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A monastery built in the 14th century.
Vlatades Monastery or Vlatadon Monastery is a monastery in Ano Poli, Thessaloniki, Greece. Built in the 14th century during the late era of the Byzantine Empire, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with 14 other Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki because of its Byzantine architecture and importance of Thessaloniki during early and medieval Christianity. It is believed to have been built on the former site of Jason's house. The Vlatades Monastery was spared from pillage during the siege of Thessalonica (1422-1430), as its monks cooperated with the Ottoman troops during the battle for the city. During Ottoman rule, it was granted privileged status on the orders of Sultan Murad II. In 2005, a manuscript of Galen's Peri Alypias was discovered in the monastery's library.
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A 14th-century church, particularly worth a look for its well-preserved frescoes. See if you can spot one of the turtles in the garden.
Πύργος Τριγωνίου
There is an observation deck just outside the tower, offering great views of the city.
A 14th-century church. Fragments of the church's original wall paintings survive.
Agios Demetrios
Constructed in the mid-7th century on the ruins of a Roman bath complex, in honor of Demetrius, a Roman officer who was imprisoned and martyred here in 303 AD. An earlier small church, built on the site of martyrdom, burned down during the earthquake of 620 and a new large basilica was erected at expenses of Leontius, the Byzantine prefect of Illyricum and the Bishop of Thessaloniki. The new church of S. Demetrios became one of the most famous centres of pilgrimage for Orthodox Christians until its Muslim conversion in 1492. In the Great Fire of Thessaloniki of 1917 the basilica was gutted. The work of restructuring the church lasted fifty years. Most of the ancient mosaics in the western wall and in the inner central aisle survived the heat from the fire.
The house where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was born.
Ancient Agora
Excavations and an interesting museum underneath.