History
by miman
The city was founded circa 315 BC by Cassander, the King of Macedon (Μακεδών), on or near the site of the ancient town of Therma and twenty six other local villages. He named it after his wife Thessalonica, the sister of Alexander the Great. She gained her name from her father, Philip II of Macedon, to commemorate her birth on the day of his gaining a victory (Gr. Nike) over the Thessalians. After the fall of the kingdom of Macedon in 168 BC, Thessalonica became a city of the Roman Empire. It grew to be an important trade-hub located on the Via Egnatia, a Roman road that connected Byzantium (later Constantinople), with Dyrrhachium , facilitating trade between Europe and Asia. The city was made capital of one of the four Roman districts of Macedonia.When the Roman Empire was divided into eastern and western segments ruled from Byzantium/Constantinople and Rome respectively, Thessaloníki came under the control of the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Empire, unable to hold it against the Ottoman Empire advance, sold it to Venice, who held it until it was captured by the Ottoman ruler Murad II on 29 March 1430, after a three day long siege of the city
Thessaloniki passed out of Byzantine hands in 1204, when Constantinople was captured by the Fourth Crusade.
Thessaloniki was the main prize of the First Balkan War of 1912, during which it was captured by Greece on 26 October 1912, which is now a local holiday. King George I of Greece was assassinated during a visit to Thessaloniki on 18 March 1913.
Thessaloniki fell to the forces of Nazi Germany on 9 April 1941 and remained under German occupation until 30 October 1944. Monuments
Interational Film Festival of...
by hamouras
Interational Film Festival of Thessaloniki.
It's a must everyday, for as many films as you can handle each day and lasts for one week. Everybody you met the previous day will be there. Meaning every student and tourist there are. A lot of artists and actors are present also (well not the really famous ones; its Thessaloniki, not Holywood) and its great fun. And you manage to see a lot of films really cheap or even for free if you have some good connections.
Its every November usually at the second week of the month. I know that it is not worth it if you are there for only a week, but I think it is, if you spend just a day for that.
Cheap food and drinks
by SzaraManisha about Four Seasons
It is a cosy place hidden from the crowds. The atmosphere may bring to your mind some turkish places...The service is really nice and the food delicious and cheap. Also alcohols are in very tolerable prices (half liter beer 2 euro, glass of wine 1 euro). Alternative music and alternative people, lots of individuals Not too fancy as you may feel a bit not fitting the rest
International flights from and to Thessaloniki
by skg-traveller
Thessaloniki is connected to many European cities by air but there are no direct connections with airports in other continents.
Olympic Airlines has flights to Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich, Dusseldorf, London, Istanbul and Larnaca.
Aegean Airlines has flights to Frankfurt, Munich, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart and Larnaca.
Foreign companies that have flights to Thessaloniki airport are: Alitalia (Milan and Rome), Austrian Airlines (Vienna), Cyprus Airways (Larnaca), CSA (Prague), Swiss International Airlines (Zurich), British Airways (London), Malev (Budapest) and Tarom (Bucharest)
During summer months there are also many charter flights, especially from cities in Germany and UK.
Bugatsa!
by WillAntoniou about Many Places
You can find bugatsa almost anywhere in Greece, but it was created and is best in Thessaloniki. I believe it is usually eaten as a breakfast meal in Thessaloniki, while in Athens it is generally more of a lunch snack thing. At any rate it's fantastic.
What it is, is a flakey bread pocket filled with either meat, vegetables, or cream and sugar. very very yummy. I like the sweet type of bugatsa personally.
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