ΜΕΓΑΡΩΝ

ΜΕΓΑΡΩΝ is a bus stop in Neapoli-Sykies, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia. ΜΕΓΑΡΩΝ is situated nearby to the theater building Κλειστό Δημοτικό Θέατρο Συκεών, as well as near the pitch Ανοιχτό γήπεδο μπάσκετ.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hagios Demetrios and Heptapyrgion.

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 1½ km southwest of ΜΕΓΑΡΩΝ.

Heptapyrgion

Photo: Dlinemedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Thessaloniki in Greece. Heptapyrgion is situated 1 km southeast of ΜΕΓΑΡΩΝ.

Vlatadon Monastery

Monastery

Photo: Stolbovsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vlatades Monastery or Vlatadon Monastery is a monastery in Ano Poli, Thessaloniki, Greece. 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. Vlatadon Monastery is situated 1¼ km south of ΜΕΓΑΡΩΝ.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sykies, Thessaloniki and Neapoli.

Sykies, Thessaloniki

Suburb

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

Neapoli

Suburb

Photo: Herbert Frank, CC BY 2.0.

Neapoli is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and a former municipality in the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Neapoli-Sykies, of which it is a municipal unit.