“There is a homeland for everyone, while there is Thessaloniki,” wrote Nikiforos Choumnos, a 14th-century Byzantine dignitary and scholar. And he was right: Thessaloniki is a gorgeous and cosmopolitan ...
Yiannis Boutaris is a member of a community fast disappearing in Greece's forcefully monolithic culture — which may explain his affinity for Jews. WASHINGTON (JTA) – “I am proud to be a Vlach,” says ...
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The sun has just popped over Thessaloniki’s jumbled rooftops but there’s already a queue out the door at Bougatsa Bantis. Inside, baker ...