The complex of the Ancient Agora of Thessaloniki was organized around a rectangular paved square On three sides there were two-storey arcades with a double row of columns and mosaic floors The southern arcade was based on a double vaulted infrastructure that according to its part was semi-underground cryptoporticus Alongside the cryptic arcade was organized part of the Agora of commercial character Today a series of thirteen shops are visible which had access from the marble-paved road that has been excavated on their south side.