Sykiés, Greece
Walls of Thessaloniki
The Walls of Thessaloniki are the 4 kilometer-long city walls surrounding the city of Thessaloniki during the Middle Ages and until the late 19th century, when large parts of the walls, including the entire seaward section, were demolished as part of the Ottoman authorities' restructuring of Thessaloniki's urban fabric. The city was fortified from its establishment in the late 4th century BC, but the present walls date from the early Byzantine period, ca. 390, and incorporate parts of an earlier, late 3rd-century wall.
- City
- Sykiés
- Country
- Greece
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
More places in Sykiés
- Vlatades Monastery
- Alaca Imaret Mosque
- Church of Hosios David
- Church of St. Nicholas Orphanos
- Atatürk Museum
- Byzantine Bath
Background: Wikipedia