Northern Greece
Northern Greece is the large, varied upper half of Greece which, apart from a few scattered famous attractions, is still relatively untouristed, though much of this area offers rewarding destinations that deserve to be better known.| Tap on the map to travel |
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Popular Destinations
Thessaloniki
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Thessaloniki is the capital of the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the whole historical region of Macedonia, Greece, and is, at about one million inhabitants, the second largest city in the country.
Mount Athos
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Mount Athos is a mountain and a peninsula in Macedonia, northern Greece and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ioannina
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Ioannina is a beautiful city in Northern Greece whose old town is surrounded by tall defensive walls.
Destinations
Macedonia
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Macedonia is a geographic and former administrative region of Greece, in the southern Balkans.
Epirus
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Epirus is a region in the west of Northern Greece. The beaches of the coast are developed for…
Western Thrace
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Western Thrace is a region in Greece. In Greek, it is referred simply as Thrace, as there is no other Thrace in Greece. Eastern Thrace is part of Turkey.
Northern Greece
- Type: NUTS 1 statistical territorial entity with 3,110,000 residents
- Description: NUTS Region of Greece
- Location: Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude of centre
39.5533° or 39° 33' 12" northLongitude of centre
22.945° or 22° 56' 42" eastPopulation
3,110,000Wikidata ID
Q3563983Northern Greece Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: شمال اليونان
- Arabic: مقاطعة فوريا إلادا
- Belarusian: Паўночная Грэцыя
- Bulgarian: Северна Гърция
- Chinese: 北希腊
- Chinese: 希腊北部
- Chinese: 希臘北部
- English: Voreia Ellada
- Finnish: Pohjois-Kreikka
- French: Grèce du Nord
- French: Grèce septentrionale
- Greek: Βόρεια Ελλάδα
- Indonesian: Yunani Utara
- Italian: Grecia settentrionale
- Japanese: 北部ギリシャ
- Macedonian: Северна Грција
- Persian: یونان شمالی
- Russian: Северная Греция
- Serbian: Сјеверна Грчка
- Slovak: Severné Grécko
- Spanish: Norte de Grecia
- Ukrainian: Північна Греція
- Venetian: Gresa setentrionałe
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Northern Greece. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.