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It's not so safe anymore. The drug business moved there, as unbelievable as university campus in Thessaloniki is just in the city centre and it sounds. People selling drugs and fighting over things related seems to them, passerbys get attacked.. If someone has be a perfect place to sleep in your van maybe it's okay. But sleeping in a /tent or /sleeping bag is an invitation to get robbed. It's the worst place to sleep, really. Try Seih Sou, the forest on the hills above the city. Or any crowded place in the center.but IT IS NOT!
We slept at a deserted camping space by the beach in AgIt's '''NOT SAFE THERE''' ''(upd.2022)''. The drug business moved there, as unbelievable as it sounds. TriadaPeople selling drugs and fighting over things related to them, which is really worth a visitpasserbys get attacked. We even made If someone has a big fire at night and van maybe it didn't disturb anybodys okay. This place But sleeping in a tent or sleeping bag is about 30km south of Saloniki and you can reach it within 1,5h by bus. From the famous ottoman tower take the bus an invitation to ikeaget robbed. At It's the last stop ask for the bus worst place to Perea and Agsleep, really. TriadaPlus, starting from 2019 it is a place where a lot of immigrants sleep. The last bus will pass by the airport and Police has no right to enter a cupple that area because of villages before you get to Triadasome tragic past, i.e. Ask it's ideal place for the old camping at the beach, locals will guide youdrug sellers and crime.
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=== Camping ===
====The university campus in Thessaloniki is just in the city centre and it's the perfect place to sleep in your van/tent/sleeping bag, because it's the only green place in the city and because the police are not allowed to enter the university! There are few guards but don't have the right to touch you. It's generally safe, though perhaps not suitable for a single female.====
====Forest Recreational Center====
Forest Recreational Center near the Zoo (''Neapoli-Sykies, 554 38'') which is located on the hills above the city can be a solution. However, depending on your choice of the "height" of that forest (after highway it becomes more wild, before highway it more like a park) there can be pack of stray dogs which is not a good gift.
Homeless animals are a big problem in the big cities as Thessaloniki or Athens, so you better have something to protect yourself from them during the night (get some long sticks near you). Normally they are scared of "throwing a rock gesture" because some greeks do that against dogs. So, if you see an unfriendly dog try to pretend taking a rock from the ground - it should work for lonely dog.
====Airport====
Place to stay for a short term. It is not closing for the night, so you can always overnight there.
====Other====
We slept at a deserted camping space by the beach in Ag. Triada, which is really worth a visit. We even made a big fire at night and it didn't disturb anybody. This place is about 30km south of Thessaloniki and you can reach it within 1,5h by bus. From the famous ottoman tower take the bus to ikea. At the last stop ask for the bus to Perea and Ag. Triada. The last bus will pass by the airport and enter a cupple of villages before you get to Triada. Ask for the old camping at the beach, locals will guide you.
== Public Transport ==
The tickets for the buses in the city cost 0.80€ and sometimes 0.90€ (0.40€ for students). 2€ for airport route.
'''Blackriding''' is possible. It's risky because there is no chance of recognising controllers before they enter the bus, however the very control is rare.
Controllers are using civil clothes (they doesn't use a special clothes, they just unzip theirs jackets with controllers badges in the middle of the road, so they already know if you didn't validate your ticket). If you speak to the controller in a foreign language (showing that you're a tourist, not an illegal immigrant) they'll just leave you alone. If not, they first ask 30 euro for the tax, in that case you can say you don't have one. Then they ask your an ID card, you say that you don't have it with you and then they'll just give you a paper to note your name and address, where you can write any fake name. Or even simpler you can give your real passport and they are supposed to send you the bill to your country. It's 100% SURE that they will not.
There were big movements in this city about not paying for public transport. Many people don't pay and controls are rare. Was [[User: HHer-Vert|HHer-Vert]] was living in that very city 5 years, and got controlled only 2-3 times.
== Shower ==
The best way is to be hosted there by any student through hosting application or ask some students living there to help you get the dinner (regularly even if you cannot get main dish they provide you orangers or apples which no one takes). If you cannot find a student helping you, you can try get some food by your own, follow this instruction:
- They are controling IDs only during day time and evening time, so it's very easy to get therein there in the morning (8 a.m - 10 a.m). In the morning there are almost no people eating, so staff is really bored of checking IDs or is even absent.
- Take the trey with food and go eat as all do at the table. Don't be suspicious, you are a student now. Many students dondoesn't really eat there, they are taking food away food which they can physically take out and leave the dorms. You can do the same.
- Normally control-staff are crossing out the numbers on the paper. Each student has his own number on ID-card and he tells it in the moment of entering. It's another strategy of pretending to be a student: you tell random number in greek language (p.e. 103 = ekato tria, 25 - ikosi pende, 207 = diakosa epta, etc), so they will cross it out. Don't worry, students rarely take morning breakfast, so you are not "eating someone's food in his place".
