Thessaloniki, the capital of northern Greece, is an ancient city at the center of some of the most dramatic events in European history, from the barbarian invasions of the post-Roman world to the dismantling of the Iron Curtain in 1989.

Thessaloniki, the capital of northern Greece, is an ancient city at the center of some of the most dramatic events in European history, from the barbarian invasions of the post-Roman world to the dismantling of the Iron Curtain in 1989.