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THESSALONIKI
Thessaloniki is the largest city in Macedonia in terms of area and population in northern Greece and the second largest in the country, after the capital Athens.
It was founded in 316 BC. from the Macedonian general Cassander, who named her after his wife and half-sister of Alexander the Great, Thessaloniki.
Beach - White Tower
You can start your walk from the Warehouses of the port. The Photography Museum, the Cinema Museum and the Contemporary Art Center operate there. Then you meet Aristotelous Square with the unique architecture of the buildings that surround it. Next is the White Tower, which was an Ottoman prison for at least four centuries.
Kamara
The Arch of Galerius was built shortly before 305 AD. and its reliefs depict the victory of the Romans over the Persians.
Upper Town
The Trigonio Tower with its unlimited view, the Eptapyrgio (Yendi Koule), the Vlatadon Monastery, a series of Byzantine churches and countless Ottoman monuments await you in the Upper Town. The walk in the area is truly unforgettable for the visitor. It is one of the points that made many consider Thessaloniki as the most romantic city of our country.
Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Museum The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki hosts truly unique collections of ancient objects. The representation of a rich urban house in Thessaloniki from the imperial times (2nd-3rd century AD) stands out, the Treasury of Petraloni consisting of bronze tools (forty chisels and four chisels), the “treasure” of Arabissos (Final Neolithic period / about 4500-3200 BC) and dates to the Early Bronze Age 3rd millennium BC.
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