The city of
Thessaloniki is set on the coast, and the centre of town is a marina (rather
than a beach), which means there is a lovely boardwalk to wander along in the
sunshine, eating ice cream or delicious Greek pastries.
The city is
an old walled city, but most of the remnants of the walls have
disappeared. Sadly, a lot of the history
of the city seems to be ignored, or locked up.
There are various churches built 2000 years ago which are locked to
visitors. There are archaeological sites
that are completely unprotected – with graffiti on ancient ruins.
We really enjoyed wandering around the edges
of the city, coming across the remnants of ancient Greece, but I wish that
there was more money in Greece to take care of the ‘old stuff’.
We did
exert ourselves somewhat to make our way up the White Tower – like the Round
Tower in Copenhagen, the White Tower is an internal ramp, rather than
stairs. At the top the view over sunny
Thessaloniki was lovely.
The city is
full of delicious food. In addition to
the Greek pastries, we ate cheeses, olives, fish and salads.
There were so many tempting things to try,
that it became difficult to find enough to see and do in between each meal or
snack (I know, a terrible problem to have). Probably the most delicious meal was our final
dinner, where I had a delicious pasta with fresh tuna.
Thessaloniki
is a lovely city, pretty perfect for a weekend, or a couple of days, where you
want to do a little sight seeing, and eat a lot of delicious food.
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