First snow of the season falls in Trikala and Thessaloniki in Greece (video)

Locals in Thessaloniki and Trikala woke up to their first snow of the season on Wednesday with much of Macedonia, including mountainous parts of Halkidiki welcoming the pretty snowfall for Winter 2019, greekcitytimes.com reports. In the mountainous areas of Macedonia, such as Chortiatis and Filiro, the snow has fallen, as it has in Oreokastro in Lagadas and in eastern Thessaloniki. Cities of Florina and Xanthi have also been painted a pretty white with temperatures turning icy cold. Locals of the Trikala Regional Unit, who reside at an altitude of higher than 1,200 meters, have seen a white landscape, but so far there have been no road network problems reported. According to Trikala Vice-Mayor Christos Michalakis, authorities are on standby and alerting drivers to be exceptionally careful, while commuting, due to low temperatures. Watch the video here... RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, Greek islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations, Greek travel market, Greek tourism statistics, Greek tourism report Photo Source: Visit Greece Let's block ads! (Why?)