You are now on a tour inside the pillars of an ancient city dating back to the year 316 BC, includes fraught with potential in tourism is enormous, fly you to the world of dreams like a kings great, takes you to the most beautiful beaches and the finest hotels and oldest museums to give you in the end, the fun you're looking at travel to Greece .. it was "Thessaloniki".
Thessaloniki is the capital of Macedonia and the second largest city in Greece
Thessaloniki is the capital of Macedonia, Greece's second largest city, located at the head of the Gulf of Thessaloniki Gulf Altherma a forest, which is in turn the northwestern part of the Aegean Sea, rises from sea level to the feet of Mount Jurtaates strips much like a Roman theater. And a distance of 500 kilometers from Athens, the capital of the country.
The city is one of the oldest cities in Europe. It is a thriving commercial city, and the gateway to many countries of the Balkans, it is also an important transportation center in South-Eastern Europe. And not only that, but it is famous for its festivals, events and cultural life, and perhaps this is what all the people to get recently ranked the fifth best city in the world by Lonely Planet.
More importantly, it is one of the few cities in the world that is still what keeps them from the effects of the Roman and Byzantine and Ottoman so that most of them had been included on the World Heritage List of UNESCO.
White Tower (for Afcos Pyrgos), which is located on the waterfront of the city
Perhaps you may miss now to identify the most prominent tourist attractions that have long attracted tourists the world, notably the White Tower (the Afcos Pyrgos), which is located on the waterfront of the city and is considered a symbol of her, was built in 1430 by the Venetians. Has a height of 32 meters, and is currently being used as a center for the continued display of the Museum of Byzantine Thessaloniki, surrounded by a garden there, including a huge statue of Alexander the Great.
The church of St. Georgios is the ideal choice for a visit as the oldest building in Thessaloniki
For lovers of architecture is "the church of St. Georgios" is the ideal choice for a visit as the oldest and most building in Thessaloniki has remained on the original whole body has a large dome and wide. Built in the third century AD. It has been around a mosque during the Ottoman period on behalf of Suleiman Effendi at his side when he built a large minaret.
Greece is full of museums and ancient Thessaloniki has its fair share of it, including the "Archaeological Museum" which will prepare you to watch a lot of great artifacts from prehistoric times and the Macedonian and Romanian. The museum is not huge and you can easily walk around in the corners.
The Thessaloniki city of the Byzantine Empire in the great history. In "Museum of Byzantine Culture", you'll find a wonderful assortment of sculptures, murals and mosaics, as well as a large collection of religious icons of the Orthodox from the 14th century to the 18th century the museum has won the award of the European Council in 2005.
Thessaloniki is the most central square, is the field Erstutilos
It is the most central square of Thessaloniki, is a "field Erstutilos" which is a great place for a coffee and get great pleasure cruise, especially at night where the famous Thessaloniki lively nightlife and activity.
Located food markets of central Thessaloniki, to the west of the field Erstutilos. In the market Kapani you can see and taste the vital aspect of life in Thessaloniki, in addition to that you will find a lot of shops that sell fresh produce, spices and household items cheap. Perhaps you if you visit the Modiano market will not feel so energetic, most shops closed for the time being, but it is always a very interesting place.
To see the wonderful murals, you can visit the Church "Ogio Nicholas Orfanos," and the Church "Hagia Sophia" Byzantine, which date back to the seventeenth century. The teacher does not miss the Hagia Sophia, which is a famous domed large and magnificent mosaics.
Thessaloniki includes a set of beautiful beaches
Although that may be the city of Thessaloniki Archaeological with a large number of archaeological sites, but it is also conveniently close to some wonderful beaches, which often guarantee you a good range of water sports. And do not worry, most beaches are not far from the city and will not cost you only a short trip by car, including Angelochori, Aretsou, Galaxias, and Perea Beach and Platania, and others.
The best time to visit Thessaloniki from March to May or September to November, to avoid the cold winter months and the summer heat and to ensure that mild weather and lack of tourist crowds.
Includes Thessaloniki subway has the capacity to serve 250 000 passengers a day and connects the city suburbs and the airport, also has a good transportation network covers all sections of the city, and there is great pressure them, especially in times of congestion.
It also stems from the city direct flights to most European capitals such as Bucharest, Moscow, Belgrade, Istanbul, Vienna and Athens, in addition to domestic flights towards most other Greek cities.
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