Thessaloniki - Greece

). It is considered the northern capital. Located in the north of the country, in Central Macedonia, on the coast of the Aegean Sea. First mentioned in IV century BC Total area - 112 square meters. km. The number of the local population is 400 thousand people.

Thessalonikov in 1997 was assigned the status of the European Cultural Capital. It seems that time is frozen here - the architecture has not undergone any serious changes over the past 50 years. There are no high-altitude modern buildings in the city, all buildings are not more than 3 floors. Thessaloniki was the center of Christianity for a long time, so a lot of monasteries and churches were preserved.

The city is also famous for its cultural program - there are often various festivals, theatrical acts, concerts. Those who wish night entertainment will find clubs, discos and bars. For gourmets, the doors of numerous restaurants are opened.

Short story

The city founded the Macedonian King Cassandr in 315 BC. And it is notary in honor of the Fessonalki's wife. In a few modified form, the name has come to this day.

In 146 BC. captured by the Romans. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, the city became the second largest and meaning in Byzantium.

In 904, Saracinians were mastered by thessaloniki, and in 1185 were besieged by Sicilian Normans.

From 1206 - the capital of the Fassalonian kingdom.

In 1387-1402, Turks dominated here. In 1423, the government was transferred to Venetians, and after 7 years he became part of the Ottoman Empire.

The city was assigned to the Greeks only during the Balkan wars of 1912-1913.

The city of Thessaloniki on the map of Greece

How to get to thessalonikov

1. Airplane.

In thessaloniki there is an international, which takes regular and charter flights from Russia, Ukraine, CIS countries and Europe. Direct flights from Moscow are made by Agean Airlines, Ellinair, Aeroflot, S7. Time on the way from Moscow - 3.5 hours. It is quite realistic to fly for 100 dollars one way, if. You can also get to thessaloniki connecting flights, such as Turkish Airlines through Istanbul.

The city is associated with direct flights with Crete, Corfu, Rhodes, Santorini, Slap, Mykonos. True, the flights are not always available in the low season.

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How to get from Thessaloniki Airport to the hotel

From the airport to the city can be reached by bus number 78, which runs every 45 minutes. The fare is 0.6 euros, time on the way is also 45 minutes.

If you need to get to a certain place, for example, the hotel, it is better in advance.

2. Ferry.

There is a ferry message with Athens, Islands Crete, Corfu, Santorini, Kos, Lesbos. Faster it can be reached by high-speed boat.

3. Train.

Thessaloniki is the largest railway assembly of the country. Trains are associated with Athens, Belgrade, Constantinople, Bucharest, Sofia and Skopje.

4. Bus.

You can also get here on buses from most cities of North and Central Greece.

Transport

1. Buses.

The average fare is 1 euro. You can buy tickets in special BUS Tickets cash desks and in the stalls of the city. If you pay in the bus, it will be more expensive on 10 cents.

We also exist travel tickets for the whole day or rather for 4 hours. If you plan to move on a few buses per day, then you will definitely buy just such.

Many stops have an electronic scoreboard, which displays the bus numbers and the waiting time for each of them.

2. Rent a car.

3. Taxi.

If you do not plan to actively move, then instead of renting the car it will be more profitable.

sights

Excursions in thessaloniki are organized to all important sights, and this

• basilica of St. Dimitria,
• Triumphal Arch of Emperor Galery,
• basilica Achiropitos,
• church of the Holy Apostles,
• monastery Latoma,
• church "Panagia Halkeon".

All of them are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Also be sure to look at the White Tower. With the urban embankment, you can see not only the quiet water of the Gulf of Termaikos, but also the top of Olympus.

Inspect the main attractions of thessalonikov you can inexpensive by bus number 50. It goes once a hour and costs 3 euros.

Resorts and beaches

Rest in Thessaloniki is to a greater degree of inspection of local attractions and acquaintance with the rich heritage of Greece than a beach holiday. In the city itself there is, only no one bathes in it, because his cleanliness leaves much to be desired. The seaport, located here, led to the fact that the water off the coast of the cloudy.

Most tourists and locals swim and sunbathe in the vicinity of the city, on the beaches in Eppanomy, Agia Triad and Mikhanon. Their only minus is a large number of people. You can cheap by buses from the IKEA bus station. Movement interval - every 15 minutes.

If you want a real clean sea, then go to the beaches of the peninsula. They can be reached in 1-2 hours. Buses go there from. Ticket price - from 6 to 17 euros and depends on the distance.

Climate

The climate in thessaloniki in general is Mediterranean, but in some places it looks more like a continental. In the summer it is hot, the temperature rises to + 25 ... + 30, water warms up to +25 degrees. The best time to visit is May-October.

The sediments are distributed quite evenly throughout the year, but a little more of them happens in November and December.

In winter, the snow almost does not happen, the average temperature of +10 degrees.

* Weather data provided by the Weather 2 Travel service.