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International Marathon ‘ALEXANDER THE GREAT’ & International Thessaloniki Night Half Marathon

The International Marathon ‘ALEXANDER THE GREAT’ and the International Thessaloniki Night Half Marathon are held annually in Thessaloniki during the months of April and October respectively. Both events are members of the World Federation of International Marathons and the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races and are constantly included in the Greek and international calendar.

Only for 2021 and due to COVID-19 restrictions, the two sport events will be conducted both at November 21.

The above two major sporting events were recently awarded as exceptional sports tourism operators by the Macedonia – Thrace Travel Agents Association, winning the category ‘Best Thematic Sports Destination’ of the competition “Premium Tourism Awards 2021”. At the same time, the „Marathon of History”, of April 14, 2019, was named the 8th best marathon in the world in the overall evaluation among 476 certified marathons, as well as the 4th best in the field of security, in the independent research of „THE SOLE SUPPLIER”. This distinction was published, among other things, on the authoritative and world-wide website „FORBES”, advertising Thessaloniki and Greece all over the world.

International Marathon ‘Alexander the Great’ – bwin
21st November 2021 – 10th April 2022.

The Marathon of History, Pella – Thessaloniki.
An athletic route with cultural theme

The ‘Marathon of History’, refers to the route Pella-Thessaloniki. Pella is the ancient capital of Macedonia and the birthplace of Alexander the Great, whereas Thessaloniki is the modern capital of Macedonia. This International Marathon which symbolizes one of the most recognizable personalities of humanity, Alexander the Great, is not just a major and international sporting event. It is a path in history, a path in ancient Greek culture, a Path full of Greece.

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