Thessaloniki Monuments
Also known as Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Greece
Inscribed
1988
Area
5 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Thessaloniki Monuments is about 9 km south-east of Thessaloniki. The nearest other World Heritage site is Aigai, about 55 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Thessaloniki · about 828,000 peopleabout 9 km north-west
- Katerini · about 53,000 peopleabout 55 km south-west
- Seres · about 56,000 peopleabout 70 km north-east
- Larissa · about 129,000 peopleabout 120 km south
- Kavala · about 59,000 peopleabout 130 km east
- Volos · about 111,000 peopleabout 140 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GreeceCultural56 km away
GreeceMixed80 km away
GreeceCultural120 km away
BulgariaNatural124 km away
GreeceMixed128 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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