Thessaloniki in spring
by miman
Thessaloniki's urban area, stretching along a bay of the Thermaic Gulf .
Thessaloniki is a thriving, vibrant city, also being a major economic, industrial, commercial and cultural center as well as a transportation hub in southeastern Europe. Its commercial port is of a strategic importance for Greece. The city has several universities that host a large student population and it is widely renowned for both its large number of monuments of Byzantine architecture as well as for its eminent nightlife.
Early Christian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1988. Thessaloniki became the European City of Culture for 1997. The White Tower of Thessaloniki (Lefkos Pyrgos), widely regarded as the symbol of the city. It has been known by many names and is now home to the Museum of Byzantine Cultures. The top of the tower has excellent views of the city.
The present tower dates from the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent
Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
by toumpiotis
Archeological museum of Thessaloniki is located at Hanth square (Manoli Andronikou 6 street).
ADMISSION FEES:
General admission fee: 6 euros .Reduced fee: 3 euros (for EU citizens over 65 and non-EU students).Combined ticket: 8 euros (it includes admission fee to the adjacent Museum of Byzantine Culture).Reduced combined ticket: 4 euros (for EU citizens over 65 and non-EU students).Free entrance: visitors under 19, EU students, Culture Card, ICOM and ICOMOS cardholders, journalists, guides, soldiers, disabled visitors and their companions, Ministry of Culture and Archaeological Receipts Fund staff.
Opening Hours
1 April - 31 October :Monday: 13.00-19.30.Tuesday-Sunday: 8.00- 19.30
1 November - 31 March:Monday: 10.30-17.00Tuesday-Sunday: 8.00- 17.00.
Ancient Walls of Thessaloniki
by Teo72
For the most part, the medieval walls of the city still stand, as well as remains of the older Roman and Hellenistic ones: something you don't see often in other cities.
The east wall runs upward almost directly from the sea starting with Vardari fortress. A good place to start is the Golden Gate on Egnatia (near it's junction with 28 Oktovriou st.).
Macedonia airport is...
by christos
Macedonia airport is Thessaloniki's international flight airport 20 minutes drive from downtown...
Thessaloniki port is the second biggest in the Balkans. You can travel by boat from here to most of the greek islands.
don't be afraid to use taxi's although some taxi drivers are really rude! It's cheap!!! unfortunately there's no subway in the city...
A Legend
by traveloturc about Hamodrakas
It's been 70 years since Leonidas Hamodrakas established the first outdoor fish tavern on the sea shore of Nea Krini, which still stands today in the same place taking us back many years ago only to remind us that "Hamodrakas" restaurant is one of the best (taverna-seafood-ouzeria) all together and is the oldest fish tavern in Thessaloniki.
Its situated on the beach and from the veranda you can enjoy all the lights of the city drinking your ouzo..The staff is very intelligent and frendly after that I explain my country they change the brand of Ouzo because in my country we dont drink sweet ouzo..
The seafood and Calamaris was excellent ..I want to send again my appreciation to the ownerr and staff.If you really want to feel the Thessaloniki nights without the crazy nights of Kalamaria this is the place to go calamaris and octopusses with barbounias...
anchovies
Street Scene - Exibition Centre
the room
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