What to see in thessaloniki
7 Awesome Things to do in Thessaloniki, Greece | GoLocal
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so before we just jump into it I need to
give you guys a little bit of context
about what makes this place so special
almost every aspect of Western culture
can trace its roots back to ancient
Greece we're talking about mathematics
philosophy literature even democracy
first began here this place has one of
the richest cultural histories in the
world so you know there's gonna be a lot
to uncover here are my top seven
favorite things to do in Tesla Nikki
Greece so to start us off right now I'm
headed to a Byzantine Ottoman era
fortress called
at Geo I honestly don't know her past
the Greek version but it's also known as
the Yeti cool and Turkish which was kind
of the main seat of power and Tesla Niki
for like thousands of years and then was
converted into a prison which was used
until I think 1989 so the good point to
start learning a little bit about the
history of this place so this ancient
Byzantine fortress is over 1,000 years
old and its name translates to the
fortress of seven towers even though it
actually has ten it up until the late
19th century it was the city's military
headquarters and garrison however as
technology change less interest was
given to the fort it was changed into a
prison now the fortress was mainly used
to hold political prisoners like during
the fascist dictatorship of 1936 and
during World War two under Nazi
occupation it was the site of hundreds
of executions and thousands of people
were tortured there of course now the
prison has since been closed and is now
open to tourists of the public we can
walk through the old cells of foreign
inmates
does a great job of cutting you off from
the outside world and you really get a
feel for was life to be in prison there
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numbers 23 I'm actually gonna combine
because they're kind of in the same area
and that's the Tesla ninki promenade and
the White Tower the Tesla Niki promenade
is where you go to relax and where
you'll find locals strolling by the sea
you'll find musicians street food
various performance acts among some
waterfront restaurants although those
are a bit touristy it's the perfect
place to take a sunset stroll and just
sort of absorb the general vibe of the
city now the White Tower is hard to miss
on this walk it's a standalone Tower
located right on the waterfront and it
gets its name because it used to be
called the red tower during Ottoman rule
when was a prison however once Tesla
Nika was liberated they nicknamed it the
White Tower and whitewashed the entire
thing as a symbol of cleansing inside
there's a really interesting museum that
highlights the sort of major changing
points in the city's history not to
mention you get amazing 360 degree views
from the roof
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okay so this next one on the list is by
far my favorite attraction in all of
Tesla Nietzsche and that is the train
cemetery on the outskirts of Tesla
Nietzsche this is where hundreds of
trains have been left to rot since the
1980s they've been trying to sell the
scrap metal for years but it just hasn't
worked for a number of reasons it's this
amazing place where you just have free
range to climb and explore kind of do
whatever you want now this isn't an
official tourist attraction so you do
have to be careful I will say definitely
more over ground than that anticipated
but as long as you keep that in mind
it's one of the more unique attractions
that I've been to you can take bus 51 54
and 54 a the leave from Tesla Niki train
station and you have to get off right
after the e90 highway and then walk the
last few hundred meters I actually ended
up getting off at the wrong stop take a
look so that being said that took me way
longer to get here than I thought
because there's no public transport
closest I could get was like a 25 minute
walk away and it's basically all on the
side of the highway so hopefully I don't
die
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now I know they said that uh I didn't
clean it up or commercialize it they
just left it open but I'm fairly certain
that so means it's kind of not illegal
we're not legal to be here but
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so that was a typical Greek gyro which
is basically hauled out bread stuffed
with shredded pork or chicken sometimes
lamb tomatoes onions then like a chili
garlic mayo sauce Amanda they kill it
and this is about as far into the video
as I can get before I start talking
about food because Greek food is among
my favorite in the world and that's
mostly because of the frugal way in
which they approach it you see in Greece
it's less about the complexity of the
dish and more about the quality of the
ingredients and what you can do with
them now Greek culinary tradition goes
back 4,000 years and there's so many
variations throughout the country I can
only really talk about the northern part
and in Tesla Nietzsche fish is king
so butter what restaurant are at trying
to order a dish with fish in it you
can't really go wrong but definitely
don't miss out on one of their
specialties the Arne met Chris rocky
which is lamb orzo pasta grated cheese
red wine oregano thyme and it's all
cooked in a ceramic pot I mean just tell
me that doesn't make you immediately
hungry a great place to try some of
these traditional dishes at is Aragon
Agora which is a restaurant Market combo
so you know that the ingredients are
gonna be as fresh as you can get next
I'll talk a little bit about Latta dica
which is one of the coolest districts of
the city it occupies the area where the
old port used to be was the most
important economic center of Tesla neeki
for hundreds of years
however it's changed a lot since then
and now it houses everything from bars
and nightclubs to local markets and
restaurants there's really a lot of
diversity here however in recent years
has become a bit more gentrified as the
tourist industry is starting to take
over but this is still the kind of place
that you go to without a clear
destination with the sole purpose of
just wandering around and discovering
some of the hidden gems this area has to
offer
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last but not least number seven
nightlife the Lonely Planet listed
tehsil Aniki as among the world's best
cities for partying and it really does
have an explosive night scene the most
local spots that I found was in this
place called fix Factory of sound which
is located in an old beer Factory and it
consists of three or four live music and
electronic clubs the feature of variety
of music trust me you'll only find
locals here it'll look like your taxi
driver is taking me to be martyred and
then he drops you off at this door and
you start to hear the thump of the bass
inside
trust me it's pretty awesome there
really is a place for everyone in this
city so guys I hope you enjoyed this
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