Naoussa Wine: A Day Trip from Thessaloniki to Xinomavro Country

Naoussa Wine: A Day Trip from Thessaloniki to Xinomavro Country

Naoussa wine is the red of northern Greece, pressed from the Xinomavro grape on the eastern foothills of Mount Vermio. The town of Naoussa sits about ninety kilometres west of Thessaloniki, close enough for a single day among the vineyards and the cellars. Its wines carry firm tannin, bright acidity, and a savoury note of … Read more

The Edessa Waterfalls: A Day Trip from Thessaloniki

The Edessa Waterfalls: A Day Trip from Thessaloniki

The Edessa waterfalls drop over the edge of a high plateau in the town of Edessa, west of Thessaloniki, where the Edessaios river reaches the rim of its gorge and falls to the plain below. The tallest of them, the Karanos, plunges seventy metres and ranks as the highest waterfall in Greece. A paved park … Read more