Egnatia Street, Thessaloniki
{{short description|Main commercial street in Thessaloniki. Greece}}
{{other uses|Egnatia Motorway|Via Egnatia|Egnatia Street (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox street
| name = Egnatia Street
| image = 07Thessaloniki-Egnatia-Str01.jpg
| caption = Egnatia/Iasonidou Junction
| native_name ={{native name|el|Οδός Εγνατία}}
| alternate_name =
| former_names =
| location = Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece
| length_km = 3
| junction =
| namesake = Via Egnatia
| owner = Municipality of Thessaloniki
| terminus_a = Demokratias Square (Vardari)
| terminus_b = Konstantinou Karamanli (Nea Egnatia)
}}
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.{{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}} Lined with shops and office buildings, it is one of the busiest streets of Thessaloniki.
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|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. Max Rubens)
File:20160516 277 thessaloniki.jpg|Egnatia/Iasonidou
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References
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{{Landmarks of Thessaloniki}}
{{Streets in Thessaloniki}}
Category:Streets in Thessaloniki
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