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History
 A
crossroads between East and West, the area
developed very fast after it was first founded
in 315 BC by the Macedonian King Kassandros. In
165 BC it was conquered by the Romans, who were
later succeeded the Byzantines. It was at that
time when splendid churches were built, still
surviving in our day. After experiencing its
golden age around 1300. the region fell to the
Ottomans in 1430 AD.
In
the years that followed. Thessaloniki developed
into an important port of the Ottoman Empire and
a fascinating city. Finally on 12 October 1912,
the day of its patron Saint Dimitrios,
Thessaloniki was liberated by the free Greek
armed forces and joined mother Greece.
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