The Excelsior Thessaloniki has dominated Aristotelous Square since 1925, when architect Eli Modiano designed this Neoclassical anchor as the city’s ceremonial gateway to the Thermaic Gulf. The building’s symmetrical façade and monumental positioning established it as Thessaloniki’s architectural statement of post-Ottoman modernization. Today, this Small Luxury Hotels of the World member translates that documented legacy … Continue reading The Excelsior Thessaloniki: 1925 Neoclassical Command Over Greece’s Historic Port