Bijgewerkt 2026·Te voet gecontroleerd·Egnatia 154, at the international fairgrounds (HELEXPO)
Thessaloniki's 76-metre landmark tower on the Thessaloniki International Fair grounds — built in the late 1960s, on the site where Greece's first television broadcast took place at the 1960 Fair — crowned by a revolving café-bar that turns a full circle roughly once an hour for 360° views over the city, the seafront and the Thermaic Gulf. Picked out in colour after dark, its tiered silhouette is one of the modern skyline's most recognisable shapes.
OTE Tower · Modern (1968)
Periode
Modern (1968)
Locatie
Eastern edge of the centre, by the New Waterfront
Toegang
No entry ticket — go up to the Skyline café-bar and pay for what you order
Openingstijden
Tied to the Skyline café-bar, generally from late morning into the night; hours vary and the tower has periodic maintenance, so check ahead
Benodigde Tijd
30–45 minutes for a drink and the views
Beoordeling
4.7★ · 672 beoordelingen
Openingstijden en prijzen voor het laatst gecontroleerd in 2026 — ze veranderen, dus controleer ze op de dag zelf.
Geschiedenis
Hoe het ontstond
Designed in 1966 by the architect Alexandros Anastasiadis and completed by 1968 (opened to the public in 1970) for the Thessaloniki International Fair, the OTE Tower — named for the national telecoms company — paired a working communications mast with a public viewing tower. It was refurbished in 2005, and its slowly rotating upper floor now operates as the Skyline café-bar.
Wat Je Ziet
Bij een bezoek
The slow-turning café-bar near the top for a coffee or cocktail with a moving panorama; the colourful night-time illumination of the tiered structure; and the sweep of views from Ano Poli and the city centre across to the gulf and, on a clear day, Mount Olympus.
Hoe te Bezoeken
At the HELEXPO international fairgrounds on Egnatia, an easy walk east of the centre near the New Waterfront and the Archaeological Museum; you ride up by lift.
Beste Tijd
Sunset, as the city lights come on while the café slowly turns
Galerij
Bereikbaarheid
Locatie
Eastern edge of the centre, by the New Waterfront · Egnatia 154, at the international fairgrounds (HELEXPO)
Yes — the upper floor is a revolving café-bar (the Skyline) open to the public. There's no separate entry ticket; you take the lift up and pay for whatever you order while the floor slowly turns for a full 360° panorama. Hours vary, so it's worth checking before you go.
It stands about 76 metres. Designed in 1966 and completed by 1968 (opening to the public in 1970) for the Thessaloniki International Fair, it was refurbished in 2005 and remains one of the city's most recognisable modern landmarks — crowned by a revolving café-bar that turns a full circle for 360° views over the city and the gulf.
