Aristotelous Square
Greece
Fire in Downtown Thessaloniki Leaves 11 People in Hospital
A fire that broke out in the Chamber of Handicrafts building in Thessaloniki on Friday afternoon has left eleven people hospitalized.
The building, located in the center of the city at Aristotelous Square, burst into flames on Friday. Firefighters and...
Greece
Aristotelous Square, The Jewel of Thessaloniki
Aristotelous Square is the main city square of Thessaloniki, which is Greece’s second largest city and the capital of Macedonia.
Animals
Terrifying Wild Boar Found Roaming Downtown Thessaloniki
A wild boar was seen by a few passers-by in the center of Thessaloniki, Greece, Aristotelous Square, in the early morning hours of Friday.
Greece
Greek Anarchist Romanos Continues Hunger Strike for 26th Day Despite Deteriorated Health
Twenty-one-year-old Greek anarchist Nikos Romanos continues his hunger strike for the 26th consecutive day, in demand of an educational leave from prison in order to attend his studies at the Business Department of the Technical Education Institute of Athens, where...
Economy
Thessalonki Trade Fair Faces Protests
Police in Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city, are bracing for protests against austerity measures and the firing of public workers during the International Trade Fair from Sept. 6-7.
Authorities said they would deploy 3,500 police and re-arrange traffic patterns and that...
Greece
Thessaloniki: Central Aristotelous Square is Transformed Into a Beach
The Municipality of Thessaloniki has decided to cover central Aristotelous Square with sand for two days! Their rationale for this is that Thessaloniki will host a beach volley tournament in June.
This is not a joke! Beach umbrellas, sunbeds and...