Thessaloniki bears the history of Balkans and Southeast Europe. Counting more than 2.300 years of history since its foundation in 315 B.C., during the Hellenistic period, Thessaloniki always was a dominating city; a city that always hosted forceful and forerunner social groups that had managed its prosperity, a city that had always been a passage thanks to its port.
Thessaloniki’s fortress walls that had protected the city are a unique heritage. They constitute a byzantine, medieval and ottoman heritage.
Thessaloniki is a city that never sleeps. Its reputation has crossed the Greek boundaries.
Moni Lazariston in Stavroupoli was built in 1886 by monks of Saint Paul Vincent battalion, who became famous as Lazarists from their headquarters in the church of Saint-Lazare in Paris.
Thessaloniki’s urban agglomeration according to the 2001 census had a population of 800.764.
Airport: 20 km – 25’ Railway Station: 2.5 km – 5’ International Exhibition Centre Helexpo: 7 km – 10’
The White Tower is the symbol of Thessaloniki. A cylindrical tower on the waterfront that have survived time.
Thessaloniki, Symvasilévousa or "co-reigning" city of the Byzantine Empire for centuries, is the byzantine city that has been most preserved through history.
Thessaloniki’s market is a place where even the most demanding consumer will find what he/she is looking for and suits him/her.
The complex of Moni Lazariston has been transformed in a cultural vivid cell and its effect became a European model.
The port of Thessaloniki, noisy as described in all historical books, witnesses the long presence of the city, through centuries, in the economy of southern east Europe.
Stoa Modiano (Modiano arcade) is a remnant of the history from those that always define future. It took its name from the Jewish architect Eli Modiano the family of whom financed its construction.
Thessaloniki is one of the cities having the huge advantage to be built on the waterfront.
During the last years and throughout summer, in the open space of the complex takes place the Festival of Moni Lazariston.
The municipality of Stavroupoli is at the northern west side of Thessaloniki’s urban agglomeration.
When after 1917 the city authorities called the famous French architect – city planner – archeologist Hernest Hebrard to plan the new Thessaloniki, he dreamed of a big square.
Food in Thessaloniki has certain unique features. Who could leave the city without tasting koulouri, bougatsa, souzoukakia and without loading its luggage with tsourekia and siropiasta ?
The Thessaloniceans use to say “heaven is nice but nothing compares to Halkidiki”.
The 385 acres former Pavlos Melas camp is located a few meters away from Domotel Les Lazaristes and constitutes the field of one of the biggest actions for development in Greece.
The most central entrances of the city are in the west side of the city: New western entrance, Monastiriou Street, Konstantinoupoleos and Lagada connect the city with PATE (Patra – Athina – Thessaloniki – Evzonoi) motorway and Egnatia Odos (Via Egnatia).
Kolokotroni 16, 56430, Thessaloniki,
Tel.: +30 2310 647400, Fax: +30 2310 647484, leslazaristes@domotel.gr
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