Venizelou

Venizelou is a metro station serving Thessaloniki Metro's Line 1 and Line 2. The station is named after the adjacent Venizelou Street, which in turn is named after Eleftherios Venizelos, Liberal Prime Minister of Greece.

Photo: Elymperis, CC BY 4.0.

Type: Metro station
Description: Thessaloniki Metro station
Also known as: “Alkazar metro station (1987)” and “Venizelou metro station”
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Panagia Chalkeon and Bedesten.

Panagia Chalkeon

Church

Photo: Geraki, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Church of Panagia Chalkeon is an 11th-century Byzantine-era Greek Orthodox church in the city of Thessaloniki, in the Central Macedonia region of northern Greece. Panagia Chalkeon is situated 130 metres east of Venizelou.

Bedesten

Marketplace

Photo: Knop92, Public domain.

The Bedesten of Thessaloniki is a historical Ottoman market in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece, built during the reign of Sultan Mehmed II. It is located on Venizelou and Solomou streets, near the Hamza Bey Mosque and the city's old town hall.

Hagios Demetrios

Church

Photo: DMY, CC0.

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 520 metres east of Venizelou.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Louloudadika and Ladadika.

Louloudadika

Neighborhood

Photo: PLAKLE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Louloudadika is a neighborhood.

Ladadika

Neighborhood

Photo: MWD, Public domain.

Ladadika is the name of a historic district and a landmark area of the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is located near the Port of Thessaloniki and for centuries was one of the most important marketplaces of the city.