Thessaloniki: History in your face
By Marc d’ Entremont
“In Thessaloniki we live our history.” Sofia Bournatzi
Of course that statement could almost be a cliché if it wasn’t applied to Thessaloniki. It has greater impact for the city simply than having eighteen UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It has more to do with resilience. Despite wars, earthquakes and fires, Thessalonians are doing what they have been for 2,300 years.
Thessaloniki is still what King Cassander, its founder, planned:
- Largest city in Macedonia
- Greece’s second largest
- The port city of the northern Aegean
- Gateway to the Balkans
- Commercially connected to Asia Minor
- Strategically located on both Spice and Silk Roads to the Orient..
Link: https://travelpenandpalate.com/2019/08/06/thessaloniki-history-in-your-face
