Hotels & Places To Visit In Thessaloniki, Greece

If you are willing to visit Thessaloniki there are many nice thessaloniki greece hotels to stay at. Most of them are near the city center and quite close to the best points of interest. In this article, we will talk about the Lazarists Monastery and the legendary White Tower. 

The Lazarist Monastery was founded in 1886 by monks of the Order of Saint Vincent de Paul, well known for its headquarters in Paris' Saint-Lazare church. The Lazarists, who first appeared in Greece around the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th, had as their main purpose, in addition to caring for and treating the destitute, the education of the clergy and the spread of Catholicism.

In 1980 the building was declared a listed building due to its historical and architectural importance. In 1983 it was purchased by the Greek State for the celebration of the 2300 years of Thessaloniki and was designated as the Cultural Center of Western Thessaloniki. It was included in the program of major projects carried out by the European Capital of Culture Organization "Thessaloniki 1997" and in 1996 the restoration and addition work to the original building began. The complex of the Lazarist Monastery was completed in 1997 and gradually began to be made available to the public with theatrical performances, concerts, exhibitions and other events.

Close enough to most of the thessaloniki greece hotels is the iconic White Tower is a 15th-century defensive tower that was later utilized as a Janissary garrison and a death row prison. It was built on the location of an earlier Byzantine tower that linked the eastern half of Thessaloniki's fortifications, which is still standing today, with the sea wall, which was demolished in 1866. Sculptures, wall paintings, floor mosaics, wall mosaics, images, coins, inscriptions, pottery, glass works, and metal works are among the works on display.