Thessaloniki

Homer called Greece's olive oil "liquid gold" more than 2,500 years ago. These are the two words that inspired Thessaloniki resident Yiannis Tsapanidis to take olive oil and add real gold to it, creating a product that is literally...

Work on the Thessaloniki Metro continues at a fast pace, with the placement of rails along a large part of the route. The work on the city's major transport project approaches the final stage with constructors and city authorities appearing satisfied...

The mayor of Thessaloniki, who made international headlines in May after being attacked by a mob in broad daylight, has announced that he will run for a third term in office. Yiannis Boutaris, 76, was set upon by a gang...

Leaders of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia are gathering in Thessaloniki for a summit expected to focus on the prospects of the Western Balkans joining the European Union, security issues and coordination on migration. This is the fourth quadrilateral meeting...

Thessaloniki, the alluring city of Northern Greece, will be featured in an exhibition at the Museum of European Culture in Berlin starting August 9. The exhibition “Thessaloniki. Looking at Time Through Moments: Photographs 1900–2017,” will showcase a rare selection of...

Residents of Thessaloniki got a ssssurprise this weekend when they saw a woman walking down the street with a large snake draped around her neck. Greek media report that the woman decided to take her pet, a two-year-old female boa...

For the first time in ten years, a ferry service was launched on Saturday connecting Thessaloniki, in northern Greece with the Aegean islands and Crete. The route, operated by ferry company Seajets, will run twice a week for three months...

Thousands of people gathered at the White Tower in Thessaloniki; the starting point for the Thessaloniki Pride Parade 2018, which took place on Saturday, 23 June. The Canadian Embassy was represented by the Honorary Consul, Pantelis Petmezas, who added Canada's...

Greek riot police fired tear gas at angry protesters on Sunday who threw bottles and chairs at the governing SYRIZA party's headquarters in Thessaloniki after a rally against the 'Macedonia' deal. Earlier over 5,000 people marched in Greece's second-largest city...

Two people taking part in Thessaloniki's Pride event on Saturday were verbally assaulted and thrown into the sea, police have said. Greek police also say they made four arrests after the incident in which two people taking part in the...