The best hotels in Thessaloniki occupy buildings that predate the modern tourism economy—1860 Ottoman administrative palaces, 1925 bank vaults, and Belle Époque commercial mansions erected after the 1917 Great Fire. Thessaloniki’s architectural significance lies in its layered identity: Byzantine foundations, Ottoman imperial infrastructure, and early 20th-century Neoclassical reconstruction. Yet the city’s hotel inventory is saturated … Continue reading 🇬🇷 Best Hotels in Thessaloniki: Former Banks, Ottoman Post Offices & Belle Époque Palaces