Many forget that for centuries, while Athens had been reduced to a small hamlet under the Akropolis, Salonika was the biggest and most important city in the Byzantine (and later Ottoman) Empire after Constantinople/Istanbul. There is a continuity in the city’s history, which one can not find in Athens, whose sights flip-flop between ancient and […]
Trekking on Mount Olympus
Only 1hr 15min by comfortable bus from Salonika and є14 return, stands the village of Litóhoro, gateway to the Mount Olympus National Park. The full ascent is a two-day endeavour in June-August, but there are numerous hiking trails around the park, one of which is the 12Km/5hr moderate climb to Prionia, starting by the small […]
Thessaloniki – First impressions
Dunno about the rest of you, but the only advantage I see of getting a 6:15am flight from Gatwick is that you know that at least the aircraft is here and there will be no delays. For the damage to my body clock, I might as well be getting the red-eye to Rio. But there […]