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Coordinates: 40°38′00″N 22°56′57″E / 40.6333°N 22.9491°E / 40.6333; 22.9491
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{{short description|Main commercial street in Thessaloniki. Greece}}
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'''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]].


==Gallery==
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File:Chapel of Transfiguration Salonica.jpg|[[Church of the Saviour, Thessaloniki|Chapel of the Saviour]] on Egnatia
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: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
File:20160516 277 thessaloniki.jpg|Egnatia/Iasonidou
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==References==
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{{Landmarks of Thessaloniki}}
{{Landmarks of Thessaloniki}}

Latest revision as of 10:19, 24 October 2024

Egnatia Street
Egnatia/Iasonidou Junction
Native nameΟδός Εγνατία (Greek)
NamesakeVia Egnatia
OwnerMunicipality of Thessaloniki
Length3 km (1.9 mi)
LocationThessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece
FromDemokratias Square (Vardari)
ToLysimachou Kaftanzoglou St.

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.

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

References

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