Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki is the second-largest city in Greece, the capital of the Macedonia region, and an important educational hub with 4 large scale institutions, among which Greece’s largest university, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with more than 80.000 students. 
Ιt is considered Greece's cultural capital, renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life in general and has recently been ranked by National Geographic Travel in the top 10 Nightlife Cities.
More importantly, it is also a city with a continuous 3,000 year old history; preserving relics of its Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman past and of its formerly dominant Jewish population. Many of its Byzantine churches and a whole district of the city in particular, are included in UNESCO's World Heritage list.

For more information about the city's identity, as well as facts and figures please visit the Thessaloniki Convention Bureau's website 

WHY THESSALONIKI http://www.thessalonikiconventionbureau.gr/content/why-thessaloniki
CITY FACTS & FIGURES http://www.thessalonikiconventionbureau.gr/content/city-facts-figures

Useful Links
Thessaloniki on Discover Greece
Thessaloniki on Wikipedia
Thessaloniki on tripadvisor 
Greece Is - Experience Culture, Gastronomy & More

What MEDIA say about Thessaloniki:
Conde Nast Traveller, 2015
National Geographic, 2013
The Washington Post, 2013
BBC, 2012
The Guardian, 2011
The NY Times, 2011 

Map of downtown Thessaloniki: a virtual guide of all places of interest in 3D presentation