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Thessaloniki, a lively modern city overlooking the Gulf of Thermaikos, is the capital of Macedonia and second largest city of Greece today. The White Tower (in Greek Lefkos Pyrgos), which dominates the seafront promenade and is one of the last remainders of the 15th century fortifications, has become Thessaloniki’s unofficial emblem. Thessaloniki was founded in 315 B.C. by Kassandros, king of Macedonia and former general of Alexander the Great. During the Byzantine era Thessaloniki was the second most significant city of the Byzantine Empire, after the capital Constantinople. The wealth of the 14th century Byzantine churches testifies to the heights to which Christianity then attained in the city (St. Paul preached here and also addressed the (Thessalonians’ in his well known epistle). Nowadays the visitor can enjoy all sorts of attractions such as music performances at the Orchestra Hall of the City, cultural events (theater, ballet, art exhibits, lectures etc.) and sample a variety of Greek tastes at numerous local restaurants and taverns. One can also visit the many museums that cover a wide spectrum of ancient and contemporary cultural facets. The archaeological museum and the Byzantine museum are just a few meters away from the Velidion Conference Center.
