Rotunda

Rutonda Saint Georgious

I visited in my last day in Thessaloniki. If you want to enter you must by buy a ticket. It is cost 3€ Re adult, but the entrance is free for young people under 25.

Impressive structure

Originally intended by the emperor Galerius as a mausoleum, it was later converted to a church and then to a mosque. Today it is a museum with remnants of the glorious mosaics that once covered the ...

Oldest church in Greece

The church Rotonda (Ροτόντα) bears its name to the round shape. It was built by Galerius in the 4th century, and it is the oldest church in Greece. It also has a tower from the times when it was used ...

Imponent monument in the heart of Thessaloniki

Original Text

The Rotunda (Greek Ροτόντα Rotónda) of the Galery in Thessaloniki, later called Άγιος Γεώργιος after the opposite georg chapel, is a couple building from the Roman time, which in Zus ...

Changed history

Original Text

The city's history is well reflected in this building. A visit is worth (entry 6€) not only because of the beautiful fresks. The space feeling in the round is already overwhelming and s...