Πρόγραμμα eTwinning: Local Motifs Meet with International Values

Πρόγραμμα Etwinning

 “Local Motifs Meet with International Values”

Δραστηριότητα : Λίγα λόγια για την πόλη μας

 Τάξη : Δ’2 (2020-21)

(Υπεύθυνη εκπαιδευτικός : Κατσαουνίδου Αναστασία)

 THESSALONIKI, GREECE

 Thessaloniki is the second-largest city in Greece, with over 1 million inhabitants. It is also "the co-capital". It is located on the Thermaic Gulf, at the northwest corner of the Aegean Sea. The city is renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life in general, and is considered to be Greece's cultural capital.
           The city of Thessaloniki was founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon and was named after his wife Thessalonike, daughter of Philip and sister of Alexander the Great. It is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Roman, Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures.

The city's main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans.
           Thessaloniki is a very popular tourist destination in Greece.