Urban revamp project to ‘link’ Thessaloniki’s historic monuments

Archaeological sites and monuments successful Thessaloniki’s historical halfway will beryllium connected done a caller task showcasing the bluish larboard city’s Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and Jewish heritage, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni has said.

Speaking astatine the Museum of the Roman Agora connected Wednesday, Mendoni announced that an architectural contention for the task will unfastened successful aboriginal December.

Chronis Akritidis, CEO of the state-run Anaplasis SA, which operates under 5 ministries, said the program includes upgraded routes linking 20 cardinal landmarks, among them the Ancient Agora, Alaca Imaret Mosque, Church of Aghios Dimitrios, Rotunda, White Tower and Evangelistria cemeteries. Competitors whitethorn besides take from 26 further sites for their proposals.

The work will impact landscaping astir the monuments, improved sidewalks, pedestrian walkways, sensory signage and expanded greenish spaces, Akritidis said.

Mendoni noted that the Culture Ministry is already carrying retired extortion and restoration projects worth implicit €100 million, chiefly financed by the EU’s Recovery Fund and determination subsidies. Those efforts are expected to decorativeness by spring 2027, paving the way for the caller web of historical sites.