Experts' Choice Award Church of Agia Sofia
What the experts agree on
This 8th-century UNESCO gem dominates Thessaloniki's skyline with a breathtakingly massive dome and innovative hybrid design blending basilica and Greek cross layouts—a architectural marvel rivaling its famous Istanbul namesake.
“The Church of Agia Sofia (St Sophie), dating from the 8C, is remarkable for its huge size and unusual design; the layout of a three-nave basilica is combined with the Greek cross layout and a dome.”
– Michelin Guide
Frommer's "Like the majestic Ayia Sofia in Constantinople (today's Istanbul), Salonika's namesake has an impressively large -- in fact, an astonishingly large and astonishingly technical -- dome. " Full review
Fodor's "The founding date of this church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the focal point of the city's Easter and Christmas celebrations, has been the subject of disagreements over the centuries." Full review
