A must-see spiritual sight in Thessaloniki, the Church of Saint Demetrius (Ayios Dimítrios) is the town’s main church. During the Turkish period, it was converted into a mosque, the Kasimiye Cami. North of the Roman Agora, this splendid five-aisled Byzantine basilica was built in the fifth century on the site of an earlier Christian church near the ancient Roman bathhouse
Church of Saint Demetrius
A must-see spiritual sight in Thessaloniki, the Church of Saint Demetrius (Ayios Dimítrios) is the town’s main church. During the Turkish period, it was converted into a mosque, the Kasimiye Cami. North of the Roman Agora, this splendid five-aisled Byzantine basilica was built in the fifth century on the site of an earlier Christian church […]
