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Travellers will find Tourist hotel \offers budget accommodation in the most central location, in the heart of the commercial centre, with the biggest big-brand-shops and the vibrating street market.
Tourist hotel offers easy access to all Thessaloniki museums and attractions. Only 100 m. from Aristotelous Square with the famous all-day-round cafe-bars and 150 m. from Ladadika Square with the paved roads full of taverns/restaurants.
700 m. from the White Tower and 1 km from the imposing Archaeological Museum and the Byzantine Museum.
Also, in close vicinity to St Demetrius Church with the Catacomb and the Museum of the Crypt, Aghia Sofia Church and the Metropolitan Church.
800 m. from Navarinou Square with the Roman Palace and the Arch of Gallerius, right below Rotonda Church.
Thessaloniki's promenade is not even 100 meters away from Tourist hotel guests can enjoy romantic walks, visit the White Tower, the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki and the Byzantine Museum of Thessaloniki.
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Hotel Address:
21 Mitropoleos str
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Rotonda - Agios Georgios ( Ροτόντα - Αγιος Γεώργιος): 1,3
The Rotonda was built in 306 AD as a Mausoleum or Pantheon for Emperor Galerius. As the name suggests, it is a circular building. It was converted into a Church during the reign of Theodosius the Great and for many years it was the cathedral of ...
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Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum: 1
Thessaloniki's Archaeological Museum host some of the most impressive ancient Macedonian and Roman treasures of the area. Designed by the Patroklos Karantinos, the Archaeological Museum was thrown open on the 27th of October 1962, a year after its ...
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Acheiropoietos: 0,4
"Acheiropoietos" is a church that is dedicated in Virgin Mary and that means it was not made by human hand and the title is probably referring to the cult image. The church was built on the remains of Roman baths during the 5th century. Panagia ...
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Agios Minas (Saint Minas - Αγιος Μηνάς): 0,1
Agios Minas is the protector of the commercial market of Thessaloniki. The original church of Agios Minas was built during the 8th century and it was the oldest church of the area. But Agios Minas church along with another one that was built later ...
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White Tower: 1
On its seafront stands its most famous landmark, the White Tower. It is both the symbol of Thessaloniki and the symbol of the sovereignity of Greece over Macedonia. No one knows exactly when the tower was constructed. In his description of the ...
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Folklore Museum: 3
Amongst things to do & see in Thessaloniki would be the Folklore Museum offering a glimpse into various aspects of folk life right from their housing to their costumes and dresses, handicraft, instruments etc. used everyday. Apart from focusing on ...
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Agia Sofia (Saint Sophia - Αγία Σοφία): 0,5
Saint Sophia (Hagia Sofia) is a large Basilica (with a dome), reminiscent of the Saint Sophia in Instanbul. It was built on the ruins of an earlier gigantic Basilica, which was destroyed in the 6th century A.D. The building started in the 7th ...
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Vlatadon Monastery ( Μονή Βλατάδων): 2
Vlatades brothers, Dorotheos and Markos, were the persons that founded the Monastery in the year 1360. The two brothers were members of the intellectual circle of the Archbishop of Thessaloniki, Grigorios Palamas, who later was raised Saint. He died ...
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Prophitis Ilias (Prophet Elias - Προφήτης Ηλίας): 1,2
The Byzantine church of Profitis Ilias was built in the 14th century. It was founded as the Catholicon of a monastery. It was believed to belong to Nea Moni Monastery, but it was later identified as the Monastery of Akarnios. The church of Prophet ...
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Thessaloniki Museum of Photography: 0,3
Based, since 2001 in the same building with the Cinema Museum, Photography Museum's history dates back to 1987 where a group of people of "parallaxi" society organized the first photography museum of Thessaloniki. Furthermore, during 1997 when ...
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Agios Dimitrios ( Saint Demetrios - Αγιος Δημήτριος): 1
Agios Dimitrios is the patron saint of Thessaloniki. The church of Agios Dimitrios dedicated to him occupies pride of place among all the churches in this city. The church has had an eventful history. It was first built just after 313 AD atop the ...
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The Museum of Byzantine Culture: 1.1
Thessaloniki was the most important European city of the Byzantine Empire, right after Constantinople. The Museum of Byzantine Culture preserves the traces of Byzantine civilisation in Thessaloniki. It also conducts studies and research programmes ...
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The Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.7
The Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art it was established in Thessaloniki In 1979. The Museum was originally based in the factory of "Filkeram- Johnson" and the purpose of its foundation was not only to promote Greek and International Contemporary ...
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Thessaloniki Cinema Museum: 0.3
Back in 1997, when Thessaloniki was Cultural Capital of Europe, the Organizing Committee founded the Cinema Museum in Warehouse 1, in the Port, at the end of the old seafront, very close to Aristotle's Square. Now, the Cinema Museum has its own ...
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Museum of Plaster Casts: 0.8
The museum of plaster casts is located at the new building of the school of Philosophy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. There are two rooms in the basement of the university which house the collection of plaster casts, replicas and ...
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War Museum of Thessaloniki: 2
Open since 2000, the museum's goal is to preserve historical memory in Northern Greece. The permanent exhibits include the Modern Greek history from the turn of the century until the Second World War. You can see photographs, uniforms, weapons, ...
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Teloglio Art Foundation: 1.4
The building that houses the Tellogleion Art foundation museum has been quite recently constructed and it opened its doors to the public in 1999. The cutting-edge architectural design building rises in the center of the town near the city's ...
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Water Works Museum: 1,5
Open since 2001 it is a relatively new museum. It is also a very interesting museum cause its mission is to provide the visitors a glimpse at the history of supplying water to the city. Visitors can see old electricity circuit switchboards, pumping ...
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Ataturk Museum: 1
The founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, was actually born in Thessaloniki in a house on Apostolou Pavlou St. This house has been turned into a historical museum. The Ataturk museum is owned by the Turkish state. The building is very old ...
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Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki: 0.4
The museum is housed in one of the rare Jewish structures that survived the fire of 1917. It was founded to hounor the Sephardic heritage as it evolved in the city after the 15th century. Central to the first floor is a narrative history of the ...
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Museum of the Macedonian Struggle: 1.1
At a very well preserved Neoclassical building, in the center of Thessaloniki near Mitropolis, is housed the museum of the Macedonian struggle. It opened in 1981 and is privately owned and run by the Association of friends of the museum of the ...
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Thessaloniki History Center:
The history center was established by the Municipal Council in 1983. The purpose of the center is to collect, record, rescue and preserve printed, written and audiovisual material that relates to the history of the city and wider area of Thessaloniki....
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Natural History Museum: 3.5
At a very beautiful district that is called Hillia Dentra (a thousand trees) in the heart of Thessaloniki's suburban forest Seih Sou, the Natural History museum has the best location for its purpose. The museum is inside the zoo on Kedrinos Lofos and ...
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Art Gallery of the Society for the Macedonian Studies: 1
This was the first organized visual art constitution in the city when it was founded back in 1975. In the same building is also housed the State Theater of Northern Greece. It is purposed to promote the Greek modern art and mostly that of Northern ...
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The Railway Museum: 3
Since October 2000, in a building that dates back to 1894 in an ex military station operates the Railway Museum. Visitors should not miss to check the impressive map with all Greek railway lines marked on it, in the master-office of the station. ...
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State museum of Contemporary Art: 1,5
The Statue museum of contemporary art was established in 1997 and it is housed in the renovated building of the old Lazariston Monastery in the area of Stavroupolis in west Thessaloniki. The museum's founding mission is to preserve and display works ...
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Municipal Art Gallery: 3.2
Founded as an offshoot of the Municipal Library, the gallery is housed in the Villa Mordoch, which was designed by the architect Xenophon Paionidis. It has more than 1.000 works in its collection. The gallery organizes regular exhibitions of Greek ...
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Lake Kerkini: 85
lake Kerkini is one important wetland, ideal for birding tours and short trips to the nature. There are many accommodation options in the area, as also many activities to enjoy nature.
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Prespes Lakes National Park: 240
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Elatia - Frakto Virgin Forest: 215
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Agion Oros - Mt Athos: 125
Agion Oros (Holy Mountain) or Mt Athos is a self-governed monastic community. In the 20 monasteries and hundreds of other smaller churches and herrmitages some of the most valuable and rare relics are preserved. Access is only allowed to a controled ...
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Vergina: 79
In Vergina you can visit the Royal Macedonian Tombs, and amongst them the tomb of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great. The imposing underground museum also hosts amazing handicrafts, including Philip's armour and golden crown. The nearby ...
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Ancient Pella: 45
Ancient Pella was one of the two more important capitals of ancient Macedonians, and birthplace of Alexander the Great. The archaeological site is very easy to find, as it is located right next to the main road. Pella is famous for the magnificent ...
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Philippi: 160
Philippi is a major archaeological site, located near the city of Kavala, in Eastern Macedonia.
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Το Tourist Hotel βρίσκεται στο κέντρο της Θεσαλονίκης.
Από η πρός το αεροδρόμιο μπορείτε να χρησημοποιήσετε το λεοφωρέιο Νο 78 Κ.Τ.Ε.Λ. - Αεροδρόμιο (περίπου κάθε 30 λεπτά - διαρκεια διαδρομής περίπου 40 λεπτά) η ΤΑΞΙ τα οποία μπορείτε να βρείτε έυκολα.
Από η πρός τον Σιδηροδρομικό Σταθμό μπορείτε να χρησημοποιήσετε το λεοφωρέιο Νο 3 Ν.Σ.Σταθμος - Α.Σ. ΙΚΕΑ (περίπου κάθε 7-10 λεπτά - διαρκεια διαδρομής περίπου 10 λεπτά) η ΤΑΞΙ τα οποία μπορείτε να βρείτε έυκολα.
Tourist hotel is a truly center Thesaloniki hotel as it is located in one of the most commercial roads of Thessaloniki: Tsimiski str.
If you arrive to Thessaloniki by airplane:
Take bus No 78 outside the arrivals' wing of the airport (bus ticket cost: 0,80 €). Drop off point: "Aristotelous Square" bus stop on Tsimiski Street. Tourist hotel is on Mitropoleos Street, only one road below Tsimiski towards the waterfront.
If you arrive to Thessaloniki by train:
Take bus No 3 from the train station. Drop off point: "Venizelou" bus stop on Mitropoleos Street, only 30 m. from the Tourist hotel.
If you arrive to Thessaloniki by bus:
Take bus No 12 or No 78. Drop off point: "Venizelou" bus stop on Mitropoleos Street.
If you arrive to Thessaloniki by car (from the western entrance to the city):
Driving out of the highway and into the city, reach the waterfront street (Kountouriotou str.) to your right-hand side. As soon as you pass the last building of the port and the last entrance gate, turn left (side-to-side with an open parking-lot area) and immediately right again. You are now on Mitropoleos Street. We are located on number 21, in front of the first set of traffic lights.
By car (from the eastern entrance to the city):
Driving out of the highway and into the city, you are on Konstantinou Karamanli Street. Keep going straight for around 2 km and turn left on Kaftatzoglou Street (as you take the left turn, you must leave the 424 Military Hospital to your right hand, on the corner). Go down the road and turn right at the traffic lights, to reach Leoforos Stratou (Stratou Ave). The road changes name to Tsimiski Street after 300 m. as you pass the International Trade Fair and the Radio Tower, although you are still using the same road. As soon as you pass Aristotelous Square, take the 2nd turn to the left and immediately turn left again on a 180 degree reversal, in order to reach the street below, which is Mitropoleos Street. Tourist hotel is on number 21, in front of the traffic lights.