Bustling, cosmopolitan Thessaloniki, also known as Salonica and birthplace of Alexander the Great, is Greece's second city and the country's busiest port. Captured by the Turks in 1430 and held until 1920, it still maintains its old Turkish bazaar known as the 'Modiano' yet has also developed in recent years into a sophisticated and major trade fair city. Its popular square Plateia Aristotelous, which overlooks the city's attractive waterfront promenade known as 'the paralia', is full of coffee bars and an ideal spot to observe the world. Considered to have the richest collection of Byzantine churches in all Greece, Thessaloniki is also known for its lively nightlife, good restaurants and very fashionably chic shopping centre.
The Capsis Bristol is a luxury hotel situated in the area of 'Ladadika', one of the historical areas of the city.
The Makedonia Palace Hotel, furnished in classic international style, is ideally located by the sea on the main city avenue. The hotel's 284 rooms also include king-sized rooms and executive rooms, junior suites, deluxe suites and two presidential suites.
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