Thessaloníki, Greece
Hagios Demetrios
The Church of Saint Demetrius, or Hagios Demetrios, is the main sanctuary dedicated to Saint Demetrius, the patron saint of Thessaloniki, dating from a time when it was the second largest city of the Byzantine Empire. Since 1988, it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a part of the site Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki.
- City
- Thessaloníki
- Country
- Greece
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
More places in Thessaloníki
- Church of the Acheiropoietos
- Aristotelous Square
- Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki
- Church of Panagia Chalkeon
- Hamza Bey Mosque
- Arch of Galerius and Rotunda
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