No. 01 · Landmark
White Tower
The Ottoman bastion turned city symbol
A 15th-century waterfront tower once known as the Tower of Blood — now a small museum with a rooftop view of the gulf.
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Greece's foodie second city on the Thermaic Gulf
A Byzantine port city that has been Macedonian, Roman, Ottoman, and Greek — now the country's best place to eat and a UNESCO World Heritage centre.
When to go
April–June and September–October.
Getting around
Walk the seafront; bus #50 loops the historic sights.
Don't miss
The top places to start with if you only have a day or two — the essentials before you go deeper.
No. 01 · Landmark
The Ottoman bastion turned city symbol
A 15th-century waterfront tower once known as the Tower of Blood — now a small museum with a rooftop view of the gulf.
Read more →No. 02 · Landmark
4th-century Roman temple turned church and mosque
Built around 306 AD as part of Galerius' palace complex — its mosaics rival those of Ravenna.
Read more →No. 03 · Where to stay
Ottoman-era hilltop quarter inside the city walls
The only neighbourhood to survive the 1917 fire — wooden Ottoman houses, churches, and views over the whole gulf.
Read more →4 hand-picked
A curated mix of landmarks, neighborhoods, and museums worth your time in Thessaloniki, Greece — grouped by type below.