Michaniona

View from Olympus | Thessaloniki | November 8

The Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Miltos Logiadis and with Konstantinos Destounis on piano and Alexej Gerassimez on percussion, presents John Psathas' award-winning "View from Olympus." Widely considered one of the three most important living composers of the Greek diaspora, Psathas was born and lives in New Zealand, where he has achieved a level of international success u

Thessaloniki police investigate attack on two men by gang of four

Police in northern Greece were on Tuesday investigating an assault against two men, aged 39 and 47, on the street in the suburb of Nea Michaniona late on Monday by four attackers.

According to investigators, the two pedestrians came under attack by the four men who got out of a car and physically attacked them.

Thessaloniki police raid turns up illegally acquired artifacts

A 67-year-old man was to face a Thessaloniki prosecutor on Wednesday following his arrest in the area of Nea Michaniona, near Thessaloniki, on charges of possessing illegally acquired artifacts.

A police raid on the suspect’s home turned up two clay amphorae which state archaeologists indicated were of significant value and subject to protection under Greek law.