The Area
General information about the area
Distance from:
- Aristotelous Square: 2,1Km
- Metro Station 'Efkleidis': 750m
- Bus station 'Faliro'": 200m
- Supermarket Sklavenitis: 200m
- International Trade Fair: 1Km
- Ladadika District: 2.2Km
- The waterfront: 400m
- Taxi rank: 350m
- Thessaloniki airport: 12,5Km
- Archaeological Museum: 1Km
- Museum of Byzantine Civilization: 750m
- Mediterranean Cosmos: 8.8Km
Thessaloniki sightseeing bus
- http://thessaloniki-sightseeing.com
Tour all the sights of the city - monuments, museums, churches - with an open bus
Municipal Underground Parking
The municipal underground parking is located at the Thessaloniki City Hall and has 851 parking spaces on 3 underground floors. It offers affordable prices and is available Monday-Sunday 24 hours a day. Address: Vasileos Georgiou A’ Avenue 1, Thessaloniki, 54640.
Pans and Grills Meat Restaurant
Menu with very tasty meat dishes, and a variety of salads and appetizers.
Kati Apo Ola
It offers a selection of meat and fish dishes of excellent quality. There are also daily cooked meals of the day, which offer you the taste and feel of homemade food.
Supermarket Sklavenitis
Supermarket within walking distance from the apartment with easy access and a wide variety of products.
Skyline Cafe Bar
It is located on the top floor of the OTE tower and provides with a panoramic view of the city during a gradual circular rotation which lasts 60 minutes.
Navona Italian Restaurant & Bar
It is located on Meg. Alexandrou Avenue 2 right on the promenade of the city in a beautiful area overlooking the sea and it offers food, drinks and coffee.
Avenue Restaurant Bar
Located by the sea in a beautiful enviromnent and atmosphere. It serves seafood, breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks.
Taxi rank
The nearest taxi rank is located on Stratigou Napoleontos Zerva street at the intersection with Vasileos Georgiou Avenue.
Metro Station 'Papafi'
The station is equally as close to the apartment as "Efkleidis" station and is named after Ioannis Papafis, a Thessaloniki-born merchant, businessman and national benefactor of Greece.
Metro Station 'Efkleidis'
It is the nearest metro station to the apartment. The station is named after the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid and the neighboring technical school with the same name.
Bus station 'Faliro'
It is the nearest bus stop to the apartment. For the city center you can take one of the buses: 3K, 5, 6, 33.
White Tower of Thessaloniki
- https://www.lpth.gr
The famous symbolic building of Thessaloniki, built in the 15th century by the Ottomans.
The Umbrellas by Zongolopoulos
The impressive sculpture of Zongolopoulos that was first placed on the waterfront in 1997 as part of "Thessaloniki Cultural Capital of Europe". A landmark for the city along with White Tower that catches the attention of every visitor. Centrally located on the sea front, 700 meters from the apartment (9 minutes walk).
Metro Station 'Venizelou'
The station is an underground museum of the Hellenistic and Roman Byzantine Thessaloniki, and visitors and passengers can view the archaeological findings from up close and be 'transported' to the commercial center of the city, as it was in Roman and Byzantine times.
Argo En Plo bar
A boat-bar in pirate style that conducts daily 30-minute cruises in the Thermaikos gulf.
Cine Apollon
A summer cinema in the heart of the city, just 200 meters from the apartment (2min walk). A beautiful and neat space with a nice selection of movies.
Aristotelous Square
The infamous square of the city is a point of reference for residents and visitors alike. It is located at a distance of 2 km from the apartment. Around Aristotelous square exist cafes and restaurants that start serving from early morning until late at night at all times of the year. The square is a point of interest for all visitors to the city center.
How to get there: Take the metro from 'Efkleidis' station and exit at 'Venizelou' station.
Church of Agia Sofia
One of the oldest and most important Christian churches in the city. It is located at the junction of Agia Sophia street and Ermou street.
How to get there: Take the metro from 'Efkleidis' station and exit at 'Agia Sofia' station.
Rent a bike
- https://bikeitrentals.com
- https://city-bikes.gr/enoikiasi
- https://www.thessbike.gr
Rent a bike in Thessaloniki and see what this city has to offer. The rental company BikeIt (https://bikeitrentals.com) is located on the waterfront, at the Makedonia Palace Hotel, just 300 meters from the apartment.
Thessaloniki Boats
- https://www.karavakia.gr
You can take it from the port and from the White Tower behind the royal theater. From May to October, the boats connect the port of Thessaloniki and the White Tower with the award-winning beaches of Perea and Neoi Epivates, and vice versa. At the same time, they give the passengers the opportunity to enjoy the beauties of Thessaloniki from another point of view, through a tour of a total duration of 50 minutes.
Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
- https://www.amth.gr
It includes exhibits from the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods. For information and confirmation of the schedule, you can call 2313 310257 and 2310 847123 or email at politiriothess@tap.gr.
Rotonda & Arch of Galerius
The Rotonda (or Rotunda) is a 4th century cylindrical structure in Thessaloniki, similar to the Pantheon in Rome. It was built in the years of Emperor Galerius around 304, and it was intended as the Mausoleum of Galerius. However, due to the death of Galerius in 311, the Rotunda was left empty, unused.
The Arch of Galerius (or Kamara) is located a short distance from the Rotunda. It is a building of the 4th century a.d.
How to get there: Take the metro from 'Efkleidis' station and exit at 'Sintrivani' station.
Byzantine Castle
The Byzantine castles is a complex of walls and towers in the upper part of the city which formed the fortification of the Byzantine city. You can have a panoramic view of the city from the triangle tower at Agios Pavlos.
Heptapyrgion
Inside the Acropolis of the city and on the north-eastern side of its walls is the Heptapyrgion, which constitutes a fortified section of it. It was built in the 14th century AD by the Byzantines. It was used for the safe retreat of the population in cases of attacks and raids. During the 1890s the fort was converted into a prison.
Ladadika District
A historical district located on the east side of the port with picturesque streets, and full of great restaurants, bars, pubs and clubs. It is one of the busiest locations of the city on Friday and Saturday night.
Mediterranean Cosmos
Mediterranean Cosmos is the largest shopping mall of the area with 200 shops, 30 restaurants & cafes, cinema and an escape room.
Tsimiski str.
Tsimiski Street is the best known commercial street of Thessaloniki and hosts a variety of shops, pastry shops - cafes and a small shopping center called 'Plateia'.