Thessaloniki aka: Thessalonica, Salonica, Θεσσαλονίκη

i see here to eleni tsagapolou..^^

trere is a white tower,the the white tower was jeil

Finally on my 3 month Uni exchange in Thessaloniki – well what to say? never lived in a city before but am finding up and downs to being here. All in all its enjoyable but cant wait to escape the hussle an bussle this weekend an relax at Kalithea, it so beautiful

Wonderful city.. so many things to see, so little time :))

Avoid the train is terrible.
Use boat or plane… plane is the best

Things to see:
museums are really great, restaurant are fantastic.

If you have time go to the Feets (East <100 km) but avoid Summer, it's crawdy.

I’ve always wanted to visit this town. The idea is not to fly there but take a ferry from Ancona to Igoumenitsa and then travel by bus or train through Central Greece, paying a visit to Meteora, Mount Olympus and something else in between, and then visit whole Makedonia. I’d prefer to do this either alone or with a really good friend. And of course in the backpacker’s style.
I have to plan this. Unfortunately, it’s not gonna happen this year, I have already too many places to go (the U.S. in July, Paris and Switzerland in September, Frankfurt in October), but I definitely want to go, sooner or later.
Actually, I’d love to live in Greece for some time, say 6 months or a year. I feel like home there, don’t know even why!

...to get used to living here.

I lived in Thessaloniki for 16 months. Looking back on it now, it was 16 really great months. I was surrounded by tremendously kind people—my friends there to my landlord to the guy who made me lunch everyday at the jobsite. I miss Saloniki nowadays.

The city is nothing special to look at. In fact, many times it’s ugly and disgusting, but it grows on you. There’s something unique about it that imbeds itself in you. Maybe it’s the food, because there’s just too many good restaurants, cafes, and bakeries. The city doesn’t just give up to you easily what it has to offer. You’ve really got to search it out and find it. You’re there and you know you’re seeing Greece.

The city does suffer tremendously from a lack of urban planning as there is not nearly enough parking, and an extensive metro system is BADLY BADLY needed. The air quality is horrible, and getting used to the people and their attitude takes some patience. Still, this place could re-emerge as an epicenter for culture and technology and youth and vibrance if ever the Greek govt will pay attention and allow itself to grow.

My family is from here. I’ve heard the town is interesting but every time I go all I do is visit relatives. zzzzzzzzzz

It is a good jumping off point to visit the Pindos mountains, nearby towns like Florina, and Halkidiki, which has beautiful mountainous scenery.

I love Thessaloniki – the shopping is amazing and the nightlife is so energising.
I have family and friends here and I’d love to go back soon!

Everything you need is there – and the prices are sane.
I haven’t seen much of monuments (as I was on a one day fieldtrip) but what I saw was quite amazing.