EP 171 - The Lost Souls of the Seven Towers | Thessaloniki, Greece
Hometown Ghost Stories
Hometown Ghost Stories
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🗓️ 6 August 2025
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Looming over Greece's second largest city, Thessaloniki, is the Heptapyrgion Fortress. Built in Byzantine times, refortified by Ottomans in 1430, it became a brutal prison by the 1890s. Torture and executions scarred its walls over the centuries with countless people losing their lives here. The fortress now holds the reputation as one of the most haunted spots in the entire country. Join us as we dive into the bloody history and hauntings of Thessaloniki, Greece.
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| 1:35.8 | This week on hometown ghost stories. |
| 1:40.7 | Looming over Greece's second largest city, Thessaloniki, is the Eptopelian fortress. |
| 1:47.0 | Built in Byzantine times, re-fortified by the Ottomans in 1430, it became a brutal prison |
| 1:53.0 | by the 1890s. Torture and executions scarred its walls over the centuries with countless |
| 1:59.0 | people losing their lives here. |
| 2:01.9 | The fortress now holds the reputation as one of the most haunted spots in the entire country. |
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