The Hamza Bey Mosque (Alcazar) in Thessaloniki

July 15, 2026July 11, 2026 by Yannis Divramis

The Hamza Bey Mosque, a prominent historical site, stands majestically on Egnatia Avenue in Thessaloniki. As the city’s oldest and largest surviving Ottoman mosque, it carries immense historical significance. Founded in the fifteenth century by Hamza Bey, the mosque showcases a unique architectural style with a domed prayer hall and a colonnaded courtyard. Its journey … Read more

Ottoman Thessaloniki

July 15, 2026July 10, 2026 by Yannis Divramis

Ottoman Thessaloniki is the layer of the city that grew across nearly five centuries of Ottoman rule, and it survives as a thread of baths, mosques, markets, and fountains woven through the Roman and Byzantine streets. The bathhouse on Egnatia, the covered cloth hall behind the shops, the striped minaret above the poorhouse, and the … Read more