Friday 28 November 2014

The Comenius visit in Greece - White Tower

The White Tower of Thessaloniki, is a monument and museum
 on the waterfront of the city of Thessaloniki,
 capital of the region of Macedonia in northern Greece.
















(photos Mrs R. Zdanowska, SP 7, Siedlce, Poland)

The Comenius visit in Greece - the city walls

The Walls of Thessaloniki (Greek: Τείχη της Θεσσαλονίκης) are the city walls surrounding the city of Thessaloniki durin
g the Middle Ages and until the late 19th century, when large parts of the walls, including the entire seaward section, were demolished as part of the Ottoman authorities' restructuring of Thessaloniki's urban fabric.



















(photos Mrs R. Zdanowska, SP 7, Siedlce, Poland)

The Comenius visit in Greece - Thessaloniki by night

Thessaloniki (520 km. north of Athens) is the second largest
 city of Greece and the most important centre of the area. Built near the sea (at the back of the Thermaïkos Gulf), it is a modern metropolis bearing the marks of its stormy history
  and its cosmopolitan character, which give it a special beauty and charm.
















(photos Mrs R. Zdanowska, SP 7, Siedlce, Poland)

The Comenius visit in Greece - Oreokastro

Oraiokastro (Greek: Ωραιόκαστρο) is a municipality
  of Thessaloniki.

The municipality Oraiokastro was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:















(photos Mrs R. Zdanowska, SP 7, Siedlce, Poland)

Saturday 8 November 2014

Poznan, Poland

http://www.poznan.pl/mim/omiescie/en/about-the-city,p,20892.html

About the city

Poznań is a place where the energy of the New Europe is merged with the civilization of the West. A metropolis with over half-a-million residents, Poznań is situated in the most economically developed region of Poland, closer to Berlin than to Warsaw. Poznanians can be counted on - they are well-educated, competent and welcoming.



 Town hall















Houses on the Old Market Square














Bamberka fountain on the Old Market Square










(photos R. Zdanowska, SP 7, Siedlce, Poland)