Dana Facaros (facarospauls.com) has been in love with Greece since she was 14 years old and spent a summer on her father's native island, Ikaria. She studied ancient Greek, mythology and classics during a brief stint at university, and she has been visiting and writing about the country since 1977, when she wrote her first guidebook - to the Greek islands. Facaros later co-authored the Cadogan guide to the whole of Greece, published in 2003. Since then she has become a Greek citizen and writes frequently about Greece for the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Travel Magazine. While writing this Bradt guide to northern Greece, she was inspired to create the Greek Food Decoder app, which she often wished she had had in the tavernas off the beaten track. She has also written two other Bradt guidebooks, plus numerous titles for Cadogan.

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• IntroductionPART ONE GENERAL INFORMATIONChapter 1 Background InformationGeography, Climate, Natural history and conservation, History, Government and politics, Economy, People, Language, Religion and beliefs, Education, CultureChapter 2 Practical InformationWhen to visit, Highlights, Suggested itineraries, Tourist information and tour operators, Red tape, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, Women travellers, Travelling with a disability, LGBTQIA+ travellers, Travelling with children, What to take, Money and budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays and festivals, Shopping, Sports and activities, Museums and archaeological sites, Opening times, Media and communications, Cultural etiquette, Travelling positivelyPART TWO THE GUIDE 57Chapter 3 Thessaloniki History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information and tour operators, Orientation, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Sports and activities, Other practicalities, What to see and doChapter 4 Chalkidiki History, Getting there and away, Tourist information and tour operators, Sports and activities, Central Chalkidiki, Kassandra Peninsula, Sithonia Peninsula, Chalkidiki's east coast, Akte Peninsula, Mount Athos (Agion Oros)Chapter 5 Central Macedonia Tourist information, Mount Olympus National Park, Veria, Vergina, Naoussa, Ancient Pella, Edessa, Goumenissa and Mount Paiko, Kilkis, Lake Kerkini National Park, Serres, South of SerresChapter 6 Eastern Macedonia History, Kavala, Ancient Philippi, Mount Pangaion, Drama, The Nestos River and Gorge, ThassosChapter 7 Thrace Xanthi, Komotini, Alexandroupolis, The Evros, SamothrakiChapter 8 Western Macedonia History, Kastoria, East of Kastoria, Florina, Prespa National Park, Kozani, Pindus National ParkChapter 9 Epirus History, Ioannina, The Zagorochoria, Konitsa and around, Metsovo, Dodona, The Tzoumerka, The Ambracian Gulf, Parga, Syvota, IgoumenitsaChapter 10 Thessaly History, Larissa, Around Larissa, Trikala, Meteora, West of Trikala: Pyli, Elati and Pertouli, Karditsa, Lake Plastira, Loutra SmokovaChapter 11 Magnesia and the Pelion PeninsulaVolos, The PelionChapter 12 The Sporades IslandsHistory, Skiathos, Skopelos, AlonissosChapter 13 Athens History and mythology, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information and city tours, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Other practicalities, What to see and doAppendix 1 LanguageAppendix 2 GlossaryAppendix 3 Further InformationIndexIndex of Advertisers

Dana Facaros (facarospauls.com) has been in love with Greece since she was 14 years old and spent a summer on her father's native island, Ikaria. She studied ancient Greek, mythology and classics during a brief stint at university, and she has been visiting and writing about the country since 1977, when she wrote her first guidebook - to the Greek islands. Facaros later co-authored the Cadogan guide to the whole of Greece, published in 2003. Since then she has become a Greek citizen and writes frequently about Greece for the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Travel Magazine. While writing this Bradt guide to northern Greece, she was inspired to create the Greek Food Decoder app, which she often wished she had had in the tavernas off the beaten track. She has also written two other Bradt guidebooks, plus numerous titles for Cadogan.

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• IntroductionPART ONE GENERAL INFORMATIONChapter 1 Background InformationGeography, Climate, Natural history and conservation, History, Government and politics, Economy, People, Language, Religion and beliefs, Education, CultureChapter 2 Practical InformationWhen to visit, Highlights, Suggested itineraries, Tourist information and tour operators, Red tape, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, Women travellers, Travelling with a disability, LGBTQIA+ travellers, Travelling with children, What to take, Money and budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays and festivals, Shopping, Sports and activities, Museums and archaeological sites, Opening times, Media and communications, Cultural etiquette, Travelling positivelyPART TWO THE GUIDE 57Chapter 3 Thessaloniki History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information and tour operators, Orientation, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Sports and activities, Other practicalities, What to see and doChapter 4 Chalkidiki History, Getting there and away, Tourist information and tour operators, Sports and activities, Central Chalkidiki, Kassandra Peninsula, Sithonia Peninsula, Chalkidiki's east coast, Akte Peninsula, Mount Athos (Agion Oros)Chapter 5 Central Macedonia Tourist information, Mount Olympus National Park, Veria, Vergina, Naoussa, Ancient Pella, Edessa, Goumenissa and Mount Paiko, Kilkis, Lake Kerkini National Park, Serres, South of SerresChapter 6 Eastern Macedonia History, Kavala, Ancient Philippi, Mount Pangaion, Drama, The Nestos River and Gorge, ThassosChapter 7 Thrace Xanthi, Komotini, Alexandroupolis, The Evros, SamothrakiChapter 8 Western Macedonia History, Kastoria, East of Kastoria, Florina, Prespa National Park, Kozani, Pindus National ParkChapter 9 Epirus History, Ioannina, The Zagorochoria, Konitsa and around, Metsovo, Dodona, The Tzoumerka, The Ambracian Gulf, Parga, Syvota, IgoumenitsaChapter 10 Thessaly History, Larissa, Around Larissa, Trikala, Meteora, West of Trikala: Pyli, Elati and Pertouli, Karditsa, Lake Plastira, Loutra SmokovaChapter 11 Magnesia and the Pelion PeninsulaVolos, The PelionChapter 12 The Sporades IslandsHistory, Skiathos, Skopelos, AlonissosChapter 13 Athens History and mythology, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information and city tours, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Other practicalities, What to see and doAppendix 1 LanguageAppendix 2 GlossaryAppendix 3 Further InformationIndexIndex of Advertisers