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View of Thessaloniki with Mount Olympus
View of Thessaloniki with Mount Olympus
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Thessaloniki is the capital of the region of Macedonia in Greece. With an urban area population of over 800,000 (2011 estimate), it is also the second biggest city in the country after Athens.


Thessaloniki, Greece
Thessaloniki, Greece
Author: Ian Kehoe (public domain)

Guide to Thessaloniki Hotels

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Thessaloniki is the second major economic and political center of Greece. With its location on the northern part of the country, it is also a major transportation hub connecting Greece with the rest of southeastern Europe. The city has a major port and also has a vibrant art scene. Within the city is the World Heritage Site of Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika.

Thessaloniki was founded in 315 BC by King Cassander of Macedon. He named the city after his wife Thessalonike, half-sister of Alexander the Great. In AD 379 the city became the capital of the Prefecture of Illyricum. It was under the Byzantine Empire until 1204, when it was captured during the Fourth Crusade, but returned to the Byzantine Empire in 1246.


White Tower of Thessaloniki
White Tower of Thessaloniki
Author: Max Hermus (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported)

 Thessaloniki fell to the Ottomans in 1430, and was under their rule 1912. The city was inundated with Greek refugees following the defeat of Greece in the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922). It was controlled by Nazi Germany from 22 April 1941 until 30 October 1944, during which period more than 95% of the city's Jews were killed. The city suffered from a powerful earthquake on 20 June 1978, but has since rebuilt itself. It has many well-preserved structures, some included as World Heritage Sites. It was the European Capital of Culture in 1997 and hosted the football events during the 2004 Summer Olympics.


Agia Sophia (Church of Holy Wisdom), Thessaloniki
Agia Sophia (Church of Holy Wisdom), Thessaloniki
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Going to Thessaloniki

By Plane
The Thessaloniki International Airport (SKG), also called Macedonia Airport, is the main gateway to the city. It is located at Mikra, 15km to the southeast of the city. There is a 24-hour bus service connecting the airport to the city center.

By Train
Thessaloniki is well connected by train to major cities in Greece, as well as with Sofia, Bucharest, Belgrade, Skopje and Istanbul.



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Places of Interest in Thessaloniki

  1. Agia Sophia
  2. Agios Demetrios
  3. Arch of Galerius
  4. Bey Hamam
  5. Besesteni
  6. Byzantine Walls
  7. Eptapyrgion Fort
  8. Roman Forum Excavations
  9. Thessaloniki Waterfront Promenade
  10. White Tower of Thessaloniki

Museums and Galleries in Thessaloniki

  1. Atatürk House
  2. Folklore and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia and Thrace
  3. Jewish Museum
  4. Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art
  5. Municipal Gallery of Art
  6. Museum of Ancient Greek, Byzantine and Post Byzantine Musical Instruments
  7. Museum of Byzantine Culture
  8. Museum of Cinematography in Thessaloniki
  9. Museum of Science
  10. Olympic Museum
  11. State Museum nof Contemporary Art
  12. Teloglion Foundation of Art
  13. Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum
  14. Thessaloniki Museum of Photography

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