Top 10 things to do in Thessalonika

If you have a short time in the city, take the map of Salonica and follow the next tips:

1. Visit the Archaeological Museum of the city, admire the ancient Greek treasures and the Macedonian empire that started from here
2. Visit the White Tower, now used as a museum. Climb up to the last floor and enjoy a panoramic view of the city
3. Take a walk on the seafront
4. Have a frappe at some trendy cafe or at one of the bars of the seaside road leoforos Nikis
5. Visit the Kamara and the Rotonda
6. Enjoy greek food at plateia athonos
7. Go up to the Castles, go to some tavern at the area and watch the city from up there
8. Visit vergina, outside Thessaloniki, the place where the tomb of Philip, the father of Alexander the Great was found
9. Visit Athytos, a traditional village on the first peninsula of Chalkidiki
10. Take a walk on Tsimiski, the commercial street of Thessaloniki. See the locals, mix with them and have a gyros

Leoforos Nikis

One part of the centre where Thessalonians adore going out is along the seaside road (Nikis street) , between the White tower and the port. There, one can choose among dozens of bars, always packed with young people. Sometimes bars are so full that you can see people standing and even dancing on the street, right in front of the bars!


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Leoforos Nikis map, Salonica

going out in thessaloniki

For many greeks, Thessaloniki is the place to be in Greece. With three Univeristies (Aristotle University, University of Macedonia and Technical Institute of Sindos), and a one million population, thessaloniki has a very intense and tempting nightlife. A multitude of bars, clubs, tavernas, theatres and restaurants have made this city one of the liveliest places in Europe. It is truly not so common to find so many people enjoying a walk out, a drink in a bar, or a walk at the seaside, at 3am, on a weekday, any time of the year. This is one of the elements that make this place feel so welcoming and warm.


The rest of the city center also offers a variety of choices. In the narrow streets behind the white tower, there are lots of rock bars



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and a few meters in the north, closer to the University campus, there is an abundance of cafeterias where groups of friends gather to chat and play table games or backgammon (Melenikou str, Aggelaki str, Alex. Svolou str).


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Salonica, today
is considered to be the gastronomical capital of Greece. The city itself, situated at a critical point, has always been host to different cultures (Greeks, Jewish, Slavs, Bulgarians, Turkish), while many greeks came to Thessaloniki leaving their homes in Turkey and the areas around the Pontic Sea during the first half of the 20th century. As a result, the cuisine is an extraordinary mix of mediterranean, greek, and turkish tastes, and the city has a great variety of restaurants. Plateia Athonos is host to many traditional tavernas. It is a small neighboorhood that, during the morning is a bazaar and later on people gather to have some greek ouzo and food. Ladadika, another traditional old neighborhood behind the port also has a lot to offer.


useful links:

http://www.viewtonight.gr/modules/thess_guide/
http://www.fantasticgreece.com/destination-guides/thessaloniki-nightlife-guide.asp
http://www.filmfestival.gr/default.aspx?lang=en-US&page=448