{"id":21586,"date":"2022-01-03T09:25:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T09:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/?p=21586"},"modified":"2024-12-30T17:56:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T17:56:29","slug":"thessaloniki-the-artistic-co-capital-of-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/el\/thessaloniki-the-artistic-co-capital-of-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Thessaloniki &#8211; The artistic co-capital of Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21586\" class=\"elementor elementor-21586\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18c6621 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18c6621\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29eb8b2\" data-id=\"29eb8b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d93043d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d93043d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The artistic Co-capital of Greece: Slow Travel Destination - Thessaloniki<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b17cf52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b17cf52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where Thermaic gulf colours Thessaloniki blue!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0820e elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fd0820e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M12.7,2.3c-0.4-0.4-1.1-0.4-1.5,0l-8,9.1c-0.3,0.4-0.3,0.9,0,1.2l8,9.1c0.4,0.4,1.1,0.4,1.5,0l8-9.1c0.3-0.4,0.3-0.9,0-1.2L12.7,2.3z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6868d1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6868d1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-880ae75\" data-id=\"880ae75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f2bf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56f2bf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Thessaloniki is the co-capital city of Greece &amp; the capital of<\/b>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macedonia_(Greece)\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Macedonia Region<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A modern city in the North mainland of the country, Thessaloniki prides itself on its <b>rich cultural &amp; artistic life<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>With over 1 million inhabitants, Thessaloniki was declared as the best mid-sized European city of the future for human capital and lifestyle (2014, by Financial Times FDI magazine).<\/p>\n<p>Thessaloniki or Salonica is a wonderful Slow Travel destination, amphitheatrically built  around&nbsp;the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thermaic_Gulf\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Thermaic Gulf<\/b><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Its deep blue waters reflect perfectly the city`s lively colours.<\/b>&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b7a29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10b7a29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_130208-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21606\" alt=\"Thessaloniki seafront Thermaic Gulf\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_130208-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_130208-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_130208-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_130208-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_130208-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_130208-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-07ed1b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07ed1b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f07746d\" data-id=\"f07746d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12b166a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12b166a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_142115-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21669 lazyload\" alt=\"city centre Thessaloniki\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_142115-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_142115-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_142115-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_142115-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_142115-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_142115-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; 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preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M12.7,2.3c-0.4-0.4-1.1-0.4-1.5,0l-8,9.1c-0.3,0.4-0.3,0.9,0,1.2l8,9.1c0.4,0.4,1.1,0.4,1.5,0l8-9.1c0.3-0.4,0.3-0.9,0-1.2L12.7,2.3z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d24a87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d24a87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>In 1997 Thessaloniki was the Cultural Capital of Europe and in 2014 was selected as the European Youth Capital City.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nThessaloniki is inspiring and lively.  There is a creative community in Thessaloniki where a large number of artists are living and working in the city.  <br><br>Several live stage podiums are giving rhythm to the night, from traditional Greek music to rock `n roll and punk.<\/p>\n<p>The city&#8217;s main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans and is to be found in the heart of the city.<br><br><b>This explains the liveliness of the Thessaloniki, 24\/7. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Thessaloniki`s famous promenade begins central at the Port and ends at the East side of the city just where the Concert Hall is located.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of the most popular streets of the city where locals and visitors walk or cycle, while a visit in the multiple caf\u00e9, bars and restaurants along the seaside guarantee an unforgettable experience!<\/p>\n<p><b>\nStraight accross the Thermaic Gulf, when the skies are clear, you can admire the home of the Gods, mountain Olympos, which is revealing its glory.&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The highest mountain of Greece offers a wonderful getaway only 80 km distance from Thessaloniki with several walking paths and breathtaking natural landscape beauty.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe stunning boulevard along the seafront is ideal to walk along or cycle, while multiple caf\u00e9, bars, restaurants &amp; cultural hotspots promise an exciting <b>city-brake experience for all tastes<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41c2e4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41c2e4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132837-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21671 lazyload\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132837-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21671\" alt=\"Thessaloniki street art\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132837-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132837-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132837-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132837-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132837-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132837-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132534-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21587 lazyload\" alt=\"Thessaloniki art city\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132534-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132534-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132534-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132534-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132534-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132534-600x450.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132534-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21587\" alt=\"Thessaloniki art city\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132534-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132534-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132534-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132534-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132534-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132534-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f945cde\" data-id=\"f945cde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50cf20c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50cf20c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_125758-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21601 lazyload\" alt=\"Thessaloniki Thermaic Gulf\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_125758-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_125758-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_125758-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_125758-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_125758-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_125758-600x450.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_125758-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21601\" alt=\"Thessaloniki Thermaic Gulf\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_125758-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_125758-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_125758-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_125758-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_125758-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_125758-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132102-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21662 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132102-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132102-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132102-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132102-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132102-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132102-600x450.jpg 600w\" 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https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132102-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132102-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1599780\" data-id=\"1599780\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-943034a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"943034a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132851-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21665 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132851-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132851-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132851-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132851-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132851-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132851-600x450.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132851-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21665\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132851-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132851-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132851-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132851-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132851-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_132851-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0901e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0901e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Byzantine Castles of Thessaloniki <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b78fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80b78fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thessaloniki was founded in 316 BC by Kassandros who married the sister of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_the_Great\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Alexander the Great<\/b><\/a>, Thessaloniki, and gave her name to the new city.<\/p>\n<p><b>\nThessaloniki was the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>An important metropolis by the Roman period, Thessaloniki has a serious number of Byzantine monuments and fifteen monuments that are listed as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/456\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>UNESCO World Heritage Sites<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\nBecause of its geographical position, Thessaloniki has always been a multicultural center, a <b>crossroad connecting Europe with Asia<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>\nDuring the 19th century, Thessaloniki was modernized and through the proliferation of railways made the city the most important industrial center in the Balkans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>This is the reason why historians called Thessaloniki \u201cCalifornia of the East\u201d.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The city was fortified since its establishment, but the present walls date from the early Byzantine period, ca. 390, and incorporate parts of an earlier, late 3rd-century wall.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The walls consist of the typical late Roman mixed construction of ashlar masonry alternating with bands of brick.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The northern part of the walls adjoins the acropolis of the city, which formed a separate fortified enceinte, and within it lies another citadel, the<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heptapyrgion_(Thessaloniki)\" target=\"_blank\"> <b>Eptapyrgion<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Upper_Town_(Thessaloniki)\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Upper Town&nbsp;<\/b><\/a>(Ano Poli) promises street art masterpieces, the hidden secrets for all passionate photographers, local taverns and at the top of the upper city, the \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kastra.eu\/castleen.php?kastro=thesniki\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Castles of Thessaloniki<\/b><\/a>\u00bb shape the acropolis that enriches the city`s vibe with its golden lights since the Byzantines years, when the city was the second largest and wealthiest city.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b943769 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b943769\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd751d7\" data-id=\"cd751d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d858c56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d858c56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_144917_1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21772 lazyload\" alt=\"Aristotelous street Thessaloniki\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_144917_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_144917_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_144917_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_144917_1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_144917_1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_144917_1-600x450.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_144917_1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21772\" alt=\"Aristotelous street Thessaloniki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_144917_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_144917_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_144917_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_144917_1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_144917_1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_144917_1-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Do not forget to walk along the Aristotelous Square that leads to the seafront!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a46f99a\" data-id=\"a46f99a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179f1f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"179f1f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.laikes-agores.gr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_124111-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21773 lazyload\" alt=\"Open market Thessaloniki olives\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_124111-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_124111-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_124111-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_124111-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_124111-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_124111-600x450.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_124111-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21773\" alt=\"Open market Thessaloniki olives\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_124111-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_124111-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_124111-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_124111-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_124111-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_124111-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">To visit a local open-market in Thessaloniki, is a must! <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8204e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8204e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2d4613\" data-id=\"b2d4613\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d57cb59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d57cb59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_141519-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21774 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_141519-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_141519-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_141519-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_141519-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_141519-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_141519-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_141519-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21774\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_141519-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_141519-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_141519-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_141519-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_141519-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_141519-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Are you a street art lover? This is your favorite spot! Navarinou Square  reflects the urban life &amp; arts. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a99a798\" data-id=\"a99a798\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a796efd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a796efd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_145341-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21775 lazyload\" alt=\"Kapani traditional market Thessaloniki\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_145341-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_145341-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_145341-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_145341-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_145341-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_145341-600x450.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_145341-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21775\" alt=\"Kapani traditional market Thessaloniki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_145341-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_145341-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_145341-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_145341-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_145341-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_145341-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Kapani Traditional Market in Thessaloniki  offers good quality food, clothing, souvenirs, travel accessoires&amp; natural products in reasonable prices since the beginning of the 15th century. If you want to feel like a local, do not miss the chance to enjoy Slowly a Greek cup of coffee in a coffee place in Kapani market.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f29d5a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f29d5a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_131032-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21801 lazyload\" alt=\"Thessaloniki boulevard seafront\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_131032-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_131032-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_131032-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_131032-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_131032-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_131032-600x450.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_131032-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21801\" alt=\"Thessaloniki boulevard seafront\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_131032-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_131032-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_131032-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_131032-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_131032-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_131032-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c17e5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c17e5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46e4b66\" data-id=\"46e4b66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ce7f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90ce7f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Theater performances, street art exhibitions, open air cinema`s and ancient theaters complete a wonderful mosaic of cultural spots were the visitor finds certainly what he wishes for.<br><br>\nDuring the whole year long, Thessaloniki offers a variety of entertainment and cultural events, festivals, and affairs such as:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7893581 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7893581\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4de7bbf\" data-id=\"4de7bbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aaa33f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aaa33f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2da57d9\" data-id=\"2da57d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f37b040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f37b040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/summerinthecityskg\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>SKG Festival<\/b><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/reworks.gr\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Reworks music festival<\/b><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thessalonikibookfair.gr\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>International Book Fair<\/b><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biennialfoundation.org\/biennials\/thessaloniki-biennale-of-contemporary-art\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art<\/b><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/thessalonikipride.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Thessaloniki Pride Festival<\/b><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/crowd.idf\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>CROWD&nbsp; Festival<\/b><\/a><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-daf12ab\" data-id=\"daf12ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abfc465 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abfc465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foodfestival.thessaloniki.gr\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Food festival<\/b><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmfestival.gr\/en\/documentary-festival\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Thessaloniki Documentary Festival<\/b><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanpicnic.gr\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Urban Picnic Festival<\/b><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/7pyrgiouFestival\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Eptapyrgio Festival<\/b><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/kinderdocs.com\" target=\"_blank\"><b>KinderDocs festival<\/b><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/e-dimitria.gr\/en\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Dimitria Festival<\/b><\/a><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d38934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d38934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_142425-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21756 lazyload\" alt=\"Mucisians street Thessaloniki\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_142425-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_142425-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_142425-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_142425-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_142425-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20211231_142425-600x450.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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