{"id":665,"date":"2021-03-31T20:16:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T20:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citycars.gr\/?page_id=665"},"modified":"2024-07-26T15:36:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T12:36:52","slug":"city-of-thessaloniki","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citycars.gr\/en\/city-of-thessaloniki\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Thessaloniki | www.citycars.gr"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
\"Thessaloniki\r\n
Ano Poli Thessaloniki<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Thessaloniki is a charming and modern city with a rich history and warm human face. It has about 1 million inhabitants and is the largest urban center in Northern Greece. Founded in 316 BC and has always been a hub of strategic importance to the economy and culture of Greece. As a crossroad between East and West, North and South with access to the Aegean played a key role in the historical developments of each period. The center of Thessaloniki starts from the harbor and ends at about the height of the White Tower, which is the landmark of the city.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The city is full of life 24 hours a day, all year round. Cultural life in Thessaloniki is pronounced with a variety of events, concerts, exhibitions, theaters, cinemas, festivals, etc. while the night here bears the stamp of the intense and varied entertainment at bars, clubs and restaurants. The gastronomy of the region is among the most famous in Greece.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Do not forget to visit the main monuments and museums of Thessaloniki and the city’s historical monuments, which are too many dating from the Hellenistic and Roman period, the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman period, until the wars and struggles of modern Greek history. The most important of these are:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n