The Rotunda of St. George

This is a really huge, really cool building also built under Galerius in the 3rd c. No one is really sure what exactly it was intended for, but it has been a church and a mosque (hence the minaret visable) over the last 100 or so years and is now a Church again, but out of service except for a few days a year.

Ruins, Churches and Beer: A Weekend in Thessaloniki

March 12th 2007
So, Thessaloniki is my new favorite city in Greece, in other words it’s the only place I can imagine myself living for a good long time at some point in my life. We left on Thursday night from stathmos larissas in Athens and took the express train to Thessaloniki. It took about 4.5 hours, which wasn’t so bad. I’ll be honest, the train ride there wasn’t as comfortable as Amtrak, but it was ... read more

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more

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