In the Byzantine era, there were periods when it was the most important city after Constantinople, the ‘First after the First,’ as Byzantine writers call it. when the Apostle Paul first visited her and taught in a Jewish synagogue. Safe for ships, open to sea communication, with rivers opening natural passages to the Balkan hinterland, Thessaloniki, a real crossroads of land and waterways, was destined to have the fate that few European cities were fortunate to have: a long, unbroken historical presence and the entity of a large city.Ĭosmopolitan in antiquity, as shown by the worship of various gods of ancient Greece but also foreigners from Egypt and the East, Thessaloniki made its acquaintance with Christianity in the year 50 AD. It was built in an area rich in productive springs, protected by the Chortiatis mountain range, and in the depths of the Thermaikos Gulf. The choice of this place by Kassandros was extremely successful, as time and history have shown. Kassandros gave the city the name of his wife and sister of, Alexander the Great. Its original population was made up of residents of 26 small towns in the surrounding area who relocated to it. The White Tower in Thessaloniki - credits: Read below about the story of the White Tower, Thessaloniki’s trademark that never fails to amaze its visitors. When you reach the top, words are useless. On its six floors, this wonderful but suffering city's fascinating history unfolds through an elegant exhibition with modern media. It would be an unforgivable omission for someone to go to Thessaloniki and not visit the White Tower.
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