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Northern Greece Highlights
Enjoy fine dining, live music, Byzantine churches, ruins and museums in exuber-
ant
Thessaloniki
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Dive clear Ionian waters at Venetian-flavoured
Parga
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Contemplate snow-capped Mt Olympus and the sandy Aegean coast from atop
the
Castle of Platamonas
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Chill out on Sithonia's beaches or decamp with Athos' monks on the wildly varied
Halkidiki Peninsula
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Partake in Xanthi's riotous
winter carnival
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See circling vultures and hawks at Thrace's
Dadia Forest Reserve
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Buy handcrafted local silver and explore the castle quarter of
Ioannina
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Hike one of Europe's grandest canyons, the
Vikos Gorge
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Cycle, kayak, or simply sit back and breathe in
Kastoria's
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) enigmatic
lake
MACEDONIA ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑ
Although for many foreigners the word Macedonia (in Greek, mah-keh-dho-
nee
-ah) con-
jures up only ancient conqueror Alexander the Great, Greece's biggest province has ma-
jor modern attractions to rival the museums and key historical sites Pella and Vergina.
Thessaloniki, Greece's sophisticated second city, has fantastic dining and nightlife, while
