The Eptapyrgio of Thessaloniki

The Eptapyrgio of Thessaloniki

The Eptapyrgio is the acropolis fortress that crowns the Upper Town of Thessaloniki, a citadel of ten towers set into the north-eastern corner of the ancient walls about two hundred metres above the sea. Its Byzantine masonry and its Ottoman gate carry the name Yedi Kule, the seven towers, and its long service as a … Read more