Thermaic Gulf

Α vibrant holiday event transformed Thessaloniki's seafront into a festive spectacle on Sunday, as rowing athletes dressed as Santa Claus paddled through the waters, spreading seasonal cheer. Organized by the ThesSUP team, the event celebrated the growing sport of stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) while infusing it with Christmas spirit.

The severe weather system Bora is expected to impact large parts of the country in the coming hours, with the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS) issuing a new emergency weather bulletin on Sunday afternoon.

THERMAIC GULF - When Anastasios Zakalkas pulled up the ropes of his mussel farm in the Aegean Sea last month, the devastation was clear: the lines were not heaving with molluscs as they should be at harvest time but were instead filled with cracked, empty shells.

A body was found in the Thermaic Gulf in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Sunday. The corpse was discovered floating in the water near the Kalamaria marina, approximately 7 kilometers southeast of the city center.

Coast guard officers retrieved the body, and authorities are currently awaiting the results of a forensic examination.

Santa may be about to don his big red suit, hitch up the reindeer to the sleigh and take off from the icy north pole, but things are done a little differently in Thessaloniki.

Bringing some festive cheer to the northern city, over 30 people on SUPs took to the waters of the Thermaic Gulf on Saturday dressed in Santa outfits.

The possibility that Greece could develop its own version of Silicon Valley has grown more likely, as the state has recovered ownership of the 760,000-square meter plot at Peraia in Thessaloniki, where a fourth-generation technology park is to be developed.

A loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) was found dead by a member of the public in the Thermaic Gulf, off Thessaloniki on Tuesday afternoon.

The turtle was found near the local Yacht Club and the coast guard was notified, along with the municipality's environmental directorate, who pulled the turtle out of the water.

The Tornado class of the European sailing championship got under way Wednesday in the Thermaic Gulf off the coast of Thessaloniki, with participants from 10 different countries.

Elegant and refined, the lady of the North is a modern city full of vigour and life which welcomes those wishing to learn about its history and culture, or to have fun, relax and explore the latest trends in fashion.

Thessaloniki is known as the “bride of the Thermaic Gulf” due to its beauty. Victoria Panagiotidou, a photographer and art director for newspaper Macedonia captured this beauty from above with a drone.