Beaches of Thessaloniki

Beaches of Thessaloniki  The variety and extent of  Thessaloniki coastline make it possible for bathers to enjoy an infinite number of different places to swim, all of them lapped by warm, crystal clear water. The best swimming beaches are:Aretsou, Perea, Nei Epivates, Agia Triada, Nea Mihaniona, Epanomi, Asprovalta Beach run by the Greek National Tourist Organization are: At Agia Triada (27 km). Open from 1st May to...

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Top 10 Thessaloniki

1. White Tower   The symbol of our city at the seaside, a 500-year-old sea fort and later a prison. Now it is the Museum of the City of Thessaloniki and its top floor offers a great view to the sea and the city. No visit to Thessaloniki would be complete without at least a photo in front of the White Tower!  2. Archaeological Museum Greece is full of ancient artifacts and Thessaloniki does have its fair share of them!...

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Food, Drinks and Nightlife in thessaloniki

Eat Due to the fact that Thessaloniki remained under Ottoman rule for about 100 years more than southern Greece, it has retained a lot of its Eastern character, including its culinary tastes. Spices in particular play an important role in the cuisine of Thessaloniki, something which is not true to the same degree about Greece's southern regions. Greeks consider Thessaloniki a gourmet city - but bear in mind that this refers to the excellent...

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Food, Drinks and Nightlife

      Eat For quick, decent and low-budget meals that do not fall into the commercialized fast food category, try a souvlaki' (pronounced soo- VLAH-kee), mainly grilled meat (pork, chicken, it's your choice) vegetables (tomato and onion slices) and greek 'tzatziki' (pronounced tzah-TZEE-khee) which is yogurt enriched with garlic and cucumber. All the above (often accompanied by french fries) are wrapped inside a thin...

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Some of the best beaches in the world are to be found on the Greek islands, but if you happen to be in Athens instead, you won’t be short of choice for places to spend a day by the sea. Athens is surrounded by water and most of the beaches around the city are easily accessible by public transport. The Athenian beaches fall into two broad categories, basically those that are public and free and the privately operated ones where an admission...

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ATHENS TOP TEN

1.The Parthenon The Parthenon  is a temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the maiden goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron. Its construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power. It was completed in 438 BC, although decoration of the building continued until 432 BC. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally...

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Greece is a country of a great interests and diverse cultures, influenced by its location, at the junction between the East and the West and by the many occupations endured by the Greek people throughout history. In general, the Greeks are particularly proud of their culture and speak of their country with an intense passion, feeling that their Greek culture is a definition of their national and ethnic belonging. Traditions,...

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History Today’s visitors to Greece have the opportunity to trace the “fingerprints” of Greek history from the Paleolithic Era to the Roman Period in the hundreds of archaeological sites, as well as in the archaeological museums and collections that are scattered throughout the country. The first traces of human habitation in Greece appeared during the Paleolithic Age (approx. 120000 - 10000 B.C.). During the Neolithic Age that followed (approx....

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