Greece s second largest city is standing proudly at the crossroad between East and West. Its prominent position and its enlightening impact throughout the ages have rendered Thessaloniki a point
of reference and an economic center for all the Balkan nations and peoples.
The city stands as a crowning jewel at the top of Thermaikos Gulf, stretching over twelve kilometers in a bowl formed by low hills facing the Aegean. To the west, the city reaches the banks of
Gallikos river, where the industrial zone with its dense infrastructure is situated, and to the east spreads as far as the luxurious suburb of "Panorama".
The main city is divided into the Upper town (Ano Poli) with its narrow alleys and Ottoman styled houses huddling around the remnants of the Mediaeval fortifications and the Modern town, which was
fully redesigned and reconstructed on a grid system after being devastated by fire in 1917.