Monastirioton Synagogue, Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece Judaism
Monastirioton Synagogue in Thessaloniki is one of the most important surviving institutions of the city’s once vast Jewish community.
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Vlatadon Monastery
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece Christianity
Vlatadon Monastery is a living Orthodox monastery in Thessaloniki’s Upper Town and one of the monuments included in the UNESCO World Heritage…
Church of Saint Sophia, Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece Christianity
The Church of Saint Sophia stands in central Thessaloniki and is one of the key monuments in the city’s UNESCO-listed sequence of…
Rotunda of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece Christianity
The Rotunda of Thessaloniki is a monumental late Roman building whose long history includes major periods of Christian and Islamic religious use.
Panagia Soumela, Vermio
Kastania, Veria, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece Christianity
Panagia Soumela on Mount Vermio near Kastania is the modern Greek pilgrimage shrine that preserves the religious and cultural legacy of the…
Basilica of Saint Demetrius, Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece Christianity
The Basilica of Saint Demetrius is the principal shrine of Thessaloniki’s patron saint and one of the city’s most important early Christian…