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When we talk about Greece, most of the people will occur to beautiful Greek islands, beaches so on. But at the same time Greece has really good another destinations. For example in this article we will talk about the “City of Water: Edessa” and “Thermal beauty: Loutra Pozar” which are not so famous but really beautiful places. Edessa is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. From Thessaloniki to Edessa the distance is approximately 75km.
When we talk about Greece, most of the people will occur to beautiful Greek islands, beaches so on. But at the same time Greece has really good another destinations. For example in this article we will talk about the “City of Water: Edessa” and “Thermal beauty: Loutra Pozar” which are not so famous but really beautiful places. Edessa is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. From Thessaloniki to Edessa the distance is approximately 75km.
In Slavic languages Voda means water. Edessa (Turkish : Vodina) means it is a place where there are very rich water sources. Edessa indeed totally deserves this name because the city has many water channels and a huge waterfall. Edessa holds a special place in the history of the Greek world such as, according to some ancient sources, Caranus established it as the first capital of ancient Macedon. Later, under the Byzantine Empire, Edessa benefited from its strategic location, controlling the Via Egnatia as it enters the Pindus mountains, and became a center of medieval Greek culture, famed for its strong walls and fortifications. In the modern period, Edessa was one of Greece's industrial centers until the middle of the 20th century, with many textile factories operating in the city and its immediate vicinity. Today however its economy mainly relies on services and tourism. In the past, the city entered into the domination of many civilizations. In 1390 the city was conquered by the Ottoman Empire and for 522 years the city was under cover of Ottoman. After the Balkan Wars this territory was included to The Kingdom of Greece! Until the population exchange, Christians and Muslims were living together, really close and in peace.
The most popular spot in the city is Waterfall Park where you can find coffees shops, restaurants and Water Museum inside. If you want you can go down from the stairs to see the waterfall from a better view. And It's imposible to not be impressed when you see this huge waterfall! On another hand, I will suggest you to get lost in the streets. Thus you will discover/learn more things about the city. And the city is also not that big. You can probably finish to visit it in a couple of hours on foot.
For Greeks and Macedonians, the other important factor of the city is the fact that Alexander The Great's father is from that territory. Edessa has also an importance for Turkish people. In fact, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's mother was from Edessa!
After Edessa, there is one place that I will suggest you to visit: Pozar! Pozar is localised just 20km from Edessa, close to the FYROM border and a natural beauty.It's actually so strange that the water coming from the mountains can be very cold. On another hand next to the river there are many thermal sources. In Pozar there are many facilities where you can swim in thermal pools, relax, eat and stay. For this reason, Pozar offers you many opportunity. Believe me, during wintertime when outside it is really cold, it will be perfect to swim and relax in thermal pools. And it is really healthy as well.
Before to end up my article, I will highly suggest you to go Edessa and Pozar! I'm sure that you will like it, relaxing and enjoying!
Have fun!
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