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Thessaloniki: Behind-the-scenes Photos from ‘The Bricklayer’ Film

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Thessaloniki: Behind The Scenes Photos From ‘the Bricklayer’ Film
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Greece’s northern port city of Thessaloniki is among Central Macedonia’s filming locations of “The Bricklayer”, a new Hollywood production that began shooting in mid-March, starring Aaron Eckhart and Nina Dobrev. “The Bricklayer” is the third production of Millennium Media taking place in Thessaloniki after “The Enforcer (Barracuda)” and the “Expendables 4”. On the set in

Thessaloniki to Commemorate 100 Years Since the Asia Minor Catastrophe

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Thessaloniki To Commemorate 100 Years Since The Asia Minor Catastrophe
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Photo Source: @Municipality of Thessaloniki The Municipality of Thessaloniki this year will hold a number of events and initiatives to commemorate the 100th anniversary since the Asia Minor catastrophe. The city’s municipal council recently presented a year-long scheme including conferences, exhibitions and cultural activities to commemorate the events that lead to the

Thessaloniki Joins UNESCO Creative Cities Network for Gastronomy

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Thessaloniki Joins Unesco Creative Cities Network For Gastronomy
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Thessaloniki has become a member of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network for offering a creative gastronomy scene, the Municipality of Thessaloniki announced on Monday. Launched in 2004, the UNESCO Creative Cities Network recently welcomed 49 new members that place culture and creativity at the heart of their sustainable urban development. The network numbers a total of […]

Streets in Athens and Thessaloniki to be Renamed After Late Mikis Theodorakis

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Streets In Athens And Thessaloniki To Be Renamed After Late Mikis Theodorakis
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Late Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. Photo source: www.mikistheodorakis.gr The City of Athens and four municipalities in Thessaloniki have put forward requests to rename streets in the two cities after late Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. Theodorakis passed away last week in Athens at the age of 96. Up until his death, he was viewed as Greece’s […]

Mayors Want Thessaloniki-Skiathos Ferry Connection to Resume in 2022

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Mayors Want Thessaloniki Skiathos Ferry Connection To Resume In 2022
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Plakes, Skiathos. The mayors of Thessaloniki and Skiathos have joined forces and are requesting for the subsidized seasonal ferry service connecting the two Greek destinations and other Sporades islands to resume next year. In service since June, the connection is run by Greek ferry operator Seajets and covers the Thessaloniki-Skiathos-Skopelos-Alonissos route. Its

Running for a Good Cause: ‘Olympic Day Run GREECE’ Joins Forces with ‘The Smile of the Child’

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Running For A Good Cause: ‘olympic Day Run Greece’ Joins Forces With ‘the Smile Of The Child’
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Registrations are open until September 10! The organizers of the “Olympic Day Run GREECE” event on Thursday announced a special collaboration with “The Smile of the Child” organization, aiming to put more smiles on the faces of children in need. The ultimate Olympic experience of the “Olympic Day Run” will return for the fourth year […]

Op-Ed: ‘The Pandemic Crisis Brought Radical Changes to the Tourism Field’ – Konstantinos Zervas

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Op Ed: ‘the Pandemic Crisis Brought Radical Changes To The Tourism Field’ – Konstantinos Zervas
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The Greek Travel Pages (GTP) has provided a podium for Greece’s key tourism figures to share their vision for the day after the Covid-19 pandemic. “The pandemic acted as an accelerator of the major changes that had already begun in recent years regarding the global tourism economy. The imprint of these changes will be present […]

Northern Greece Plays a Big Part in Country’s Tourism Restart, Says Minister

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Northern Greece Plays A Big Part In Country’s Tourism Restart, Says Minister
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Thessaloniki. Photo source: GNTO / H. Kakarouhas Northern Greece has a leading role in this year’s opening of the country’s tourism, Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said following his official visit to Thessaloniki on Friday. While in the Greece’s second largest city, Minister Theoharis met with local and regional bodies and discussed ways to boost […]

Covid-19 Hits Younger Ages in Thessaloniki Creating Concerns

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Covid 19 Hits Younger Ages In Thessaloniki Creating Concerns
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Thessaloniki, Greece. Photo source: Visit Greece / H. Kakarouhas Thessaloniki authorities are alarmed over new Covid-19 cases increasing among younger age groups as well as a spike in the number of infections. Thessaloniki Regional Governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas and the city’s mayor Konstantinos Zervas presented Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis the recent developments