Thessa the other side11/30/2022 ![]() There are also a couple of interesting mediaeval synagogues serving Jews given refuge by the Ottomans after they were brutally ejected from their longtime homes in Spain as well as Portugal and Italy. Ottoman history is also represented by the Bey Hamam (public baths), the Bezesteni (the old covered market for jewelry, and precious stones and metals), and the Alatza Imaret (poorhouse). The city’s most famous landmark, the round, crenellated White Tower on the waterfront (top) was actually built by the Ottoman Turks today it contains a museum of the city’s and Macedonia’s past that’s a must for any visitor trying to understand local history and culture. But the profile of Thessaloniki’s old quarter today seems more influenced by its mediaeval period, especially the early Middle Ages when it grew into the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantium, the eastern Roman Empire ruled from Constantinople (it was then briefly ruled by the Venetian Republic, followed by the various centuries between 14 as part of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, before finally becoming part of modern Greece). 800,000 metro 1.1 million) was founded in 315 BC. Up here in Greek Macedonia, the largest city (and second largest in the country) is worth a visit in its own right – and its fairly doable at just a five-hour drive from Athens.ĭating back to the ancient Hellenic kingdom of Macedon, Θεσσαλονίκη (pop. But this country of course also has an extensive hinterland up to its northern border with Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. ![]() Oftentimes, much of the interest of visitors to Greece is focussed heavily on its marvelous Mediterranean islands, as well as capital Athens, with day-trip forays to places like Delphi and Mycaene. ![]()
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