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The city of Thessaloniki is known with many names due to its long history.
Welcome to Visit Thessaloniki Greece
Visitthessalonikigreece.com, is the best online guide to Thessaloniki. It contains various useful information for people who visit the city and like to be informed about how to spend their time and plan their visit in Thessaloniki. We hope that you find the content of visit Thessaloniki interesting and useful! If you have any questions you may contact us through the comments section below each article or through our facebook page.
Thessaloniki Airport (SKG)
Thessaloniki Airport – SKG Airport, also know as Macedonia Airport, is located at the eastern side of Thessaloniki approx. 21km far from the city's center at Thermi. The airport is very small comparing with the Eleftherios Venizelos airport in Athens. When there isn't traffic it takes about half an hour to reach from Thessaloniki's city center to the airport by car. During high traffic times, you should even estimate one hour.. Read more..
Thessaloniki Bus Station
Thessaloniki Bus Station also known as KTEL Thessaloniki or Macedonia Bus Station is located on the west side of the city (about 5 km. away from the center of Thessaloniki). It is easily accessible by car, urban bus or taxi. The ticket offices can be found inside the station but also at the bus station's offices in the center of Thessaloniki. Some regions of Greece are not served by the bus station's offices in the center of Thessaloniki and due… Read more..
Thessaloniki Train Station – OSE is located on the west side of the city (about 2.8 km. away from Plateia Aristotelous -Aristotelous square – which is located in the center of Thessaloniki). It is easily accessible by car, urban bus or taxi or even walking. To give you an indication of the time needed to cross the distance from the train station to Aristotelous square (without traffic) you may check…Read more..
Visit Thessaloniki: Things to do in Thessaloniki
Are you traveling to Thessaloniki or passing from Thessaloniki for 1 or 2 days? Here is a list of things you can do! If you will stay more or would like to see more proposals please visit our 'Top Proposals' section and view our recommendations per type of interest.
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1 Day Visit, 3 Day Visit, By the Sea, Neighborhoods, Romantic Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki Attractions, Top Proposals
Thessaloniki Port
Pier 1 Thessaloniki Port The Pier 1 of Thessaloniki Port, was remodeled in mild form and handed to the citizens of Thessaloniki in March 2012. Its new appearance made it one of the most [...]
Valaoritou
1 Day Visit, Food Lovers, Neighborhoods, Nightlife Top 15, Thessaloniki Attractions, Top Proposals
Valaoritou Area in Thessaloniki Valaoritou, is an area located between the streets Tsemiski, Ionos Dragoumi, Egnatia and Leontos Sofou (see point 2 in the Map bellow). The are has become more popular during [...]
Ladadika Thessaloniki
1 Day Visit, 3 Day Visit, Food Lovers, Neighborhoods, Romantic Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki Attractions, Top Proposals, Walk Views
Ladadika Thessaloniki Ladadika, is an old quarter of Thessaloniki opposite one of the port's entrances (see point 1 in the map below). It is located between the streets "Ionos Dragoumi", "Tsimiski", "Salaminos" and [...]
White Tower Museum
1 Day Visit, 3 Day Visit, Museums and Galleries, Ottoman Period (1430 to 1912), Thessaloniki Attractions, Thessaloniki Historic Periods, Top 5 Museums, Top Proposals
Thessaloniki White Tower Museum The White Tower historic building and monument is housing its own museum. The White Tower was build during the Ottoman years (approx. around 1430) and substituted an old Byzantine [...]
Roman Agora Market Museum
1 Day Visit, Ancient to Roman Times (316BC to 330AC), Cultural and Art Stops, Museums and Galleries, Romantic Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki Attractions, Thessaloniki Historic Periods, Top Proposals
Roman Agora Market Museum The Roman Market was revealed in the early 60s. It is located above Aristotelous square and was the main center of Thessaloniki during the Roman times. In the center [...]
Thessaloniki Tours
Do you like joining tours while visiting a new destination? There are various tours you can make in Thessaloniki. Below we are listing a few of them. If you would like to view more or also find official tour guides in Greece please visit our Tours Thessaloniki section.
Sightseeing Thessaloniki
The Sightseeing Thessaloniki is offering a bus tour that is passing through the center of the city. It is a hop on hop off bus tour, which supports eight languages and visits… read more
Train Tour Thessaloniki
The Sightseeing Thessaloniki, is offering a train tour that is passing through monuments and archaeological places that exist in the center of the city. It is a one way tour which is usually… read more
Cycling Tours Thessaloniki
Thessbike Tour During the recent years, Thessaloniki is trying to develop a more healthy and green way of living. In doing so, it has created several cycling roads mainly in the… read more
Eat and Walk Thessaloniki
Eat and Walk Tour Greek food is very popular for its taste and quality and Thessaloniki is a city that has many things to offer to a visitor who loves food. Eat and Walk Tour… read more
Visit Thessaloniki Greece: Thessaloniki Accommodation
Thessaloniki is a city full of life. Most of its citations are located in its centre and in the area where its old town is situated. So, if you are planning to visit Thessaloniki and would like to stay in a hotel or stay in an apartment that will have easy access to tourist spots please continue reading our article about Thessaloniki Accommodation. If you are looking for Hotel Best Offers view below.
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Visit Thessaloniki Greece: Thessaloniki Nightlife
Find out information about the places you should visit if you are interested in discovering Thessaloniki nightlife. Read also about the Top 10 nightlife quarters in Thessaloniki.
Ladadika
Ladadika, is one of the most famous quarters of Thessaloniki busy all day and all night long… read more
Bit Bazaar
Bit Bazaar is famous among young people. It is located close to Roman Agora and it is a very interesting destination… read more
Valaoritou is a hidden area situated among old small shops very close to Ladadika. During the night it transforms to a busy quarter full of life… read more
Aristotle Square
Aristotle Square is in the heart of Thessaloniki. All day and night long it is crowded from people of all ages. read more
Visit Thessaloniki Greece: Thessaloniki History
ANCIENT TIMES TO ROMAN TIMES (316BC to 330AC)
Thessaloniki is the second biggest city in Greece. A city full of young people (Europe's 2014 Youth Capital), with many cultural treasures related with its more than 2300 year history. The city, was founded at 316B.C. Based on Strabon's tradition the city took its name by the King Kassandros who had married the step sister of Great Alexander who was named Thessaloniki and gave the city her name to honor her. In June 22nd 168 BC the Roman's won a big battle against Macedonian's and took over Thessaloniki and other major Macedonian cities (Veria, Pella etc.). Read more about the history of this period.
BYZANTINE ERA TO MIDDLE AGES (330 to 1453)
At the 11th of May 330, the Byzantium Empire started with the opening celebration for the Constantinople city. Thessaloniki was considered to be the second most important city of the Byzantium Empire after Constantinople both in terms of size and wealth. In 379 the Roman Emperor Theodosios organized from Thessaloniki the war against the Gothic troops and build the city's walls to protect it (part of which are saved until today).
In 380 Theodosios became Christian and announced Christianity ad the official religion. Read more about the history of this period.
OTTOMAN PERIOD (1430 to 1912)
In March of 1430 the city was invaded by Sultan Murad II and was taken over by Turkish. As with most of the invasions in Thessaloniki's history the city was once again despoiled and devastated after the invasion. Many citizens were killed, others were obliged to change their religion and become Muslims and many other become slaves in the slave markets of the East. The city remained under the Ottoman's for almost 500 years.
In 1492 the city started to show again signs of recovery. An important contribution to this was given by the 15000-20000 Jewish who were forced to leave Spain and the West Europe. Read more about the history of this period.
LATEST HISTORY (1912 – today)
In 1912 the Balkan War started with Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia fighting against Turkey. At the 26th of October 1912, Thessaloniki was surrendered by Tahsin Pasha to the Greek army. In 1917 another tragic event took place which destroyed almost all of the city's center. This time it was a great fire that started accidentally by an unattended kitchen fire at the city's old town. The fire vanished the city's center leaving almost 72000 people homeless (1/3 of the city's population). Most of this population were Jewish and the city's unemployment rate increased to approx 70%. Read more about the history of this period.
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