Nikis Avenue

Nikis Avenue
Λεωφόρος Νίκης
Nikis Ave
Former name(s)	Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue
Namesake	Victory in the Balkan Wars
Owner	Municipality of Thessaloniki
Length	1.3 km (0.8 mi)
Location	Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece
From	Eleftherias Square
Major junctions	(Streets) Dragoumi, Venizelou, Komninon, Aristotelous, Karolou Diehl, Agias Sofias, Gounari, Mela
To	White Tower

Nikis Avenue (Greek: Λεωφόρος Νίκης,Leofóros Níkis,transl. "Victory Avenue") is the central waterfront avenue in Thessaloniki, Greece. The three line eastward avenue stretches from Eleftherias Square in the west, in front of Aristotelous Square to the White Tower in the east, where it meets with Alexander the Great Avenue. Leoforos Nikis is the busiest,most famous, most photographed and most painted street in Thessaloniki and has the highest residential property value in the city, and among the highest residential and commercial property values in Southeastern Europe.Nikis Avenue is also very important commercially, as it is lined with numerous cafés, restaurants and businesses and is frequented by thousands of tourists and locals every day. The consulates of Switzerland , Spain, the Czech Republic, Cyprus and the Philippines are located along the avenue.^[1]

History

From the end of the 19th century until now the Avenue has changed names:

Beyaz Kule Avenue in the Ottoman Empire until the liberation of the city by the Greek Army in 1912.
Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue until 1939
Nikis Avenue from 1939 until today

Gallery

A German tank during WWII
The seafront, 1960
Aerial view of Nikis Avenue. On the left the port, on the right the white tower
View from the white tower

References

↑ https://www.embassypages.com/city/thessaloniki

Landmarks of Thessaloniki
Macedonian period	Agios Athanasios tombs
Roman period	Arch of Galerius and Rotunda Navarinou Square Roman Forum Catacombs of Thessaloniki
Paleochristian and Byzantine	Agias Sofias Square Byzantine Bath Church of the Acheiropoietos Church of the Holy Apostles Church of Hosios David Church of Panagia Chalkeon Church of Saint Catherine Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos Church of Saint Panteleimon Church of Prophet Elijah Hagios Demetrios Hagia Sophia Walls of Thessaloniki
Ottoman period	Alaca Imaret Mosque Bey Hamam Gregory Palamas Metropolis Immaculate Conception Cathedral Karipeion Melathron Konaki Lazarist Monastery New Mosque White Tower of Thessaloniki Yahudi Hamam
Modern period	Alexandreio Melathron Aristotelous Square Kaftanzoglio Stadium Ladadika Modiano Market National Theatre of Northern Greece OTE Tower Port of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Concert Hall
Jewish sites	Monastir Synagogue Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki Allatini Mills Eleftherias Square Holocaust Museum of Greece
Streets	Egnatia Street Nikis Avenue Tsimiski Street Vasilissis Olgas Avenue
Villas/Mansions	Villa Allatini Villa Bianca Villa M.Kapanci Villa A.Kapanci Villa Modiano Villa Mordoch Gategno-Florentin mansion Longos mansion Stein mansion Palataki State Conservatory of Thessaloniki Centre for Byzantine Research
Gardens/Parks	Kedrinos Lofos Nea Paralia (Thessaloniki) Pedion tou Areos (Thessaloniki)
Marinas	Marina Aretsou
Museums	Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki Atatürk Museum Balkan Wars Museum Museum of Byzantine Culture Cinema Museum French Museum of Zeitenlik Museum of Ancient Greek, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Instruments Museum for the Macedonian Struggle NOESIS Museum of Photography Olympic Museum Teloglion Foundation of Art War Museum
Events	Thessaloniki International Film Festival Thessaloniki International Fair Thessaloniki Song Festival (not active)

Streets in Thessaloniki
Major streets	Antheon (Georgiou Papandreou) Street Agiou Dimitriou Street Agias Sofias Street Egnatia Street Ermou Street National Resistance Avenue Megas Alexandros Avenue Nikis Avenue Tsimiski Street Karamanli Street Karolou Diehl Street Koromila Street Papanastasiou Street Philippou Street Pavlou Mela Street Petrou Syndika Street Mitropoleos Street Monastiriou Street Stratou Avenue Vasilissis Olgas Avenue Vasileos Georgiou Avenue Valaoritou Street 26 Octovriou Street 25 Martiou Street
Secondary and local streets	Andrea Papandreou Avenue Botsari Street D'Espèrey Street Delfon Street Heptapyrgiou Street Iktinou Street Lambraki Street Papafi Street Passalidi Street Sofouli 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

Coordinates: 40°37′50″N 22°56′34″E / 40.6305°N 22.9429°E / 40.6305; 22.9429

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