Thessaloniki – Live & Love our City Like a Local
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Thessaloniki Food Festival 2013
The 3rd edition of the Thessaloniki Food Festival is starting this weekend. The initiative taken by the Municipality of Thessaloniki is aiming to give to citizens and visitors of the city a taste of gastronomy and local tastes ! The main objectives of the event is both a search of gastronomic identity of Thessaloniki, on…
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Philoxenia Tourism Exhibition
Philoxenia, is Thessaloniki’s official tourism exhibition on the world tourism market, currently in its 29th edition. The organisation of this year’s event aims at increasing both its quality and quantity, calling all agencies and major actors involved in tourism to enter constructive partnerships and welcoming new proposals and ideas that will enrich the event. VENUE THESSALONIKI…
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Meet a Local – Harry Giannakis
The local we are meeting today is Harry Giannakis a resident of Kastoria, a global citizen, and most of all a Thessaloniki lover. He is a Co-Owner of ”Giannnaki Furs of Kastoria” and you can find him on Facebook and Twitter. How much of a local are you ? I was born in Thessaloniki, raised…
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Thessaloniki City Walks
Love Thessaloniki wishes you a wonderful November and a happy film festival week ! As we enter the winter months, and since the weather is still warm, it is the ideal time for visitors and locals to explore the city. Starting today and for the next 10 days that the film festival takes place, the…
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54thThessaloniki International Film Festival
If you are in town these days you can see that despite the warm temperature, the famous Thessaloniki foggy weather has arrived ! This can only mean one thing – the time for the film festival has arrived ! Thessaloniki has a long history and love for all things art related, and cinema is one…
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Byzantine church of Saint Dememtrius
26th of October is a big day for the city of Thessaloniki. It is the nameday of the city’s patron saint, Saint Demetrius. He was born in Thessaloniki in 270 AD and was executed also here in 305 AD after being tortured on the crypt below the church. After the growth of his veneration as…
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Meet A Local – Elisavet P.
The local we are meeting today is Elisavet P. a former account assistant and now a blogger. You can check out her blog, and follow her on twitter ! Let’s see what she has to suggest ! How much of a local are you ? I was born , raised and live here. Truly , I couldn’t…
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7th Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival
Just when the weather starts getting a bit chilly, we are entering the month of the film festivals, and we have the chance to get lost in the stories and atmospheres that they have to offer. Let’ start with the 7th Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival What is it ? A challenging international short-film festival for…
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2nd Thessaloniki Night Half Marathon
If you are downtown tonight and see the main streets closed for cars, don’t panic ! It is time for the 2nd Thessaloniki Night Half Marathon ! Quite a few renowned long-distance runners will honor the 2nd International Thessaloniki Night Half Marathon, on Saturday Oct. 19, joining the party which will see more than 9,000 participants…
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Photography Exhibition – Of Ink and Light: a look into the soul of spanish american literature. Daniel Mordzinski
Until the 24th of October you have the chance to visit a photography exhibition of famous writers, hosted at an unusual space, as part of the Dimitria Festival. Daniel Mordzinski, was born in Buenos Aires in 1960, and is considered the writers’ photographer. This is something that has earned him various roles, from war correspondent,…
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