Παραπύλιο Πύρρου

Παραπύλιο Πύρρου is a sally port in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia. Παραπύλιο Πύρρου is situated nearby to Πορτάρα, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Πανοραμική θέα.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vlatadon Monastery and Byzantine Bath.

Vlatadon Monastery

Monastery

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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 180 metres west of Παραπύλιο Πύρρου.

Byzantine Bath

Archaeological site

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The Byzantine Bath of the Upper City in Thessaloniki is one of the few and best preserved of the Byzantine baths that have survived from the Byzantine period in Greece. Byzantine Bath is situated 420 metres southwest of Παραπύλιο Πύρρου.

Moni Latomou

Church

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The Church of Hosios David is a late 5th-century church in Thessaloniki, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. During Byzantine times, it functioned as the katholikon of the Latomos Monastery, and was adorned with rich mosaic and fresco decoration, which was renewed in the 12th–14th centuries. Moni Latomou is situated 360 metres west of Παραπύλιο Πύρρου.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upper Town and Agios Pavlos.

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.

Agios Pavlos

Suburb

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