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32 results for Thessaloniki

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Greek revival

17 May 2008

Taking advantage of its position at the oil and gas gateway to southern Europe, Thessaloniki has become northern Greece’s boom town. With €6bn in business investment and an infrastructure upgrade, it is now the key player…

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The Stack - Thessaloniki to Tokyo

11 July 2015

Description: Tom Edwards is in conversation with Tyler Brûlé, who has been checking out the newsstand in Hong Kong and Tokyo. We also welcome MagCulture's Jeremy Leslie to review ‘IL’, ‘Mushpit’ and ‘MacGuffin’. Plus we go…

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Thessaloniki revival

9 August 2019

Greece’s second city is defiantly bouncing back from the economic crisis and welcoming an increasingly international crowd. We meet the brave residents who set up shop in the tough times and are now finding success – as…

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods #421: Thessaloniki, Greece

11 February 2025

We’re heading to Greece’s second city, Thessaloniki. This offbeat metropolis on the Aegean coast has a rich gastronomic identity thanks to its diverse history at the crossroads of east and west. In 2021, its culinary pro…

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The Urbanist - Tall Stories 156: Thessaloniki’s Koulouri

13 May 2019

A tour of the tiny kiosks that can be found on nearly every corner of Greece's second-largest city.

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Europe

25 April 2013

What Belarus's autocrat president Aleksandr Lukashenko has in his wardrobe, why a new theme park in Greece is ruffling feathers, and Bulgaria's upcoming elections.

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Nightlife expo

22 June 2016

We discover what goes down after sunset in Thessaloniki, Tokyo and Beirut.

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The Menu - New York vs Italy: pizza

29 June 2012

We visit a New York speakeasy, meet the New Yorker trying to trump Italians at pizza and enjoy an innovative restaurant in Thessaloniki.

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Baking & sweet making

30 January 2013

Monocle films heads to Toronto, Lisbon and Thessaloniki to discover some new recipes for success.

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The Stack, episode 48

27 July 2013

Tyler Brûlé is joined by editor of Country Life magazine Mark Hedges and Jane Morris, editor of The Art Newspaper. Plus, we hear from Thessaloniki to learn of a magazine favourite among intellectuals.

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The Late Edition, episode 361

20 March 2013

We talk to our Jerusalem correspondent about Obama’s first day in Israel, check out the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, and find out why Swiss German is making a comeback in print.

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The Menu - Harvesting urban wine

3 October 2014

We report from the harvest at Thessaloniki’s urban vineyard, explore modern takes on classic cocktails, meet one of Delhi’s top chefs and discuss the latest developments in Japan’s brewing industry.

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The Stack, episode 85

12 April 2014

Tom Edwards meets Rob Alderson and James Cartwright of the influential ‘Printed Pages’ magazine. Plus, we go to Thessaloniki to hear the latest from the Journalism in Transition conference.

Monocle Minute

Films and food

10 March 2017

The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival is in full swing in Greece’s port city. Now in its 19th instalment, the sister-festival of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival is screening a range of documentaries from around…

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Lively hubs

20 June 2019

City life needn’t be an over-priced, overwhelming drudge; look closely and there are richer options to be had at a lower cost. We explore three bases for work that also excel at rest and play.

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Still waters

13 June 2018

Kavala doesn’t look like many other cities. The harbourside community of just over 50,000 in northern Greece has stayed small thanks to its compact geography. Once home to the Romans and later the Ottomans, today it’s an…