Viertel · Ottoman quarter

Ano Poli (Upper Town)

Aktualisiert 2026Zu Fuß geprüftOn the hillside above the modern centre, inside the walls

Largely spared by the great fire of 1917 that razed the lower city, Ano Poli is Thessaloniki's best-preserved old quarter — a maze of timber Ottoman houses, tiny chapels, and cobbled lanes climbing to the castle walls and the best views in the city.

The Byzantine walls of Ano Poli overlooking the city and the Thermaic Gulf, Thessaloniki — Ano Poli (Upper Town) · Ottoman quarter

Epoche

Ottoman quarter

Lage

15–25 min uphill from the centre

Eintritt

Free (open neighbourhood)

Öffnungszeiten

Always open

Benötigte Zeit

Half a day to wander

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Geschichte

Wie es entstand

This upper quarter kept its pre-fire, Ottoman-era character of narrow streets and wooden balconied houses. It remains the city's most atmospheric district, dotted with Byzantine churches and walled viewpoints.

Was Sie Sehen

Bei einem Besuch

Winding lanes and old houses, hidden Byzantine churches, the city walls, Trigonion Tower and Heptapyrgion, and tavernas with gulf views.

Wie man Besucht

Steep walking, or take a city bus up and wander down; wear comfortable shoes.

Beste Zeit

Late afternoon into sunset

Galerie

Anfahrt

Lage

15–25 min uphill from the centre · On the hillside above the modern centre, inside the walls

Wegbeschreibung

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Gut zu Wissen

The great fire swept the lower city but did not reach the upper town, so Ano Poli kept its old Ottoman-era streets and wooden houses.

You can walk up — it is steep — or take a local bus toward the upper town and explore on foot from there.

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Early Byzantine (late 5th c.)

Osios David (Latomou Monastery)

A tiny chapel in the lanes of Ano Poli that holds one of the most important early-Christian mosaics in the world — a UNESCO-listed treasure most visitors walk straight past.

Byzantine (14th c.)

Vlatadon Monastery

Founded in the later 14th century by the brothers Dorotheos and Markos Vlatades, disciples of Gregory Palamas, it is the only Byzantine monastery in the city still active — set in gardens high in the upper town with a small church, peacocks, and a commanding view of the gulf.

Late Byzantine (late 13th–early 14th c.)

Byzantine Bath

A rare survivor from around the late 12th–13th century — the only Byzantine bath left in Thessaloniki, and the largest and most complete in Greece — a small brick-and-stone building in Ano Poli that stayed in use as a public bath until 1940, some seven centuries. Restored and reopened as a museum in 2015, it is one of the city's UNESCO-listed Byzantine monuments.

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The colourful interior of Toixo Toixo with green rustic chairs and a red accent wall, Ano Poli, Thessaloniki

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