What the Greek Wildfire Near Thessaloniki Means for Travelers

Thessaloniki rises from the Thermaic Gulf like a patient storyteller, its Byzantine walls and Ottoman minarets layered against a hazy sky. On a typical summer afternoon, the promenade fills with the clatter of coffee cups and the scent of grilled seafood. But the news of a wildfire burning less than an hour from the city centre has introduced an unfamiliar tension. Over a hundred firefighters, supported by water-dro