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Posters & postcards from “Unseen Thessaloniki”

Nicki Panou — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 15:51:12 +0000

Ever since I completed “Unseen Thessaloniki”, it has been on my mind to offer not only limited edition fine art prints, but also some more affordable options. So, it is my pleasure to be able to offer you quality posters from any picture that is part of the series, as well as a postcard set […]

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Delasalle grove

Nicki Panou — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:00:02 +0000

Many years before the villas of the countryside district, there was another area of Thessaloniki that was famous for its luxurious mansions and wealthy residents. That place was Urendjick, which in turkish means "little paradise", and today it's called Retziki or Pefka. That is where what's left from Djeck Abbott's famous estate lies today, known as Delasalle grove.

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zeitenlik

Nicki Panou — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:56:26 +0000

zeitenlik, which means "olive grove" in turkish, lies near Lagada st. about 1.5 km north of Vardaris square. It is the biggest military necropolis in Greece since the end of WWI. Here are buried more than twenty thousand soldiers from the Entente forces, French, British, Italian, Russian, Serbian, but also some Bulgarian prisoners of war, who all lost their lives in the battles of the Macedonian front between 1914 and 1919.

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lake Koroneia

Nicki Panou — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 15:00:52 +0000

Lake Koroneia (or Lagada) lies some kilometers outside Thessaloniki and during the last years it has faced serious drying issues. Before it started losing its water it was the fifth largest lake in Greece. Lake Koroneia - as well as the neighbouring lake Volvi - has been characterized as an internationally important wetland (Ramsar) and special protection zone for wild birds, natural habitats and wild fauna and flora.

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train cemetery

Nicki Panou — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 15:00:24 +0000

The train cemetery has been in N. Ionia, Thessaloniki for at least 30 years now. Thousands of abandoned train wagons lie still like ghosts, on ten abandoned train tracks. It is considered the biggest train cemetery in Greece and it is said that wagons started being left there between 1960-70.

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byzantine watermills

Nicki Panou — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:00:53 +0000

Just a 5 minute car ride from my house, lies one of Thessaloniki's treasures that few people even know about. It is the archeological park of byzantine watermills in the area of Polichni. In the past people would come here for small getaways, as the area was remarkably beautiful (water, trees, fauna and flaura at their best). Today five watermills and a press have been saved and they have been named "monuments of the byzantine and post-byzantine era".

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Pavlos Melas camp

Nicki Panou — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:53:26 +0000

At the end of the 19th century, while Thessaloniki was still under ottoman domination, large barracks were being built outside the city's walls. One of them was the cavalry's barrack in the Pavlos Melas camp's area, which was built between 1890 and 1905. In 1912, the camp was named after Pavlos Melas, an officer of the Greek army who is considered a hero.

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Peraia-lighthouse pier

Nicki Panou — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:27:29 +0000

During the ottoman domination this area belonged to a Turkish bey. After the Minor Asia catastrophe in 1922, Greek refugees came and settled here. Because the refugees came from different regions, they disagreed over the name they should give their new home. Eventually there was a draw and "Peraia" was the winning name.

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pasha’s gardens

Nicki Panou — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:44:17 +0000

Some say this is the most mysterious place in Thessaloniki. Its mystical aura is the city's biggest puzzle and its beauty and charm are undeniable. Just behind St. Demetrios hospital there is a green park, unknown to most. The park has been given the name "pasha's gardens" probably because of old stories saying that this was the place where Safulach pasha came to rest, although there is no historical evidence supporting this.

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countryside district

Nicki Panou — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 16:45:54 +0000

This is the Salem mansion. It is located in a part of Thessaloniki which was known as the "Countryside district", outside the city's walls.

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