Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Omer Celik met with Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris, in Ankara and thanked him for his sensitivity over the protection of Turkish and Ottoman artifacts in Thessaloniki. Boutaris told Turkish reporters about the construction of a mosque in Athens that, “This is an issue for the Greek government. As far as [...]
Tag Archives | Thessaloniki
Bulgarian Winter Resorts See Greek Boom
Bulgarian winter resorts of Bansko, Borovets and Pamporovo expect a surge in Greek visitors for Christmas and New Year’s Eve. The Bulgarian National Radio, BNR, reported that Greek tour operators are getting requests only for nearby destinations and cheap packages and that trips to Bulgarian resorts have been sold out. The reverse trend is also [...]
Greek-Bulgarian Family Lives at Munich Airport
A Greek-Bulgarian family has been living at the airport in the German city of Munich for almost six months, writes the German Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily. The three-member family consists of a Greek citizen who was named only as Athanasios, a Bulgarian woman Albena, and her son Nikola. Albena and Athanasios arrived at the Munich Airport [...]
Τurkish Airlines Ankara Contingent Promotes Thessaloniki
Turkish Airlines launched a new initiative to promote the city of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city, to Turkish tourists by sending a 13-member mission to Ankara headed by Utku Yazan, Chairman of Turkish Airlines, along with members of Greek tourist associations. The mission from Thessaloniki visited the Greek Embassy to Ankara. The representatives of the Greek [...]
Greek Politician Asks Germany for 70 Billion Euros in WWII Reparations
German newspaper Bild published an article titled “This is the Greek woman who asks us [for] 70 billion.” The Greek woman is Vicky Voulvoukeli, member of the Independent Greeks party and gave an interview to the German paper talking about the Greek crisis. The 29-year-old woman grew up in Germany but returned “home” to help [...]
Russians Love Visiting Thessaloniki
Russian visitors have flooded Greece over the past years. According to today’s announcement of the Thessaloniki Hotels Association (THA), a further raise of 19% in Russian tourism is expected. Thessaloniki will be full of Russians this summer. This preference comes as a result of the many options that the visitor of Thessaloniki has. The so-called “city [...]
-
05 / 24 Big Greek Migration Wave to Germany in 2012
-
05 / 24 Greece Second in Poles’ Charter Flights
-
05 / 24 Lemnos Fava Beans Win Monte Carlo
-
05 / 24 Greek Actress Favourite At Cannes
-
05 / 23 New Bridge Between Turkey and Greece
-
08 / 04 Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan Reportedly Claims Olympic Flame is Turkish
-
01 / 24 Intercultural Association Macedonia Cuts Vasilopita
-
07 / 28 IOC President Jacques Rogge Calls London Home of The Olympics; Forgets Greece
-
05 / 03 Skopje: Streets Renamed With Ancient Greek Names
-
05 / 22 Philip II of Macedonia Statue in Skopje Defies NATO
