Visiting Church of Saint Demetrios

[voula_slat]

One of my favorite places to visit in Thessaloniki is the Church of Saint Demetrios. I heard he is the patron saint of the city?

When I went, I only just walked through and enjoyed the look and feel. I don't know much about it.

Would love to hear your opinions of this place, I will be passing through Thessaloniki in a few months and am hoping to catch a church Service. Last time I went, I just visited, there was no service going on.

 

[k_tsoukalas]

One of my favorite places to visit in Thessaloniki is the Church of Saint Demetrios. I heard he is the patron saint of the city?

When I went, I only just walked through and enjoyed the look and feel. I don't know much about it.

Would love to hear your opinions of this place, I will be passing through Thessaloniki in a few months and am hoping to catch a church Service. Last time I went, I just visited, there was no service going on.

I have never even been to Thessaloniki at all, but this sounds really special! Seems like this church is a great place. I tried to look for hours when it is open, and couldn't find it - only just a wikipedia page with the history (which is interesting, by the way). The church was constructed over the site of an old Roman bathhouse.