Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki is Greece's second city, situated at the head of the Thermaic Gulf, with a compact historic core containing Byzantine churches, Ottoman mosques, and a Roman-era forum within a short walking distance of each other. The White Tower, a sixteenth-century Ottoman fortification on the waterfront, has become the city's defining landmark. The upper town, enclosed within Byzantine walls, preserves timber-framed houses and offers panoramic views down to the harbour and across to Mount Olympus on clear days.