thessaloniki, my hometown
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My hometown, THESSALONIKI
We live in Thessaloniki, we love this town and we invite you to come and see the beauties.
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• My hometown is a modern town with history, culture and beauty.
• The population is about 800.000 persons and Thessaloniki is the second biggest city in Greece
after Athens.
• There is airport, port and railway station.
• The university is the second biggest university in Greece.
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• Here is Aristotele’s square, the most famous square in Thessaloniki.
• Here takes place the international film festival ,political speeches and concerts.
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• The seaside is the place
where people walk , children play
and ride bicycle.
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• We don’t forget the past. Thessaloniki has a lot of ancient monuments like this arc of Gallerius.
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Alexander the Great had his palace near Thessaloniki
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• The old town was encircled by tall wall for its protection from enemies raids
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• There are a lot of old churches . They have built before 1500
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So, there are a lot of reasons for someone to love our Thessaloniki. We hope to meet
each other here to discuss, to enjoy the beauties and to taste Greek food near the
sea.