Thessaloniki

The Alexander the Great Marathon, first held in 2006, is a very important annual event for the city of Thessaloniki, marked by the participation of famous Greek and foreign athletes. The 42-kilometer  race is once again providing a link between the...

The Municipality of Thessaloniki, in collaboration with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, has decided to offer free meals to the needy every Sunday. Α contract will be signed between the Municipality of Thessaloniki and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki concerning...

On the 5th of March, 61 years will have passed from the day of the execution of Nikos Nikiforides, a pioneer fighter of the Hellenic Front for Peace and Anti-Imperialism. The Greek Committee for International Détente and Peace of Thessaloniki...

The Greeks in Thessaloniki celebrated the end of the carnival season on Monday and the start of Lent for Christian Easter, while a cold front was gripping most parts of the country, restricting travel. Despite bad weather, traditional lagana, other...

Christos Rozakis, a Greek judge and currently the President of the Administrative Tribunal of the Council of Europe, held a lecture at the Faculty of Law, Economic and Political Sciences of the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki. Christos Rozakis, who formerly was the first vice-president of the European Court of...

Overnight stays of Israeli tourists in the hotels of Thessaloniki have increased fivefold in 2011, reaching 59,000, while estimates for 2011 expect a further rise. The fact indicates the warming up of bilateral relations between Israel and the Greek port...

The city of Thessaloniki will host the 4th EnergyTech exhibition on renewable and conventional energy sources and energy saving technology from February 16 to 19, under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. Participation is expected...

The most popular work to become a reality in the port city of Thessaloniki, along with the Metro, is the sea-based public transportation network, which will boost the tourist economy of the city as well as enable its residents...

A documentary titled 'Greece...I am facing taxing times', by Serafeim Ntousias, will be presented on the 4th of March at Olympion in Thessaloniki under the auspices of the Deputy Mayor of Youth, Sports, and Volunteers. The documentary focuses on young...

Macedonians discovered a valuable treasure hid in the bowels of the earth, thanks to the methodical excavations undertaken in the construction of the Thessaloniki metro. Many artifacts found in the excavation, from items such as gold hoops, benches, and thousands of everyday objects, up to whole churches, remnants of the glorious, long history of Thessaloniki, have come to light. The excavations were completed by the end of the...