Nikis Avenue ( el, Λεωφόρος Νίκης,''Leofóros Níkis'', trans. "Victory Avenue") is the central waterfront avenue in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...

, Greece. The three line eastward avenue stretches from Eleftherias Square in the west, in front of

Aristotelous Square Aristotelous Square ( el, Πλατεία Αριστοτέλους, , Aristotle Square) is the main city square of Thessaloniki, Greece and is located on Nikis avenue (on the city's waterfront), in the city center. It was designed by French architec ...

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

and has the highest residential property value in the city, and among the highest residential and commercial property values in

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.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

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are located along the avenue.

History

From the end of the 19th century until now the Avenue has changed names: * ''Beyaz Kule Avenue'' in the

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until the liberation of the city by the Greek Army in 1912. * '' Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue'' until 1939 * ''Nikis Avenue'' from 1939 until today

Gallery

File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-175-1267-12, Griechenland, Panzer IV in Hafenstadt.jpg, A German tank during WWII File:Thessaloniki-1960-seafront.png, The seafront, 1960 File:Salonica-view-aerial2.jpg, Aerial view of Nikis Avenue. On the left the

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, on the right the white tower File:Θεσσαλονίκη 2014 - panoramio (28).jpg, View from the white tower

References

Streets in Thessaloniki {{Greece-road-stub