Thessaloniki Areas
Each neighbourhood with its own character: where to stay, eat and what to see.
City CenterThe heart of the city around Aristotelous and Tsimiski. Shops, cafés and landmarks all within walking distance.Read more LadadikaA historic quarter of cobbled streets, tavernas and buzzing nightlife next to the port.Read more Ano Poli (Upper Town)The old town above the walls: Byzantine monuments, narrow lanes and the best views over the Thermaic Gulf.Read more KalamariaA seaside district to the east, with a marina, cafés and a relaxed, family-friendly feel.Read more WaterfrontThe redesigned seafront promenade from the White Tower to the Concert Hall. Walks, cycling and sunsets.Read more ValaoritouA former manufacturing zone turned epicentre of the city's alternative bar and nightlife scene.Read more Port & FrangomahalasMuseums inside port warehouses and restored buildings full of bars: the city's most creative corner.Read more Navarinou & RotondaThe city's student heart: Roman ruins, pedestrian streets full of cafés and people from morning until dawn.Read more PanoramaThe hillside suburb with the best view over the Thermaic Gulf, and the sweet that took its name from here.Read more PylaiaThe eastern suburb of shopping centres and business hotels, with quick access to the ring road.Read more ThermiThe airport area, a convenient base for flights, conferences and trips toward Halkidiki.Read more ToumbaAn authentic working-class neighbourhood with the loudest football soul in the city.Read more Aretsou & Nea KriniSailing boats, seaside cafés and the calmest sunset in the city, at Kalamaria's marina.Read more SfageiaA former industrial zone turned home of the city's alternative nightlife scene.Read more VardarisRough-edged, multicultural and deeply historic: the city's western gateway around the railway station.Read more PeraiaThe seaside town across the bay from Thessaloniki. Swimming, tavernas and next to the airport.Read more