There are three important churches that you’re probably going to want to see when you’re in Thessaloniki. They are the Hagia Sophia, the Church of the Acheiropoietos, and the Church of Saint Demetrius.
I stumbled across Archontis while wandering around Thessaloniki one morning. They seemed to have a decent crowd going, so I figured I’d give them a shot.
There’s a Greek dessert called tsoureki — a sweet, bready pastry that’s typically served for Easter, though some places serve it year round. One of those places: Terkenlis, a Thessaloniki bakery that serves a beloved take on the dessert.
The Rotunda in Thessaloniki is a really striking building that’s hard to miss. It wasn’t even on my list of things to see — I just happened to walking around the city, and saw this:
Well, I think it’s about time to pack it in and go home. I mean, what’s the point of continuing this trip now? It’s peaked. The odds of me eating anything as mind-blowing as the gyro I just had from Gyros Aristotelous are pretty much zero.