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Historic Sites Attractions In Central Macedonia

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Central Macedonia (Greek: Κεντρική Μακεδονία, translit. Kentrikí Makedonía, pronounced [cʲe̞n.dɾiˈcʲi ma̠.cʲe̞.ðo̞.ni.a̠], is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, consisting of the central part of the geographical and historical region of Macedonia. With a population of almost 1.9 million, it is the second most populous in Greece after Attica.
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Historic Sites Attractions In Central Macedonia

  • 1. Hagios Demetrios Thessaloniki
    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. It is part of the site Palaeochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki on the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO since 1988.
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  • 2. Church of St.Sophia Thessaloniki
    Hagia Sophia in English usually refers to the Basilica of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople built in the 6th century. Hagia Sophia or Saint Sophia may also refer to: the Greek for Holy Wisdom, a concept in Christian theologyChurches dedicated to Holy Wisdom, see List of churches dedicated to Holy Wisdom):
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  • 3. Arch of Galerius Thessaloniki
    The Arch of Galerius or Kamara and the Rotunda are neighbouring early 4th-century AD monuments in the city of Thessaloniki, in the region of Central Macedonia in northern Greece.
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  • 4. Monastery of Megisti Lavra Mount Athos
    Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in northeastern Greece and an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism. It is governed as an autonomous polity within the Greek Republic. Mount Athos is home to 20 monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Mount Athos is commonly referred to in Greek as the Holy Mountain and the entity as the Athonite State . Other languages of Orthodox tradition also use names translating to Holy Mountain . In the classical era, while the mountain was called Athos, the peninsula was known as Acté or Akté . Mount Athos has been inhabited since ancient times and is known for its nearly 1,800-year continuous Christian presence and its long historical monastic traditions, which date back to at least 800 A.D. and t...
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  • 7. Ataturk Museum Thessaloniki
    The Atatürk Museum is a historic house museum in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece. The house is the birthplace of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who was born here in 1881. It is a three-floor house with a courtyard on 24 Apostolou Pavlou Street, next to the Turkish Consulate. Before the capture of Thessaloniki by the Greek Army in 1912, it was known as Koca Kasım Paşa district, Islahhane street. It was built before 1870 and in 1935 the Thessaloniki City Council gave it to the Turkish State, which decided to convert it into a museum dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Until the Istanbul pogrom of 1955, the street in front of the house was named Kemal Ataturk. The building has three floors and a courtyard. It was repaired in 1981 and was repainted to its ori...
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  • 9. Vlatadon Monastery Thessaloniki
    Vlatades Monastery or Vlatadon Monastery is a monastery in Thessaloniki, Greece. Built in the 14th century during the late Byzantine Empire, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • 11. Xerxes Canal Nea Roda
    The Xerxes Canal was a navigable canal through the base of the Mount Athos peninsula in Chalkidiki, northern Greece, built by king Xerxes I of Persia in the 5th century BCE. It is one of the few monuments left by the Persian Empire in Europe.
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  • 12. Eptapyrgio Castle Thessaloniki
    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. Despite its name, which in both languages means Fortress of Seven Towers, it features ten, and was probably named after the Yedikule Fortress in Constantinople . It served as the major redoubt of the city's acropolis, as well as the seat of its garrison commander in Ottoman times, until the late 19th century. It was then converted to a prison , which remained open until 1989. References to the infamous Yedi Kule prison abound in the Greek rebetika songs. Restoration and archaeological work began in the 1970s and continues to this day.
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  • 14. Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika Thessaloniki
    The city of Thessaloniki in Macedonia, Greece, for several centuries the second-most important city of the Byzantine Empire, played an important role for Christianity during the Middle Ages and was decorated by impressive buildings. In 1988, fifteen monuments of Thessaloniki were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites: City Walls Rotunda of Saint George Church of Acheiropoietos Church of St. Demetrios Latomou Monastery Church of St. Sophia Church of Panagia Chalkeon Church of St. Panteleimon Church of the Holy Apostles Church of St. Nicholas Orphanos Church of St. Catherine Church of Christ Saviour Blatades Monastery Church of Prophet Elijah Byzantine Bath
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  • 15. Giannitsa Clock Tower Giannitsa
    Giannitsa is the largest city in the regional unit of Pella and the capital of the Pella municipality, in the region of Central Macedonia in northern Greece.The municipal unit Giannitsa has an area of 208.105 km2. Its population is 31,983 people . It includes a few outlying villages . The municipality Pella as a whole includes many villages and has 63,122 inhabitants. The city is located in the center of Macedonia between Mount Paiko and the plain of Giannitsa, and is the economic, commercial and industrial center of the Pella regional unit. European route E86 runs along the south of the city. The former shallow, swampy, and variable-sized Giannitsa Lake or Loudias Lake, fed by the Loudias River and south of the city, was drained in 1928-1932 by the New York Foundation Company. About 7 km ...
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