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Thousands of Tourists to Visit Thessaloniki During the Summer
Thirty cruise ships have already included Thessaloniki in their summer sailing routes. Thousands of tourists are expected to give a boost to the city's market until November.
Despite the fact that the already planned cruise ships visiting Thessaloniki are less...
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Greek Student Creates Art Application
Friday, May 18, at 8pm, the Tellogleion Foundation of Arts in Thessaloniki hosts young Greek student Fotini Valeontis, who created a new application called USEUM. By using this application, someone could search for any work, artist or event in...
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Greek Film Made in Thessaloniki Heads to Cannes
Thessaloniki makes Greeks proud with its performance in the world of arts once again. The 10-minute film “Nobody’s Perfetc” was chosen to participate in the Cannes Film Festival in the Short Film Corner-Cannes court Metrage section. “Nobody’s Perfetc” sets...
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Thessaloniki Celebrates International Museum Day 2012
In honor of International Museum Day 2012, the Municipality of Thessaloniki has organized several events along Aristotelous Street from May 18-20.
Museologists, archaeologists and architects invite everyone of Thessaloniki to tour four key-archaeological sites in a 90-minute-walk - the ancient Roman...
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Thessaloniki Still Without Connecting Ships to Other Islands
People of Thessaloniki will be able to travel by boat to the Turkish coasts of the Aegean, but will not be able to do that for a great number of Greek destinations such as Crete, Dodekanisa and Kyklades.
For another...
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Train-Taxi: A New Way to Move Through Thessaloniki
Visitors of Thessaloniki now have a new way of transportation at their disposal. The ''train-taxi'' is a new service of the Greek railroad company OSE. Service consists of a combination of transportation between a train and taxi with one...
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Thessaloniki Loses Chance to Become "European Green Capital 2014"
Thessaloniki tried really hard to advance to the final phase of “European Green Capital 2014” but efforts proved vain in the end. Bristol, Frankfurt and Copenhagen managed to go to the finals, leaving the Greek city disappointed.
In his letter...
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'Poseidon's Will' Saved Nea Potidea
Ancient Greek Historian Herodotus wrote about a tsunami wave that saved a region close to Thessaloniki, called Nea Potidea, from the Persian invaders in 479 BC. The enemy vanished because of "God Poseidon's will," according to the historian.
"There came...
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Greece Charges 3 People Over Illegal Download Website
Greek authorities say they have charged three people with allegedly running a website that allowed paying members to illegally download films, music and games.
A police statement Tuesday said the suspects, all Greeks, allegedly cost copyright owners some 65 million...
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"Use Your Brain or Lose It" Says Expatriate Neuroscientist N. Rompakis
The distinguished Greek neuroscientist has come to Thessaloniki for only a few lectures, but his contribution will be invaluable. Nikolaos Rompakis studied Chemistry at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and then won a scholarship to New York University.
After tutoring for...