Northern Greece Overview

Northern Greece does not experience the same mass tourism found in the other Greek provinces, and visitors reap the benefits. You’ll barely remember—let alone miss—the beaches as you move inland amid soaring mountains and beautiful small towns, whose architecture, food, and population represent the influences of Greece’s northern neighbors. With its proximity to Albania, the Former Yugoslavian Republic Of Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey, the region is starkly more Balkan than the remainder of Greece. Northern Greece has all the sights any traveler would want: from the multicultural urban experience of Thessaloniki to the internationally-renowned campgrounds of Arministis; from the heights of Mount Olympus—Greece’s highest summit—to the depths of the Vikos Gorge—the steepest in the world. For travelers seeking distance from Athens and the islands, Northern Greece offers an idyllic alternative.

Ain’T no mountain high like Mount Olympus, Greece’s tallest peak.
Ain’T no valley low like the world’s steepest gorge, the Vikos Gorge.

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