Fortress · Ano Poli (Upper Town), Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia
Heptapyrgion
Επταπύργιο
The Heptapyrgion, also called Yedikule, is a fortress at the north-eastern end of Thessaloniki's walls that served as a prison from 1890 to 1989.
Why go
Hellenic Heritage says the Heptapyrgion fortress, known by its Ottoman name Yedikule, stands at the north-eastern end of the Thessaloniki walls, that it was converted into a prison in 1890 and held inmates until 1989, when it passed to the Ministry of Culture, and that it is open to the public today. Hellenic Heritage presents it on one page with the Trigonion Tower, a separate tower of the walls with its own ticket and address; this record is the Heptapyrgion only. Hellenic Heritage's official ticket store sells timed-entry tickets for the Heptapyrgion, and its page names the Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Thessaloniki as the contact.
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1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Historic site
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1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
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2 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Monument
Arch of Galerius
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2 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ