Fortificación · Ottoman (15th c.)

Trigonion Tower

Actualizado 2026Verificado a pieNortheastern corner of the upper walls

A massive cylindrical artillery tower at the corner of the city walls — built by the Ottomans late in the 15th century to mount cannon after their conquest, and known in Ottoman times as the Chain Tower. The Trigonion is the classic viewpoint over Thessaloniki's rooftops and the sweep of the Thermaic Gulf.

The round Trigonion Tower on the ramparts above Thessaloniki — Trigonion Tower · Ottoman (15th c.)

Época

Ottoman (15th c.)

Ubicación

Ano Poli, ~20 min uphill

Entrada

Free (exterior viewpoint)

Horario

Always open

Tiempo Necesario

20–30 minutes

Valoración

4.7★ · 7,630 reseñas

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

Historia

Cómo surgió

Built in the late 15th century to mount cannon and strengthen the corner of the fortifications, it is also called the Chain Tower after the Turkish 'Zincirli Kule'.

Lo Que Verás

En una visita

The bulky round tower itself and, above all, the panorama — the most photographed view in the city, particularly at sunset.

Cómo Visitar

On foot through Ano Poli; benches and cafés sit nearby.

Mejor Momento

Sunset

Galería

Cómo Llegar

Ubicación

Ano Poli, ~20 min uphill · Northeastern corner of the upper walls

Indicaciones

Abrir en Google Maps

Bueno Saber

It is the city's favourite sunset viewpoint, with the gulf and rooftops spread out below and cafés a few steps away.

A massive cylindrical artillery tower at the northeastern corner of the Byzantine city walls, built by the Ottomans late in the 15th century to mount cannon after their 1430 conquest — known in Ottoman times as the Chain Tower. It forms part of the walls that are among the city's UNESCO-listed monuments, at the top of Ano Poli.

Guías en Saloniki.net

Lugares de Interés Cercanos

Todos los 35 lugares de interés →

Byzantine stone walls and tower above Thessaloniki

Byzantine (4th–15th c.)

Byzantine Walls of Thessaloniki

Long stretches of the city's late-Roman and Byzantine fortifications still stand, climbing the hillside around Ano Poli and offering some of the finest views in Thessaloniki. The walls are among the UNESCO-listed Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki.

Byzantine / Ottoman

Heptapyrgion

The 'Fortress of Seven Towers' — which despite its name has ten — crowns the acropolis of Thessaloniki, a walled citadel that guarded the city's highest ground before spending nearly a century, from the 1890s to 1989, as its most feared prison. It held political prisoners through the turbulent 20th century and lives on in old rebetiko songs by its Ottoman name, Yedi Kule.

Byzantine (early 14th c.)

Church of Agios Nikolaos Orfanos

A small church of around 1310–1320 in the upper town whose interior is covered, almost wall to wall, with exceptionally well-preserved Palaiologan frescoes — spared because, unusually among the city's Byzantine churches, it was never turned into a mosque under Ottoman rule, so its walls were never plastered over.