This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Gift & Specialty Shop Attractions In Thessaloniki

x
Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη, Thessaloníki [θesaloˈnici] , also familiarly known as Thessalonica, Salonica, or Salonika is the second-largest city in Greece, with over 1 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of Greek Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. Its nickname is η Συμπρωτεύουσα , literally the co-capital, a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα or co-reigning city of the Eastern Roman Empire, alongside Constantinople.Thessaloniki is located on the Thermaic Gulf, at the northwe...
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Gift & Specialty Shop Attractions In Thessaloniki

  • 4. From Thessaloniki Thessaloniki
    The history of the Jews of Thessaloniki reaches back two thousand years. The city of Thessaloniki housed a major Jewish community, mostly Eastern Sephardim, until the middle of the Second World War. It is the only known example of a city of this size in the Jewish diaspora that retained a Jewish majority for centuries. Sephardic Jews immigrated to the city following their expulsion from Spain by Christian rulers under the Alhambra Decree in 1492. This community influenced the Sephardic world both culturally and economically, and the city was nicknamed la madre de Israel . The community experienced a golden age in the 16th century, when they developed a strong culture in the city. Like other groups in the Ottoman Empire, they continued to practice traditional culture during the time when we...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Thessaloniki Videos

Shares

x
x
x

Near By Places

Menu