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Thessaloniki is Greece's second-largest city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia.

Attractions

• The White Tower of Thessaloniki (Lefkos Pyrgos), widely regarded as the symbol of the city
• The Arch and Tomb of Galerius is more commonly known as the "Kamara", is ornately decorated and made with a reddish coloured stone.
• The Upper Town or 'Ano Poli' is what remains of Ottoman Thessaloniki, beautiful wooden houses overhang the winding streets all the way up to the Eptapyrgio at the top of the city.
• The Church of Aghios Demetrios is the most important church in the entire city. .

• The waterfront is Thessaloniki's major drawcard. The promenade of Nikis Avenue runs from the White Tower of Thessaloniki to the giant palace that is now a ferry terminal. Numerous shops and cafés line the waterfront.
• The Rotonda or the Church of Aghios Georgios, which is a circular church lacking the classic Orthodox iconostasis.

The Concert Hall of Thessaloniki.

• Aristotelous Square, extending all the way from Nikis Avenue on the waterfront to the Church of Panayia Halkeion.
• The area surrounding the Church of Aghia Sofia, also located in the city centre, includes the large church and paved alleyways that make the few blocks around it famous.
• The extensive Byzantine walls of the Upper city (Ano Poli) and kastro.
• The Kyvernion (little Palace); former residence of the King and Queen of Greece; in the Karabournaki area, in Eastern Thessaloniki

Archaeological sites

• Crypt of Aghios Demetrios
• Agia Paraskevi, Thessaloniki, archaic cemetery
• The Ancient Agora of Thessaloniki
• Monastery of Latomos at Thessaloniki
• The Roman Palace and Hippodrome

Monuments

The Arch and Tomb of Galerius

The extensive city walls

Trigonian Tower and the Castra area

The ancient Agora

The Rotunda

The Roman Palace and Hippodrome               

      The church of Agia Sofia