{"id":846,"date":"2024-01-18T16:34:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T13:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holidayify.com\/?p=846"},"modified":"2024-03-07T16:29:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T13:29:58","slug":"waar-ligt-thessaloniki-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holidayify.com\/nl\/waar-ligt-thessaloniki-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Waar ligt Thessaloniki?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"translation-block\">Thessaloniki is the second largest city of Greece and the most important centre of the area. <strong>Where is Thessaloniki<\/strong>? Placed 502km north of <a href=\"https:\/\/holidayify.com\/nl\/athene-griekenland-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Athens<\/a>. Built near the sea (at the back of the Therma\u00efkos Gulf), it is a modern metropolis bearing the marks of its stormy history and its cosmopolitan character, which give it a special beauty and charm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Waar ligt Thessaloniki?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/where-is-thessaloniki-greece.jpg\" alt=\"where is thessaloniki greece\" class=\"wp-image-729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/where-is-thessaloniki-greece.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/where-is-thessaloniki-greece-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/where-is-thessaloniki-greece-768x706.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/where-is-thessaloniki-greece-150x138.jpg 150w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/where-is-thessaloniki-greece-696x640.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What country is Thessaloniki in<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/thessaloniki-greece-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Thessaloniki Griekenland\" class=\"wp-image-727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/thessaloniki-greece-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/thessaloniki-greece-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/thessaloniki-greece-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/thessaloniki-greece-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/thessaloniki-greece-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/thessaloniki-greece-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/thessaloniki-greece-1-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/thessaloniki-greece-1-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/thessaloniki-greece-1-1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aristotelous Square at Thessaloniki city, Panoramic view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thessaloniki is a city located in Greece.<\/strong> It is the second largest city in the country, and it also serves as the capital of Macedonia. The city has become known as a major hub for economics, politics, and industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thessaloniki Population<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-vouliagmeni-beach-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-vouliagmeni-beach-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-vouliagmeni-beach-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-vouliagmeni-beach-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-vouliagmeni-beach-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-vouliagmeni-beach-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-vouliagmeni-beach-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-vouliagmeni-beach-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-vouliagmeni-beach-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-vouliagmeni-beach-1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Athens seaside view Vouliagmeni from above beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thessaloniki&#8217;s 2024 population is now estimated at 815,000. In 1950, the population of Thessaloniki was 291,675. Thessaloniki has grown by 3,123 since 2015, which represents a 0.08% annual change. Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/holidayify.com\/nl\/griekse-bevolking-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">population of Greece<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thessaloniki History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/galerius-arch-thessaloniki-greece-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"galerius arch thessaloniki greece\" class=\"wp-image-733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/galerius-arch-thessaloniki-greece-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/galerius-arch-thessaloniki-greece-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/galerius-arch-thessaloniki-greece-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/galerius-arch-thessaloniki-greece-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/galerius-arch-thessaloniki-greece-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/galerius-arch-thessaloniki-greece-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/galerius-arch-thessaloniki-greece-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/galerius-arch-thessaloniki-greece-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/galerius-arch-thessaloniki-greece-1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People are strolling between Rotunda of Galerius and Galerius arch in Thessaloniki, Greece.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Evidence shows that the Thessaloniki city was founded around 315 BC. The city was established under the kingdom of Macedon, and following the fall of the kingdom, became the capital of Macedonia, later becoming a free city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thessaloniki Demographics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-acropolis-bird-eye-view-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-acropolis-bird-eye-view-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-acropolis-bird-eye-view-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-acropolis-bird-eye-view-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-acropolis-bird-eye-view-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-acropolis-bird-eye-view-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-acropolis-bird-eye-view-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-acropolis-bird-eye-view-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-acropolis-bird-eye-view-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-acropolis-bird-eye-view-1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Acropolis of Athens in Greece on background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout its history, Thessaloniki has been home to many different ethnic groups, including Turks, Jewish, Muslim, Greek, Bulgarians, Roma, and other minor groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Athens to Thessaloniki<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69dbd67811b7e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69dbd67811b7e\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"919\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-to-thessaloniki.jpg\" alt=\"athens to thessaloniki map\" class=\"wp-image-857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-to-thessaloniki.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-to-thessaloniki-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-to-thessaloniki-768x706.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-to-thessaloniki-150x138.jpg 150w, https:\/\/holidayify.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/athens-to-thessaloniki-696x640.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Vergroten\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Thessaloniki a good holiday destination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Thessaloniki and <a href=\"https:\/\/holidayify.com\/nl\/halkidiki-greece\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Halkidiki<\/a> in the north of Greece offer families a chance to create a fulfilling twin-centre holiday. As well as being Greece\u2019s second largest city, Thessaloniki was voted one of the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/travel\/top-10\/nightlife-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">top tourist destinations in the world<\/a>\u2018 by National Geographic magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How safe is Thessaloniki<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Thessaloniki<\/strong> is regarded as a <strong>safe place<\/strong> and there is only a low level of crime within the city. However, corruption and bribery is a major problem in Thessaloniki, as it is in many places in Greece. Attacks based on skin color, ethnic origin, or religion, on the other hand, are extremely rare within Thessaloniki.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thessaloniki is the second largest city of Greece and the most important centre of the area. Where is Thessaloniki? Placed 502km north of Athens. 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