A Dutch blogger visited the city for five days with her husband and two children at the initiative of the Netherlands EOT Office
Thessaloniki will be promoted in the Netherlands as a tourist destination ideal for families with children, after the visit to the city by Elka Maria Gemme Lamberdine, editor and blogger of the Dutch website “Gezin op Reis”, which specializes in family travel and attracts 150,000 visitors.
The Dutch blogger visited Thessaloniki for five days together with her husband and their two children, aged 8 and 5, on the initiative of the Netherlands EOT Office, and then the family was in Halkidiki, where they spent another five days. “This visit was an opportunity to showcase this alternative aspect of Thessaloniki and Halkidiki as locations suitable for traveling with small children. For this reason, the Thessaloniki Tourism Organization designed for the family an indicative program of five days in the city with suggestions mainly for children, which the Dutch visitors finally followed to the letter” reads today’s announcement of the Thessaloniki Tourism Organization.
The Dutch blogger and her family indulged in walks and bike rides in the city’s parks and waterfront. The sunny days during their journey favored their movements to the Castles and the Upper Town, but also outside the city, to Lefkohori in Thessaloniki. There the family had the opportunity to get in touch with animals and nature, go hiking, mountain biking, picnicking and horseback riding.
“The Thessaloniki Tourism Organization considered it appropriate to include in the program educational activities for children with a focus on technology that combine fun with NOISIS – Science Dissemination Center and Technology Museum. There, young visitors tried on VR (virtual reality) masks, watched educational 3D projections and toured its premises. The Thessaloniki Tourism Organization continues its efforts to promote Thessaloniki as a family-friendly destination and for the city to rise higher in the preferences of families looking for the ideal destination for their holidays”, the announcement concludes.