Highlights of Thessaloniki, Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece

Thessaloniki is the second largest city of Greece, next to Athens which is the largest. To what extent I’ve heard, there are not that many people who’ve heard of, or been to Thessaloniki. The city has a beautiful location which is a central point for going everywhere on the mainland of Greece: from Halkidiki to Meteora and to the south and Athens. When being in this area of the country, a must is to visit the city of Thessaloniki as well. In this article I’ll give you the highlights of Thessaloniki.

Just located a little outside the city center, in the highest part of the city, you can find the Old Town of Thessaloniki, named Ano Poli. Although Thessaloniki has a lot of flats and standard buildings, in Old Town you can find many buildings in the traditional Ottoman architecture together with the colourful houses in Macedonian tradition and many stairways; what gives a really nice and cosy atmosphere. Furthermore, from some points you can have a breath taking view over the city.

You can either walk upwards to Old Town if you like to hike or you can just take the bus, which is also a very easy way to explore the surroundings of the city.

Like many cities located at sea or river, there is a large boulevard where you can wander around and chill during the day. However, next to the boulevard you do not have many places you can drink or eat something, therefore you need to go a little more into the city center of Thessaloniki. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).