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Thessaloniki, the princess of Thermaikos gulf is the capital
of Macedonia province in Greece. It is the second largest
city after Athens the capital. It has a population of more
than 1.000.000 inhabitants and it is one of the oldest cities
in Europe.
It was King Kassander of Macedonia that founded the city and
named it after his wife, sister of Alexander the Great about
315 BC. During the last 20 centuries Thessaloniki is capital
of Macedonia and the biggest port in Northern Greece.
It is magical city-symbol with a modern European face and
a sense of a better life. Rich cultural happenigs, museums,
archaeological monuments, unique churches, monuments from
all the past centuries but also a tremendous nightlife, from
the traditional taverns to Thessaloniki film festival. It
is common belief among the Greeks that Thessaloniki breathes
a different air, closer to the real human needs.
Thessaloniki is connected with Athens and many Greek islands
by plane. There is also a summer ferry connection with Skiathos,
Kavala, Paros, Naxos, Santorini and Crete and other Greek
islands.
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