Thessaloniki is regarded as the second largest city of Greece. Therefore, it is expected to be competent as well when it comes to nightlife. If you are planning to pay a visit to this city's hottest nightspots, be sure not to have it scheduled during the summer, because most of the hippest places in town shuts out during that season.
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The White Tower has become over the years en emblem of Thessaloniki. The Ottomans built the waterfront tower to serve as a prison, and it subsequently became the scene of many grisly executions. The initial name of the tower was the “Tower of Blood”, but when Greece gained control over the city, it was whitewashed and renamed so as to erase some of its gruesome history. The Arch and the Tomb of Galerius are twin...
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During the Balkan Wars, Thessaloniki returned under Greek rule, through the Treaty of Bucharest. In 1941, the city was occupied by the Nazis, and it suffered great damage caused by Allied bombing. The city’s Jewish population was almost entirely exterminated by the Nazi forces. Despite these losses, Thessaloniki recovered quickly after the war. The Byzantine and early Christian monuments became World Heritage Sites,...
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The city of Thessaloniki (also famous by the names of Salonica and Thessalonica) happens to be one of the most populated cities in the country of Greece. The city of Thessaloniki is also the capital city for the Macedonia Region which is amongst the 10 regions that make up the country of Greece. The city of Thessaloniki as gained enough promotion in last couple of years after many national as well as international...
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