The View Of Thessaloniki From Ano Poli Heptapyrgion Wall Royalty-Free Stock Image

Ano Poli also called Old Town and literally the Upper Town is the heritage listed district north of Thessaloniki`s city center that was not engulfed by the great fire of 1917 and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site by ministerial actions of Melina Merkouri, during the 1980s. It consists of Thessaloniki`s most traditional part of the city, still featuring small stone paved streets, old squares and homes featuring old Greek and Ottoman architecture.Ano Poli also, is the highest point in Thessaloniki and as such, is the location of the city`s acropolis, its Byzantine fort, the Heptapyrgion, a large portion of the city`s remaining walls, and with many of its additional Ottoman and Byzantine structures still standing.