Römisches Monument · Roman (early 4th c.)

Palace of Galerius

Aktualisiert 2026Zu Fuß geprüftNavarinou Square

The excavated remains of the emperor Galerius's early-4th-century palace lie open in the middle of lively Navarinou Square, including an octagonal throne hall and mosaic floors. It was the heart of his imperial complex, linked by a ceremonial avenue to the Arch of Galerius and the Rotunda.

Ruins of the Palace of Galerius at Navarinou Square — Palace of Galerius · Roman (early 4th c.)

Epoche

Roman (early 4th c.)

Lage

City centre, near the seafront

Eintritt

Free (open site)

Öffnungszeiten

Always visible from the square

Benötigte Zeit

20 minutes

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Geschichte

Wie es entstand

Galerius built a grand palace quarter in the early 4th century, linked by the arch to the Rotunda. Sections survive below the modern street level, surrounded today by cafés and student life.

Was Sie Sehen

Bei einem Besuch

The brick walls and apses of the octagon, fragments of mosaic and marble flooring, and the contrast of ancient ruins ringed by buzzing café tables.

Wie man Besucht

Open-air site viewable from the square; fully step-free around the railings.

Beste Zeit

Evening, with the square in full swing

Galerie

Anfahrt

Lage

City centre, near the seafront · Navarinou Square

Wegbeschreibung

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Gut zu Wissen

You can view the excavations from the surrounding railings in Navarinou Square at any time, free of charge.

It was the sprawling early-4th-century imperial palace of the Roman emperor (and Tetrarch) Galerius — the seat of his power in Thessaloniki, once linked with the nearby Rotunda, the Arch (Kamara) and a hippodrome. What survives in Navarinou Square includes an octagonal throne hall and mosaic floors.

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Roman (early 4th c.)

Arch of Galerius

Known to everyone simply as 'Kamara', this triumphal arch from around 298–303 AD is the natural meeting point of the city. Its piers are carved with reliefs of the emperor Galerius's victory over the Sassanid Persian king Narseh at the Battle of Satala (298 AD), and it once stood on the ceremonial avenue that linked his palace to the Rotunda.

Roman / Early Christian (4th c.)

Rotunda of Galerius

A colossal Roman domed rotunda built around 306 AD under the emperor Galerius, later a church and then a mosque, whose interior preserves some of the most important early-Christian mosaics in the world — one of the UNESCO-listed Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki.

Late Byzantine (c. 1295–1314)

Church of Agios Panteleimon

A well-proportioned Palaiologan church with a central dome and a wraparound ambulatory, set in a planted courtyard just steps from the Rotunda and the Arch of Galerius — the easiest of the UNESCO Byzantine churches to fold into a city-centre walk.