There are many cool historical monuments around town but a favorite is the giant statue of Alexander the Great and his favorite horse Bucephalus. It’s situated on the waterfront and is quite impressive.
Another near-to-our-hotel monument is a statue of Aristotle. He has a very shiny big toe–people rubbing it for wisdom and good luck?!
While here, we’ve enjoyed wandering through the market,
checking out sweet treats,
and street art.
Today we learned about the difficult history of the region at The Museum of Macedonian Struggle.
Thessaloniki has an excellent Archaeological Museum with informative displays like this one showing ceramics used in Ancient Greek daily life.
The Museum also has a wonderful exhibit of Macedonian gold artifacts found in royal tombs.
There is still much to explore in Thessaloniki but tomorrow (Friday) a rental car will be dropped off at our hotel and we’ll head towards our next stop–Kastoria!