Thessaloniki is the second largest and most important city in Greece, right after Athens. The city is located at the top of the Gulf of Thessaloniki.
It is an interesting story about how the city got it’s name. Namely, it is believed that the founder of the city was King Cassander, who named the city after his wife Thessalonica, half-sister of Alexander the Great. Thessalonica’s father, Philip of Macedon, named his daughter in honor of the victory over the Thessalians, and in fact her name, as well as the name of the city, is translated in the same way – victory over the Thessalians.
Thessaloniki was under the rule of various peoples – Romans, Venetians, as well as Turks. In the end, of course, it was assigned to Greece.
Thessaloniki is on the one hand a city of modern architecture, with large squares and numerous parks, and on the other hand it is a city with significant buildings from the past, which preserve the memory and remembrance of some past times.
Our visit to Thessaloniki was not very satisfactory. Thessaloniki left a very bad impression on me and I must admit that I would not return to this city again. The streets were very dirty. There was so much garbage in black bags on the main square, as if we were in a garbage dump, and not in the center of one big European city. Nothing in this city overwhelmed me or left a positive impression on me. There are certainly many positive opinions about this city, because as they say – tastes are different! So go ahead, visit this city and judge for yourself.
Some of the most important sights that I recommend you to visit are:
🏢 Archaeological Museum
🚪Gallery gate
🏰 White tower
🚏Aristotle’s Square
⛪️ Church of St. Demetrius
⛪️ Church of St. George
I hope that my text did not deter you from the idea of visiting this city. If you want, write to me about your impressions, as well as about the sights you visited when you were in Thessaloniki. 📩
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