Stavroúpoli

Worth seeing in and around Stavroúpoli

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Basilica of Agios Dimitrios, Thessaloniki

   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.

   3.3 km · church in Thessaloniki, Greece · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki

   The city of Thessaloniki in Macedonia, Greece, for several centuries the second-most important city of the Byzantine Empire, played an important role for Christianity during the Middle Ages and was decorated by impressive buildings. Because of Thessaloniki's importance during the early Christian and Byzantine periods, the city contains several Paleochristian monuments that have significantly contributed to the development of Byzantine art and architecture throughout the Byzantine Empire and Serbia.

   3.4 km · UNESCO World Heritage Site in Macedonia, Greece · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Hagia Sophia

   The Hagia Sophia is a church located in Thessaloniki, Greece. With its current structure dating from the 7th century, it is one of the oldest churches in the city still standing today.

   3.9 km · church in Thessaloniki, Greece · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of the Acheiropoietos

   The Church of the Acheiropoietos is a 5th-century Byzantine-era Greek Orthodox church, located in the city of Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, in northern Greece. It is situated in the city's centre, at Agias Sofias street opposite Makedonomachon square.

   3.7 km · church in Thessaloniki, Greece · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of Panagia Chalkeon

   The Church of Panagia Chalkeon is an 11th-century Byzantine-era Greek Orthodox church in the city of Thessaloniki, in the Central Macedonia region of northern Greece. Because of its outstanding Byzantine mosaics and architecture, and its testimony to the importance of Thessaloniki in early and medieval Christianity, the church is one of fifteen structures inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki.

   3.4 km · Orthodox church in Thessaloniki Municipality, Greece · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos

   The Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos is an early 14th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. Covered in outstanding Byzantine frescoes, the church is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, demonstrating the importance of Thessaloniki in early Christian history.

   3.7 km · church in Thessaloniki, Greece · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Aristotelous Square

   Aristotelous Square, is the main city square of Thessaloniki, Greece, and is located on Nikis avenue, in the city center. It was designed by French architect Ernest Hébrard in 1918, but most of the square was built in the 1950s.

   3.9 km · square in Thessaloniki, Greece · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Vlatadon Monastery

   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.

   3.3 km · monastery in Thessaloniki, Greece · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Alaca Imaret Mosque

   The Alaca Imaret Mosque, also known as the Ishak Pasha Mosque, is a mosque in Thessaloniki, Greece. Completed in the 1480s, during the Ottoman era, the mosque was built under the direction of Ishak Pasha.

   3.4 km · mosque in Greece · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Byzantine Bath

    The Byzantine Bath of the Upper City in Thessaloniki is one of the few and best preserved of the Byzantine baths that have survived from the Byzantine period in Greece. It is located on the Theotokopoulou Street in the Upper Old Town of Thessaloniki.

    3.4 km · building in Municipality of Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece · Wikipedia

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Things to do

The Rodhopi mountains are full of routes and trails for cycling, hiking and horse riding. Hiking - A signed 5km trail, starting at Karyofyto village, leads you to Gyftokastro peak, with an altitude of 1745m and a panoramic view of contiguous Bulgaria.

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Getting to Stavroúpoli

Airports

Thessaloniki Macedonia (SKG), 17 km · Kavala Alexander the Great (KVA), 145 km · Skopje (SKP), 181 km

Stations

Port of Thessaloniki, 3.5 km · Thessaloniki railway station, 2.5 km · Venizelou metro station, 3.4 km

• Kavala → Stavroúpoli

  128 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · €15–21
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• Kerkyra (Corfu) → Stavroúpoli

  288 km · quickest by air, 4h 9m · €100–150
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• Spata-Artemida → Stavroúpoli

  313 km · quickest by air, 4h 10m · €100–150
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