Trikala is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece, and the capital of the Trikala regional unit. The city straddles the Lithaios river, which is a tributary of Pineios. According to the Greek National Statistical Service, Trikala is populated by 81,355 inhabitants (2011), while in total the Trikala regional unit is populated by 131,085 inhabitants (2011).
Image: Κεντρική γέφυρα Τρικάλων 3886 HDR
Image: Trikalaclocktower
Image: 59. Βυζαντινό ΚάστροΤρικάλων, παλιά πόλη Βαρούσι GR E44 0002
Image: Ναός Παναγίας Φανερωμένης, Βαρούσι Τρικάλων 3373
Thessaly is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, and appears thus in Homer's Odyssey.
The first ancient theatre of Larissa. It was constructed inside the ancient city's centre during the reign of Antigonus II Gonatas towards the end of the 3rd century BC. The theatre was in use for six centuries, until the end of the 3rd century AD
Part of the Byzantine castle of Trikala
View of the Panagia Olympiotissa Monastery in Elassona
"The Hyperian Fountain at Pherae", during the Ottoman era, by Edward Dodwell.
