northern Greece
Above the Peloponnese
Northern Greece is the mountainous region comprising Greek Macedonia, Thrace, Epirus, and Thessaly.
It includes Greece's second-largest city, Thessaloniki, and borders Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
The area is historically significant as the homeland of Alexander the Great and the site of ancient Macedon.
- ThessalonikiMajor northern Greek city
- border crossingTransit between sovereign territories
- Alexander the GreatMacedonian empire builder
- Mount OlympusGreek gods' legendary home
- wine countryArea known for vineyards
mountain villages · olive oil production · feta cheese · Aristotle · Macedonia · Philip II · ancient ruins · Byzantine Empire · Thrace
geographic position within Greece
northern GreeceCrete
Largest Greek island
Attica · Laconia · Peloponnese · Arcadia
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