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INTRODUCTION THE WALLS AND THE ACROPOLIS The shell of the ancient city and the urban organisation within it INLAND FROM THE SEA ALONG THE EAST WALLS The White Tower, the churches of Ayios Antonios and the Nea Panayia. The cemetery basilica in Triti Septemvriou Street AROUND THE PROCESSIONAL WAY The churches of the Ypapandi, the Saviour, the Panagouda, Ayios Pandeleimon. The Arch of Galerius and the Rotunda THE STREETS OF THE UPPER CITY From the Hormisdas Tower to Trigonion Tower. The Early Christian cemetery, the church of Ayios Nikolaos Orphanos, the church of the Laodigitria, the Byzantine cistern, the Byzantine baths, the church of the Taxiarchs, the church of Hosios David, Vlatadon Monastery, the Early Christian cistern FROM THE UPPER CITY TO THE HARBOUR OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT The churches of Profitis Ilias, Ayia Ekaterini and the Ayioi Apostoloi, the "Phoenix" baths and the Vardari Fortress THE CITY COMMERCIAL CENTRE The church of Ayios Minas, Yahudi hamaml, the Bezesten and Hamza Bey Camii AROUND THE ANCIENT AGORA The basilica of Ayios Dimitrios, Yeni hamam and Alaca Imaret, the church of the Panayia Chalkeon, Bey hamaml, the church of the Acheiropiitos FROM THE CATHEDRAL OF BYZANTINE THESSALONIKI TO THE MODERN CATHEDRAL The churches of Ayia Sophia and Ayios Grigorios Palamas SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

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EFTYCHIA KOURKOUTIDOU-NIKOLA DOU Honorary Director of the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki ANASTASIA TOURTA Director of the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki