Macedonia

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Macedonia Description

(Local Name: Makedonía) Extending from the Albanian frontier in the west to the river Néstos in the east and from the Yugoslav frontier in the north to Mt Olympus in the south, Macedonia is the largest region in Greece, with an area of 30,000 sq. km/11,600 sq. mi. Its extensive plains, including considerable areas brought into cultivation by the drainage of marshland, make it Greece's most productive agricultural region. Macedonia's industrial and commercial center is Salonica, its capital. An industrial zone has also developed round Ptolemáis.

In early times Macedonia lay on the margin of the Greek world. Then in the fourth century B.C., after achieving internal unity, it rose under Philip II to become

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Hobbies & Activities category: Agricultural area or museum; Historic site; Region with significant interests; Towers, monuments, observation deck

Address

Central and Western Macedonia Tourist Office
Georgikis Sxolis Avenue 46
55134 Thessaloníki
Greece