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IKEA has five regular stores in Israel, located in Netanya, Beit Shemesh, Rishon LeZion, Kiryat Ata, and Beersheba. There are also two stores that focus exclusively on kitchens called IKEA Kitchens in the Tel Aviv Port and Petah Tikva. There is one store planned to open in Ashdod. 33 Greece: 2001 Thessaloniki: 8
Thessaloniki was the 2014 European Youth Capital. The city's main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans. [13] The city was founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon, who named it after his wife Thessalonike, daughter of Philip II of Macedonand sister of Alexander the Great.
Greece has 19 properties in Greece inscribed on the World Heritage List, 17 of which are cultural sites and two ( Meteora and Mount Athos) are mixed, listed for both their natural and cultural significance. The first site added to the list was the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae, in 1986. The next two sites listed were the Archeological ...
The White Tower of Thessaloniki ( Greek: Λευκός ΠύργοςLefkós Pýrgos; Turkish: Beyaz Kule; Ladino: Kuli Blanka) is a monument and museum on the waterfront of the city of Thessaloniki, capital of the region of Macedonia in northern Greece. The present tower replaced an old Byzantine fortification, known to have been mentioned around ...
Each national park consists of a core and the area surrounding it. According to Greek Law the core cannot be smaller than 15,000,000 square metres (5.8 sq mi), with the exception of marine national parks. The surrounding area must be larger than, or at least equal to, the size of the core. [citation needed]
The Thessaloniki Metro ( Greek: Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης, Metró Thessaloníkis ⓘ, [meˈtro θesaloˈnicis]) is an underground rapid-transit system under construction in Thessaloniki, Greece 's second largest city. Estimates for the cost of the megaproject are € 1.62 billion ( $ 1.83 billion) for the main line and €640 million ...
The historical center of Thessaloniki, with monuments from the city's Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman past. The history of the city of Thessaloniki dates back to the ancient Macedonians. Today with the opening of borders in Southeastern Europe it is currently experiencing a strong revival, serving as the prime port for the northern ...
The Port of Thessaloniki is the country’s largest export port and the main sea gate of the Balkans and Southeast Europe. Containers are handled through a specially designed area located in the western part of Pier 6. The 550m long and 340m wide Container Terminal is part of the Free Zone, connected with the national rail network, and extends ...