Greece: Travel Guide: Macedonia: Thessaloniki: Center

Greece: Macedonia: Thessaloniki: Center

Thessaloniki or Salonica (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη) is Greece's second-largest city and the capital of Macedonia. According to official data, the Thessaloniki Urban Area extends around the Thermaic Gulf for approximately 17 km and comprises 16 municipalities. According to the 2001 census, the municipality of Thessaloniki had a population of 363,987. The Thessaloniki prefecture has a population of 1,057,825 (including rural area).

Thessaloniki is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre. It is a major transportation hub for rest of southeastern Europe. Its commercial port is of a great importance for Greece and its southeast European hinterland. The Prime Minister gives his annual governmental speech outlining plans for the year to come from Thessaloniki.

Hotels in center of Thessaloniki:

Anessis Hotel
	Anessis Hotel is renovated in 2006 and with a multilingual staff, promises its guests that everything is designed with the highest quality standards and with customer satisfaction always in mind. Its style and comfort and its customized service and attention to every detail make this hotel the ideal choise for the customer visiting the city for business or for leisure.

Hotel El Greco

The city of Thessaloniki and Hotel El Greco welcome you to the heart of northern Greece, the gateway to the Balkans and the easternmost border of Europe to Asia. Hotel El Greco is the ideal choice for visitors to the city of Thessaloniki either for business of for pleasure. Situated right at the city center it is perfect for those wishing to explore all that the capital of Northern Greece has to offer.