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<\/div><\/div>\nA contemporary look for an ancient heart<\/h3>\n\nDisembarking from an\u00a0MSC cruise ship\u00a0at\u00a0Thessaloniki<\/strong>, Greece\u2019s second city, it\u2019s obvious it stands apart from the rest of the country. Situated at the head of the\u00a0Gulf of Thessalon\u00edk<\/strong>, it seems open to the rest of the world, with a wide ethnic mix and an air of general prosperity. There are substantial\u00a0Roman remains<\/strong>\u00a0and the many churches constitute a showcase of\u00a0Orthodox architecture<\/strong>\u00a0through the ages, while you can catch glimpses of the Turkish city both in the walled\u00a0Upper City<\/strong>\u00a0(Ano Poli) and in the modern grid of streets below: isolated pockets of Ottoman buildings, many of them Islamic monuments, which miraculously survived the 1917 fire.<\/p>\nModern Greek architecture is exemplified by\u00a0Art Deco<\/strong>\u00a0piles dating from the city\u2019s twentieth-century heyday. Ruins, churches and buildings make Thessalon\u00edki pleasant for sightseeing on an MSC Mediterranean cruise\u00a0excursion. Pella, 40km west of Thessalon\u00edki, was the capital of Macedonia throughout its greatest period and the first capital of Greece after Philip II forcibly unified the country around 338 BC. The site today is a worthwhile day-trip from Thessalon\u00edki. Its main treasures are a series of pebble mosaics, some in the museum, others in situ.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
A contemporary look for an ancient heart<\/h3>\n\nDisembarking from an\u00a0MSC cruise ship\u00a0at\u00a0Thessaloniki<\/strong>, Greece\u2019s second city, it\u2019s obvious it stands apart from the rest of the country. Situated at the head of the\u00a0Gulf of Thessalon\u00edk<\/strong>, it seems open to the rest of the world, with a wide ethnic mix and an air of general prosperity. There are substantial\u00a0Roman remains<\/strong>\u00a0and the many churches constitute a showcase of\u00a0Orthodox architecture<\/strong>\u00a0through the ages, while you can catch glimpses of the Turkish city both in the walled\u00a0Upper City<\/strong>\u00a0(Ano Poli) and in the modern grid of streets below: isolated pockets of Ottoman buildings, many of them Islamic monuments, which miraculously survived the 1917 fire.<\/p>\nModern Greek architecture is exemplified by\u00a0Art Deco<\/strong>\u00a0piles dating from the city\u2019s twentieth-century heyday. Ruins, churches and buildings make Thessalon\u00edki pleasant for sightseeing on an MSC Mediterranean cruise\u00a0excursion. Pella, 40km west of Thessalon\u00edki, was the capital of Macedonia throughout its greatest period and the first capital of Greece after Philip II forcibly unified the country around 338 BC. The site today is a worthwhile day-trip from Thessalon\u00edki. Its main treasures are a series of pebble mosaics, some in the museum, others in situ.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
Disembarking from an\u00a0MSC cruise ship\u00a0at\u00a0Thessaloniki<\/strong>, Greece\u2019s second city, it\u2019s obvious it stands apart from the rest of the country. Situated at the head of the\u00a0Gulf of Thessalon\u00edk<\/strong>, it seems open to the rest of the world, with a wide ethnic mix and an air of general prosperity. There are substantial\u00a0Roman remains<\/strong>\u00a0and the many churches constitute a showcase of\u00a0Orthodox architecture<\/strong>\u00a0through the ages, while you can catch glimpses of the Turkish city both in the walled\u00a0Upper City<\/strong>\u00a0(Ano Poli) and in the modern grid of streets below: isolated pockets of Ottoman buildings, many of them Islamic monuments, which miraculously survived the 1917 fire.<\/p>\n Modern Greek architecture is exemplified by\u00a0Art Deco<\/strong>\u00a0piles dating from the city\u2019s twentieth-century heyday. Ruins, churches and buildings make Thessalon\u00edki pleasant for sightseeing on an MSC Mediterranean cruise\u00a0excursion. Pella, 40km west of Thessalon\u00edki, was the capital of Macedonia throughout its greatest period and the first capital of Greece after Philip II forcibly unified the country around 338 BC. The site today is a worthwhile day-trip from Thessalon\u00edki. Its main treasures are a series of pebble mosaics, some in the museum, others in situ.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>