Vlatadon Monastery

Vlatades Monastery or Vlatadon Monastery 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.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: monastery in Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Also known as: “Blatades Monastery”, “Monastery of the Vlatades”, and “Vlatades Monastery”
  • Address: Επταπυργίου 64, Θεσσαλονίκη, 54634

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moni Latomou and Byzantine Bath.

Church
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The Church of Hosios David is a late 5th-century church in , in the region of . 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. is situated 180 metres west of Vlatadon Monastery.

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 280 metres southwest of Vlatadon Monastery.

Church
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The Church of Saint Demetrius, or , is the main sanctuary dedicated to Saint Demetrius, the patron saint of , dating from a time when it was the second largest city of the Byzantine Empire. is situated 650 metres southwest of Vlatadon Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upper Town and Tsinari.

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.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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.

Vlatadon Monastery

Latitude
40.64189° or 40° 38′ 31″ north
Longitude
22.95437° or 22° 57′ 16″ east
Inception
~1360
Open location code
8GG4JXR3+QP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 161675415
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q962846
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Vlatadon Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վլատադոն”
  • Bulgarian: “Влатадес”
  • Chinese: “弗拉塔德斯修道院”
  • Chinese: “弗拉塔澤斯修道院”
  • Chinese: “弗拉达达修道院”
  • Dutch: “klooster van Vlatadon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير فلتادون”
  • Estonian: “Vlatadoni klooster”
  • Finnish: “Vlatádeksen luostari”
  • French: “monastère des Vlatades”
  • French: “Monastère des Vlatades”
  • German: “Vlatades-Kloster”
  • Greek: “Μονή Βλατάδων”
  • Greek: “Μονή Βλαταίων”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Vlatadon”
  • Macedonian: “Влатадон”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Vlatades”
  • Russian: “Влатадон”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Влатадон”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan Vlatades”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Vlatadon”
  • Tatar: “Влатадон кәшишханәсе”
  • Turkish: “Vlatadon Manastırı”
  • Western Frisian: “Vlatades-kleaster”

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Highlights include Vlatadon Katholikon and Πανοραμική θέα.

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