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Ano Poli (Upper Town)

Actualizado 2026Verificado a pieOn 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
Época
Ottoman quarter
Ubicación
15–25 min uphill from the centre
Entrada
Free (open neighbourhood)
Horario
Always open
Tiempo Necesario
Half a day to wander

Horario y precios verificados por última vez en 2026 — cambian, así que confírmalos el mismo día.

Historia

Cómo surgió

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.

Lo Que Verás

En una visita

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

Cómo Visitar

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

Mejor Momento

Late afternoon into sunset

Galería

Cómo Llegar

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

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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The late-5th-century apse mosaic of the Vision of Ezekiel — a youthful Christ in a mandorla — at Osios David (Latomou Monastery), Thessaloniki
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.

The church of Vlatadon Monastery in its courtyard above Thessaloniki
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.

The brick-and-stone exterior of the Byzantine Bath in Ano Poli, Thessaloniki, with its arched recesses and domes
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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A plate of fried small fish with lemon and lettuce at Taverna Konaki, Ano Poli, Thessaloniki
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Taverna Konaki

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rooftop

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