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1. White Tower of Thessaloniki – Seafront Promenade loop from Παπάφη

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2. Seafront Promenade – White Tower of Thessaloniki loop from 25ης Μαρτίου

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3. White Tower of Thessaloniki – Umbrellas by Zongolopoulos loop from Πανεπιστήμιο

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Matto

December 8, 2020

The White Tower is the symbol of Thessaloniki. Once used by the Ottomans as a torture chamber, it now houses a Byzantine museum.

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Aki

February 14, 2022

Beautiful harbor promenade with many cafes and bars and the White Tower just perfect.

Used to be a prison!!!

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JR56

January 7, 2024

The White Tower is an architectural monument and museum in the city of Thessaloniki. Since its construction in the 15th and 16th centuries by the Ottoman architect Sinan, the White Tower has served as a fortification, garrison, prison and museum.

The White Tower stands immediately south of the port of Thessaloniki on the shores of the Thermaic Gulf. From northwest to southeast, Thessaloniki's waterfront passes Leoforos Nikis, the White Tower.

The White Tower consists of two cylindrical components that are placed one on top of the other in steps and have a total height of 31 m. The first component has a diameter of 23 m and a height of 27 m above ground. The second component that sits on top of this and ends at the top, which could also be called a drum, has a diameter of 12 m and a height of 6 m.

The White Tower and its predecessors originally served to close and guard the eastern and southeastern end of the sea walls of the city of Thessaloniki.

Today the tower has a grayish color - it has retained its name “White Tower” unchanged since 1912. The tower houses an exhibition of the Museum of Byzantine Culture on the history of Thessaloniki and is one of the city's tourist attractions.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei%C3%9Fer_Turm_(Thessaloniki)

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Location: Thessaloniki, Macedonia - Thrace, Greece

White Tower of Thessaloniki

1. White Tower of Thessaloniki – Seafront Promenade loop from Παπάφη

2. Seafront Promenade – White Tower of Thessaloniki loop from 25ης Μαρτίου

3. White Tower of Thessaloniki – Umbrellas by Zongolopoulos loop from Πανεπιστήμιο

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