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Thessaloniki
 Kato
Poli (lower city) stretches to the east reaching the harbour and is
split in two, by the installations of the Thessaloniki international
Exhibition and the Park of the White Tower. Each autumn and during
the exhibition, Thessaloniki receives thousands of visitors from
entire Greece and from abroad, justifying its fame as Balkan’s most
significant economic and commercial centre.
Near the white Tower you can see the installations of the
international Exhibition Centre with the characteristically high
tower of OTE (Greek Telecommunication Organization). Today
Thessaloniki is a thriving city and one of the most important trade
and communications centres in the Mediterranean. This is evident
from its financial and commercial activities, its port with its
special Free Zone, which provides facilities to the other Balkan
countries, its international airport, its important industrial
complex, its annual International Trade Fair, etc.
In addition to the University, there are numerous institutions that
contribute to the academic and cultural life of the city. Among them
are the Macedonian University, the Archaeological and Byzantine
museums, the Folklore museum, the State Conservatory, Theatres and
Orchestras, the Society of Macedonian Studies, the Institute for
Balkan Studies, and other cultural and artistic organizations.
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