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The Arch of Galerius with its carved friezes and, at the end of the axis, the Rotunda with its minaret

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Loena Journal

Practical notes for experiencing Thessaloniki as if you already know someone in the city.

What is here

Every guide answers something a guest asked us before they travelled. A date on a card is the last time we went back and checked it.

The Ladadika facades along the pedestrian lane, the old Chrimatistirio among them

Where to stay

Where to stay in Ladadika

What a stay inside Ladadika is like. Quiet weekday mornings, loud weekend nights, discreet entrances, no street parking, and who the quarter suits.

Updated August 2026

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The seafront boulevard and the harbour from the air at sunset

In the city

Getting around central Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki city center near Loena Luxury Suites

Arrival

Thessaloniki Airport to the City Center

An arched gate in the Byzantine wall, the battlements running downhill beside it

When to come

Thessaloniki Weather by Season

Sailboats on the Thermaic Gulf at golden hour, a romantic Thessaloniki stay

For two

Thessaloniki City Break: The Perfect Couples Getaway

The White Tower at dusk with the seafront promenade, Nikis Avenue and the port behind it

Where to stay

Airbnb in Thessaloniki

The suite's queen-size bed and daybed, with room for a third guest

With children

Thessaloniki with kids

The Thessaloniki seafront from the air: the promenade, the White Tower and the city rising to the hills

Arrival

Driving to Thessaloniki

The backlit LOENA sign on the fourth floor and the black marble steps up to the corridor to the suites

Arrival

Sofia to Thessaloniki by car

Door 405 open, with the suite's bed and kitchen behind it

Arrival

Skopje to Thessaloniki by car

The widest view of the suite from the bar corner, the bed at the centre and the daybed at the window

Arrival

Belgrade to Thessaloniki by car

The Enipeas gorge above Litochoro. Forested slopes, limestone cliffs, the stream on the gorge floor.

Day trips

Thessaloniki day trips

Relief carvings on the Arch of Galerius (Kamara)

Itineraries

Three days in Thessaloniki

Aerial view of the Thessaloniki seafront in September, near the TIF / ΔΕΘ fairgrounds

Seasons

Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) visitor guide

Thessaloniki waterfront promenade in winter, with the White Tower in the distance

Seasons

Christmas in Thessaloniki, winter city guide

The basilica of Agios Dimitrios from the street, its arcaded windows and flags

Seasons

Easter in Thessaloniki, Orthodox celebration guide

The seafront and the White Tower from above, at dusk

Seasons

Summer in Thessaloniki, city base and beach by day

Aristotelous Square from above

Seasons

Thessaloniki Film Festival, guide for the culture traveller

The Kapani market aisle under its iron roof, a butcher and a greengrocer at work

Seasons

Carnival and long weekends in Thessaloniki, the domestic city break

The Thermaic Gulf

Before you come

Drive from Bulgaria to Thessaloniki, park once, walk everywhere

The White Tower from the air, the park at its foot and the seafront running east

Before you come

Thessaloniki for Turkish visitors, from Atatürk's birthplace to the food

The White Tower from the park at its foot, the Greek flag flying above it

Before you come

Thessaloniki from Serbia, two borders and one garage

The White Tower and the seafront promenade from above, the city behind

Before you come

Thessaloniki from Romania, no passport check on the way

The suite's kitchen with the television on the wall opposite

Before you come

Thessaloniki for German visitors, history, food and a Greek diaspora connection

A city street running downhill between apartment blocks to the waterfront

Before you come

Thessaloniki from Cyprus, a two-hour flight and no language to learn

The Thessaloniki seafront and White Tower from the sea

Before you come

Thessaloniki from Israel, Jewish history, food and a city you walk

The equestrian statue of Alexander the Great on the Nea Paralia, with people walking at sunset

The stay

A week in Thessaloniki

Monastery with red tile roofs on a sandstone pillar at Meteora, a second monastery and rock towers behind.

Day trips

Meteora from Thessaloniki

The facade of the Tomb of Philip II at Vergina, the painted hunting frieze above the door

Day trips

Vergina and Pella in one day

Mytikas, the summit of Olympus, seen from Skala

Day trips

Mount Olympus and Litochoro

Aerial view of the Sithonia coast: pine forest running down to white rocks, turquoise shallows and small beaches.

Day trips

Halkidiki from Thessaloniki

The Karanos waterfall at Edessa drops off the cliff beside a railed stone terrace, autumn trees and the plain beyond.

Day trips

Edessa in a day from Thessaloniki

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