What I can see

On the 25^th kilometre of the Thessaloniki-Edessa highway, there is farmhouse of the Italian-Jewish Modiano family, which houses the Museum of Balkan Wars. Its exhibits include paintings, maps, lithographs, swords, photographs, medals, weapons, uniforms as well as Greek, Turkish, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian and Montenegrin relics. These relics are divided by nationality and displayed on the ground floor. The Ottoman General (of Albanian origin) Tahsin Pasha and his son Kenan Messare are buried outside the museum. The surrounding auxiliary buildings of the early 20^th century, offer a picture of what the farm might have looked like in that era.

What I can't see

It was here that Thessaloniki’s surrender protocol was signed by Ottoman General Tahsin Pasha and Greek military representatives. The museum’s theme relates to the two Balkan Wars (1912-1913).  In the First Balkan War, the Balkan League attacked the Ottoman Empire and detached Macedonia and a big part of Thrace. The Second Balkan War broke out among countries of the former alliance (and Romania) over how to split the new territories, with Bulgaria ending up the conflict’s most defeated party.

Info

• Postal Code : 57011
• Phone: +30 2310 716000, 2343 031721

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