site
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The of the Upper City in is one of the few and best preserved of the Byzantine baths that have survived from the Byzantine period in . is situated 1 km southwest of Heptapyrgion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agios Pavlos and Upper Town.

Suburb
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is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and a former municipality in , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of , of which it is a municipal unit.

Suburb
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or Ano Poli is the old town of and is located around the city's acropolis north of the city center. The neighborhood is known for its well preserved Byzantine and Ottoman era structures and urban design and as a center for Thessaloniki's poets, intellectuals, and bohemians.

Suburb
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Sykies or Sykeai is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.

Heptapyrgion

Latitude
40.64422° or 40° 38′ 39″ north
Longitude
22.96204° or 22° 57′ 43″ east
Elevation
224 metres (735 feet)
Open location code
8GG4JXV6+MR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 978511541
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6779080
Wiki­data ID
Q1572213
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Heptapyrgion” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Еди куле”
  • Bulgarian: “Едикуле”
  • Bulgarian: “Ептапиргио”
  • Chinese: “七塔堡壘”
  • Dutch: “Heptapyrgion”
  • Finnish: “Heptapyrgion”
  • French: “Heptapyrgion”
  • German: “Heptapyrgion”
  • Greek: “Éitafýgion”
  • Greek: “Eptapýrgio”
  • Greek: “Eptapýrgion”
  • Greek: “Επταπύργιο”
  • Greek: “Επταπύργιον”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת אפטפיריגיון”
  • Macedonian: “Еди-куле”
  • Russian: “Гептапиргий”
  • Russian: “Гептапиргион”
  • Spanish: “Heptapirgion”
  • Spanish: “Heptapirgión”
  • Turkish: “Yedikule”
  • Ukrainian: “Гептапіргіон”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця семи веж”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ατλαντίδα (Χίλια δέντρα) and Vlatades.

Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Heptapyrgion”. Photo: Dlinemedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.