About Larisa
Larissa, the largest city in Greece's Thalia region, has a population of about 282 thousand people, according to estimates for 2001. This city, where the economy is based on agriculture, was one of the most important centers of the Balkans during the Ottoman period and is listed as a residential area where a crowded Turkish population lived before the 1924 Population Exchange.
In addition, the city of Larissa is the home of the Divan poet Yenişehirli Avni, who lived in the 19th century and had great influence on Namık Kemal, Şeyhülislam Fazıl Abdullah Efendi, the first mayor of İzmir and Yenişehirli Ahmet Bey, the governor of the province where the first Turkish printing house was established.
Places to be seen in Larissa, which is an ancient city, are Xtremeway, Archeo Theatro Larisas, Larissa Ancient Ruins, Olympos Trek, Municipal Art Gallery of Larissa and Dougos Winery. In addition, the city has an airport (Larissa Airport). There is a hot and temperate climate in this city, and the city's annual average temperature is measured as 15.6 degrees Celsius.
