Ancient Agorà (Roman Forum), Thessaloniki

Places of Interest Nearby

Roman Forum

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The Roman Forum of Thessaloniki is the ancient Roman-era forum of the city, located at the upper side of Aristotelous Square. It is a large two-terraced forum featuring two-storey stoas, dug up by accident in the 1960s.

Hagios Demetrios

Church

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The Church of Saint Demetrius, or Hagios Demetrios, is the main sanctuary dedicated to Saint Demetrius, the patron saint of Thessaloniki, dating from a time when it was the second largest city of the Byzantine Empire. Hagios Demetrios is situated 220 metres northeast of Ancient Agorà (Roman Forum), Thessaloniki.

Panagia Chalkeon

Church

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The Church of Panagia Chalkeon is an 11th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. The church's well-preserved Byzantine architecture and testimony to the importance of Thessaloniki in early and medieval Christianity led it to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988 along with other Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki. Panagia Chalkeon is situated 190 metres southwest of Ancient Agorà (Roman Forum), Thessaloniki.

Places in the Area

Louloudadika

Neighborhood

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Louloudadika is a neighborhood.

Tsinari

Neighborhood

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Tsinari is a neighborhood.

Upper Town

Suburb

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Upper Town or Ano Poli is the old town of Thessaloniki 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.

Ancient Agorà (Roman Forum), Thessaloniki

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