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Egnatia Street
	Egnatia/Iasonidou Junction
Native name	Οδός Εγνατία (Greek)
Namesake	Via Egnatia
Owner	Municipality of Thessaloniki
Length	3 km (1.9 mi)
Location	Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece
From	Demokratias Square (Vardari)
To	Lysimachou Kaftanzoglou St.

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Egnatia Street (Greek: Οδός Εγνατίας) is the main commercial street in downtown Thessaloniki. The road is named for the Roman-era Via Egnatia which passed near the city.^[1] Lined with shops and office buildings, it is one of the busiest streets of Thessaloniki.

Gallery

Horse trams in Egnatia, 1916
The tram and the arch, 1920
Arch of Galerius
Chapel of the Saviour on Egnatia
Panagia Dexia church
Stoa (Market) Colombou
Hotel Minerva
The former Hotel Gran Bretagne (arch. Max Rubens)
Egnatia/Iasonidou

40°38′00″N 22°56′57″E / 40.6333°N 22.9491°E / 40.6333; 22.9491

References

^ "Driving Greece's modern ancient highway, the Egnatia Odos". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

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[1] "Driving Greece's modern ancient highway, the Egnatia Odos". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

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+{{short description|Main commercial street in Thessaloniki. Greece}}
-{{unreferenced|date=October 2008}}
+{{other uses|Egnatia Motorway|Via Egnatia|Egnatia Street (disambiguation)}}
 {{Infobox street
 | name                    = Egnatia Street
-| image                   = File:07Thessaloniki-Egnatia-Str01.jpg|thumb|
+| image                   = 07Thessaloniki-Egnatia-Str01.jpg
-| caption                 = Egnatia Street
+| caption                 = ''Egnatia/Iasonidou Junction''
-| native_name             = Οδός Εγνατία
+| native_name             ={{native name|el|Οδός Εγνατία}}
-| native_name_lang        =
 | alternate_name          =
 | former_names            =
-| location                = Thessaloniki, [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]], Greece
+| location                = [[Thessaloniki]], [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]], [[Greece]]
 | length_km               = 3
 | junction                =
 | namesake                = [[Via Egnatia]]
-| owner                   = Municipality of Thessaloniki
+| owner                   = [[Municipality of Thessaloniki]]
 | terminus_a              = Demokratias Square (Vardari)
 | terminus_b              = Lysimachou Kaftanzoglou St.
 }}
-'''Egnatia Street''' ({{lang-el|Οδός Εγνατίας}}) is the main commercial street in downtown [[Thessaloniki]]. The road is named for the Roman-era [[Via Egnatia]] which passed near the city.  Lined with shops and office buildings, it is one of the busiest streets of [[Thessaloniki]].
+'''Egnatia Street''' ({{langx|el|Οδός Εγνατίας}}) is the main commercial street in downtown [[Thessaloniki]]. The road is named for the Roman-era [[Via Egnatia]] which passed near the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Driving Greece's modern ancient highway, the Egnatia Odos |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20100909-driving-greeces-modern-ancient-highway-the-egna |website=www.bbc.com |access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref>  Lined with shops and office buildings, it is one of the busiest streets of [[Thessaloniki]].
-{{Greece-road-stub}}
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:Thessaloniki horse trams.jpg|Horse trams in Egnatia, 1916
+File:Galerius Triumphbogen 1920 - 2.jpg|The tram and the arch, 1920
+File:Galerius Arch (Thessaloniki).jpg| [[Arch of Galerius]]
+File:Chapel of Transfiguration Salonica.jpg|[[Church of the Saviour, Thessaloniki|Chapel of the Saviour]] on  Egnatia
+File:Kirche Panagia Dexia in Thessaloniki.jpg|Panagia Dexia church
+File:Αγορά Κολόμβου,1935, Οδός Εγνατίας 31-Πτολεμαίων 22, Θεσσαλονίκη.jpg|Stoa (Market) Colombou
+File:Ξενοδοχείο «Μινέρβα» (1929), Εγνατίας 44, Θεσσαλονίκη.jpg|Hotel Minerva
+File:Ξενοδοχείο Μεγάλη Βρετανία 1924, Οδός Εγνατίας 48, Θεσσαλονίκη.jpg|The former Hotel Gran Bretagne (arch. [[:el:Μαξιμιλιανός Ρούμπενς|Max Rubens]])
+File:20160516 277 thessaloniki.jpg|Egnatia/Iasonidou
+</gallery>
 {{coord|40.6333|22.9491|display=title}}
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 {{Landmarks of Thessaloniki}}
+{{Streets in Thessaloniki}}
 [[Category:Thessaloniki]]
 [[Category:Streets in Thessaloniki]]
+{{Greece-road-stub}}

v t e Streets in Thessaloniki
Major streets	Georgiou Papandreou Street (Thessaloniki) Agion Panton Street Agiou Dimitriou Street Agias Sofias Street Egnatia Street Ermou Street National Resistance Avenue Megas Alexandros Avenue Nikis Avenue Tsimiski Street Karamanli-Nea Engatia Street Karolou Diehl Street Proxenou Koromila Street Philippou Street Pavlou Mela Street Petrou Syndika Street Maria Callas Street Mitropoleos Street Monastiriou Street Stratou Avenue Vasilissis Olgas Avenue Vasileos Georgiou Avenue Valaoritou Street 26 Oktovriou Street 25 Martiou Street
Secondary and local streets	Andrea Papandreou Avenue Botsari Street Belisariou Street D'Espèrey Street Delfon Street Gamvetta Street Glinou Street Theodorou Gazi Street Nikiforou Foka Street Heptapyrgiou Street Iktinou Street Lambraki Street Papafi Street Papanastasiou Street Passalidi Street Sofouli Street Svolou Street Vafopoulou Street Voulgari Street
Squares	Aristotelous Square Agias Sofias Square Chrimatistiriou Square Dikastirion (Ancient Agora) Square Dimokratias Square Eleftherias Square Emboriou Square Fountain Square Hippodromiou Square Kyprion Agoniston (Dioikitiriou) Square Morichovou Square Navarinou Square
Highways	Thessaloniki Inner Ring Road
List of streets in Thessaloniki List of streets in Greece