Wandering in Byzantine Thessaloniki

by E. Kourkoutidou-Nikolaidou and A. Tourta

Book cover: Wandering in Byzantine Thessaloniki

Extent: 224 pages

Publisher: Kapon Editions

Subjects: Classical Studies, Mediterranean Archaeology

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(December 1997)

ISBN: 9789607254474

Price: $31.00

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The monuments surviving from over two thousand years of history of the Byzantine city are representative of Byzantine culture and art over the centuries and Thessaloniki is now regarded as an open museum of Byzantine art. English language text. 259 illus. incl. 220 full colour.


The book “Wandering in Byzantine Thessaloniki” reveals the Byzantine face of the city to the modern visitor, through the marks stamped on it by 2,300 years of history. The text describes and evaluates all the most recent evidence for the Byzantine monuments of the city; together with the lavish illustrations, it offers an elegant account of the history of Byzantine civilization, enticing visitors along the major streets and narrow alleyways of the Upper town and introducing them, through the expertise of the specialist and the love of the admirer, to the enchantment of its unique monuments.

  • By (author) E. Kourkoutidou-Nikolaidou
  • By (author) A. Tourta