The port of Thessaloniki, one of the largest in the Mediterranean, is the same age as the city.
Thessaloniki, since its founding by Cassander in 315 B.C., has firmly taken a leading position in the shipping industry of the northern Aegean Sea. The city's convenient port, sheltered from the south winds, was enlarged and deepened by the first Byzantine emperor Constantine the Great, who considered Thessaloniki as a potential capital of the East Roman Empire. The city's advantageous location in terms of military and commercial shipping made the city port one of the main Eurasian trade hubs. Ottoman rule failed to diminish the importance of Thessaloniki port. It began to take on its present form in 1876. In recent years the Port of Thessaloniki began to receive large cruise ships. In the first dock of the port there are now also a museum of photography and cinematography, a cinema, cafes, bars and a kindergarten.
The port of Thessaloniki has a beautiful recreation area, a favorite place for romantic meetings of the city's young people.
If you come to the center of Thessaloniki by car, you can park in the port parking lot: relatively inexpensive and within walking distance of the most important and interesting places of the city.
By bus n.3 from the railway station.
