The city’s long
history is obvious since there are numerous monuments spread across Thessaloniki from different periods of history. It is worth visiting the Abbey of
Lazaristes, the building of Macedonian Studies that guests the Theatre of
Northern Greece, Olympion that became the centre of
Cinema and the homonym Festival, Villa Bianca, the building of Red Cross, the Royal Theatre. All of them are of exceptional architectural interest, many of which you will see him on
Vasilissis Olga’s Str.
Visit also the restored Modiano Forum, but also the famous area of
Ladadika, where the heart of night life beats. There is also
Telloglio where exhibitions and congresses take place. White Tower dominates the wharf and the A
rch of Galerios on Egnatia Street, with
Rotunda (temple of Saint Georgios). You can also visit
Kemal’s house, in the courtyard of the
Turkish Embassy, the building in which the Turkish national leader lived most of his juvenile period in Thessalonica.
Visit, also, the
Archaeological Museum, with prehistorical, classical and roman discoveries, the Museum of
Byzantine Culture, Folklore and
Ethnological Museum, the
Museum Ancient, Byzantine and Post
Byzantine Instruments, the Museum of
Macedonian War and the Arts Gallery.
In the limits of prefecture there are decades of localities of archaeological interest, as in Thermi, Pentalofo, in Sindos, in Aghios Athanassios, in
Koufalia, in
Nikopolis, in
Liti, in
Aghia Praskevi, in
Rentina, in
Asprovalta.
Thessalonica does not mean just culture. The natural environment surprises you starting from the fringes of the city. Unfortunately, an important piece of vegetation in
Chortiatis River has been burned, but there are still regions with pinewoods and splendid view to
Thermaikos Gulf.
Visit
Koroneia Lake and Volvi Lake and enjoy the peacefulness of the landscape. In addition, the deltas of rivers Axios, Aliakmonas and Loudias are very interesting. These regions are protected from the Ramsar treaty as they are important hydro biotopes with big variety in flora and rare migrating birds. Visit the village of Scholari with the long age platans and the beautiful herons. On the lake banks of
Volvis Lake there are spa
water springs and
spa installations, in the region of
Nea Apollonia and Lagadas, too.