ThesSaloNiki

The White Tower, part of the west city fortress, in 1912 and now.

'Thessaloniki', a poem set to music...

Major sports clubs:Iraklis (founded in 1908)Aris (founded in 1914)PAOK (founded in 1926)

Shopping malls or the city centre? Your choice...

The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki "sheds light on the different sides of the culture that was created in Macedonia, mainly in Thessaloniki" from pre-historic times since Christianity. It has displayed the marvellous finds of the Royal Tombs at Vergina revealed by professor Manolis Andronikos.

Gyros, a culinary must! Roasted meat on a spit in a pita bread with chips, tomato, onion, mustard and ketchup.

Taste bougatsa, the Greek breakfast pastry consisting of layers of thin dough filled with either cheese, minced meat or semolina custard.

Thessaloniki on the map of Greece

ThesSaloNiki

...founded around 315 BC by King Cassander of Macedon