Valaoritou
Workshop-lined street of the old Frankish quarter, now a buzzing student nightlife strip.
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This guide to Valaoritou, the street above Ladadika in Thessaloniki, follows the old Frankish quarter of merchants from across Europe and the stone that once stood between it and the sea. It reaches back to the Byzantine sea walls, the Ottoman authorities of the eighteen seventies, and a harbour wall that ran along one of the district's own lanes. You'll also meet the Lefkada poet whose name is on the street sign. Best heard on the street itself, facing down towards the harbour.
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