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Antel Travel Brochure ALEXANDER THE GREAT 36 ALIA PALACE 37 POSSIDI HOLIDAYS 38 ATHENA PALLAS VILLAGE 39 MELITON DELUXE THALASSOTHERAPY & SPA 39 SITHONIA THALASSOTHERAPY &SPA 39 AGIONISSI RESORT 40-41 XENIA 42 index PIERIA 43 GREECE MAP 2 MEDITERRANEAN VILLAGE 44 OLYMPUS THEA 45 THESSALONIKI INFO 3-11 VISION FOR YOUR SIGHT 46 CAPSIS 12-13 HOLIDAY INN 14 ALEXANDROUPOLIS 47 EXCELSIOR 15 THRAKI PALACE THALASSO SPA & CONFERENCE CENTER 48-49 ELECTRA PALACE 15 GRAND PALACE 15 LES LAZARISTES 15 CORFU INFO 50-57 MEDITERRANEAN PALACE 16 GELINA VILLAGE 58 PORTO PALACE 16 LOUIS CORKYRA BEACH 59 EGNATIA PALACE 16 LOUIS KERKYRA GOLF 59 MINERVA 17 PRIMASOL LOUIS IONIAN SUN 59 ANATOLIA 17 CORFU HOLIDAY PALACE 60 CITY 17 AQUIS PELEKAS BEACH HOTEL 60 7 THALASSES-KREOPOLIO 18 AQUIS AGIOS GORDIOS BEACH HOTEL 60 VALAORITIS RESTAURANT 19 AQUIS SANDY BEACH RESORT 60 MPATIS SEA FOOD TAVERN 20 FILETO SOLOMONIDI 21 ZANTE 61 MANDOLA 22 ZANTE ROYAL RESORT 62 EROS 22 ZANTE IMPERIAL HOTEL & WATER PARK 63 MIRO PALAZZO ZANTE 63 THESSALONIKI - HALKIDIKI MAP 23 SANT JOHN VILLAS 64 LOUIS ZANTE BEACH 64 HALKIDIKI INFO 24-32 ZANTE PARK 64 ISTION CLUB 33 PORTES BEACH 33 CYPRUS INFO 65-67 AMMON ZEUS 33 ELYSIUM 68-69 THEOPHANO IMPERIALPALACE 34 ST RAPHAEL RESORT 70-71 ATHOS PALACE 34 MEDITERRANEAN BEACH HOTEL 72 PALLINI BEACH 35 SIMANTRO 35 THESSALONIKI CITY CENTER 6 ZANTE 11 Yannitson 3 2 10 4 CITY CENTRE HOTELS MONUMENTS CHURCHES 1. ELECTRA PALACE 1. WHITE TOWER 1. AGIA SOFIA 2. EXCELSIOR 2. HIPPODROME 2. AGIOS GEORGIOS 3. CITY HOTEL 3. ARCH OF GALERIUS (ROTONDA) 4. MEDITERRANEAN PALACE 4. ANCIENT MARKET 3. VLATADON MONASTERY 5. MINERVA 5. THE WALL 4. DODEKA APOSTOLI 6. EGNATIA PALACE 5. AGIOS DIMITRIOS 7. HOLIDAY INN THESSALONIKI MUSEUMS 6. PANAGIA CHALKEON 8. CAPSIS 9. ANATOLIA 1. BYZANTINE CULTURE 10. PORTO PALACE 2. ARCHAEOLOGICAL 11. GRAND PALACE 3. WHITE TOWER 12. DOMOTEL LES LAZARISTES 4. MACEDONIAN STRUGGLE BEST THINGS TO SEE! White tower - Galerius Arch - Saint Dimitrios - Port - Ladadika - Old city - Archeological Museum - Aristotelous square - Theme Parks - THESSALONIKI University - Walk to paralia - Shops - Restaurants - Theater … CITY TO LIVE PLACE TO VISIT: Thessaloniki is the central Balkan city, crossroad of the east and west, full of culture, history, tastes, smells, people, dreams, green, blue, happiness, life … Geographical position of Thessaloniki Alonisos, Skyros, mountains as Olympus, Vermio, Pieria, Pagaio etc. A crossroad of Balkans and Macedonia, Thessaloniki is around 500km Snow centers as Seli, 3-5 wells, Elatohori etc. Thessaloniki is surround- away from Athens, 220km from Skopia, 300km from Sofia Bulgaria ed by the following suburbs and areas as Kato kai Ano Toumpa, Ano and 600km from Konstantinoupolis. Thessaloniki has a very good Polis, Triandria, Sikies, Ampelokipi, Evosmos, Stauroupoli,Panorama, auto connection to the rest cities of Macedonia as Kavala, Yianitsa, Perea, Agia Triada, Nea Mihaniona, Thermi, Kalamaria, Oreokastro Edessa, Veria, Kozani, Kastoria, Florina etc. etc. Nearby are the lakes of Agios Vasilios and Volvi, Rivers as Aksios, Aliakmonas and Loudias, islands as Thasos and Skiathos, Skopelos, 4 5 *THE CITY YOU LOVE. THESSALONIKI IS ALL ABOUT. A quick glance at the History of Thessaloniki last centuries Greeks, Jews, Turks and other Balkans live together in the Port of Thessaloniki the humming. Its entrance is from Ermou, Aristotelous, Egnatia or The area of Thessaloniki was inhabited since the prehistorical times. same city. The most important harbor in the Balkans, the first one in exportation Venizelou street. Around the 6th century before Christ Macedonians appeared.Later in In 1912 Thessaloniki becomes free by the Greeks. In 1922 after the in the country and generally a very important harbor internationally. 315 b.c. Kassandros the king of Macedonia established the new city and mikrasiatic disaster thousands of Greeks refuges are coming to Thessa- The white tower named it Thessaloniki in honor of his wife and half sister of Alexander loniki. In 1925 the international fair of Thessaloniki is established as well YMCA The white tower was built in the 15th century. It is in Byzantine style the Great. The city of Thessaloniki was an important commercial and war as the university. A big expulsion of Jews from Thessaloniki takes place Educational center for our school activities for young and elder people. and it is situated in front of Thermaikos bay. The period that Thessa- harbor of Macedonia. in 1943 by the Germans and their collaborators. In 1978 a very strong loniki was under Turkish occupancy the white tower was a prison for Saint Paul visits Thessaloniki in 50 a.d. In the year of 305 we have the earthquake shakes the city, in 1997 Thessaloniki becomes the cultural the people in front of death’s door. Now it is a museum with statues capital of Europe. Modiano, Vlali Arcade torture of St. Dimitrios who is the holy saint and protector of the city. The They are in the center of the city and during the day they operate as and metal vessels, from the 15th till 18th century. Today Thessaloniki is the favorite center of Balkans as regards the finan- city’s harbor was created by Great Constantine in order to protect his popular markets. Also here there are a lot of taverns and restaurants. cial activities, the road connection between them and tourism. fleet. In 413 the first church was built in honor of St. Dimitrios. In 1387 Modiano is a closed market and Vlali is closed only on top. We can see Galerius Arch A lot of activities, as theater performances, concerts etc. take place in the city is captured by the Turks for first time. In 1403 it becomes free here various kinds of shops mainly traditional as fish market, meat Galerius arch was built by Galerius to celebrate his victory over the the city and in combination to its unique beauty, the special food and the and 1430 it is captured by the Turks again. Thousands of Jews are market, green grocer’s shop etc. Persians. Thessaloniki’s residents call it Camara. There are only three hospitality the guests are always satisfied. coming in Thessaloniki in 1492 after their expulsion from Spain. The A visit to Vlali market is impressive because of the large crowd and pillars preserved. On them there are figures that show the victory of 6 7 Galerius over the Persians. It is between Galerius palace (south) and Art Gallery of the Society for Macedonian Studies Rotonda (north) Art gallery of the society for Macedonian studies is situated right be- hind the white tower on Aminis Street. Every year theatrical perform- The Walls ances by the state theatre of northern Greece take place there. The Wall were built in Ano Polis Thessaloniki by Kassandros. In order for someone to go there first he has to pass through a gate known as Church of Agia Sophia Portara. In the past these walls protected Thessaloniki many times Agia Sophia is in the center of Thessaloniki between Egnatia and from the inventers. From up there the guest can admire the whole Tsimiski on Ag.Sophias Street. It was built on 7th century and it is city. devoted to Christ. It is the oldest church of Thessaloniki from those that have dome. In the south part of the church is the catacomb of St. Mansion of Music Ioannis. Mansion of music is state no speculative organization that was estab- lished in 1991 and inaugurated officially in 2000. A constitution of a Agios Georgios (Rotonda) branch of the building in anticipated so as there will be a museum of Agios Georgios (Rotonda), is one of Thessaloniki’s symbols. It is be- music and a music library. lieved that it was built as a palace for Galerius. Galerius Mansion / Hippodrome Agios Dimitrios Galerius Mansion: The architecture of this mansion is significant if Agios dimitrios: north of the roman market where the roman baths we consider the time it was built. At that time it was the central of were, the church of St. Dimitrios is now built. Thessaloniki, this is so because it consists of many parts (Camara, St.Dimitrios himself was jailed in those baths where he also was tor- Rotonda, Octagono, Hippodrome) tured till death. Characteristic are the rows of windows the church Hippodrome: when Theodosios was the king of Thessaloniki, he had has. It also has many frescos but actual wealth is the mosaics. Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki the Byzantine and Archaeological museum, and Velidion conference formed an alliance with the Goths. As soon as he was forced to leave The museum was established in 1997 in honor of the rich and cultural center is the international exhibition center of Thessaloniki. Each year in order to march against the Romans he made leader the Goth Vuter- Museum of Byzantine Culture heritage that was developed in the city during the 15th Century. several fairs and exhibitions are organized such as Zootechnia, Infa- hio. This has as a result the uprising of the people in hippodrome and Byzantine museum: In the Byzantine museum is exhibited the Byzan- coma, Real Estate Expo, Detrop, Oenos, Furnima, Marmin, Furnidec, the death of the noble men among which was also Vuterhios. After tine life and the Byzantine art of every period. It was established in Kosmima, Infosystem, Philoxenia and many more. that the emperor gathered all the national counselors in the hippo- Diikitiriou Square 1994 and has eight rooms. In Diikitiriou square is found a large habitable area since the Hellenis- drome and ordered their slaughter. It has item from the old Christian city and the house of Byzantine tic period in the east part of the roman road. The building was prob- Tsinari period, it also has important exhibits from the years of iconoclasm.
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