Heptapyrgion of Thessaloniki

Interesting history and lovely views

Sitting high above the city, at the top of Ano Poli, this complex once guarded the city and then turned into a notorious prison. Well worth the climb!

Amazing views

Strongly suggest taking a cab to this place (which opens at 1000) and then walking your way back down to the lower city. This former prison (and centuries earlier fort) is fascinating but what is real...

A prison till 1989!

It's sobering to think of men being locked up here as recently as 1989. On the other hand, not much to see. Large sections locked off. Good views from the top.

View point from a top of the hill

There is nothing at the fortress, not even a bench to sit on. But it is a cool view point and I suspect that also a place where young people go and drink.

Seedi Kule, "The Fort of the Seven Torres'

Original Text

Heptapyrgion's fort or ‘Seven Torres' fort has in fact ten. It began to build in the Byzantine era and ended in the Ottoman period. In 1890 it was a prison. It is one ...