Larissa is a Greek town and the administrative center of Larissa nom. The town is connected with Thessaloniki and Athens through a system of railway and automobile roads. This place is also directly connected with Europe through International Airport of Central Greece located in Nea Anchialos that is not far away from Larissa. Larissa is situated on the bank of the Pineios River. The population of the city estimated over 131 thousands in 2006.
In Larissa are well developed food, textile and paper industries, as well as building materials manufacturing. Farming is also well-developed here and so each year numerous faming fair trades take place in Larissa.
If you make a walk on the city, you will understand that Larissa is truly a city of fountains – there are really many of them here. Every fountain has its individual theme and sculpture. There are also many squares in Larissa and each one of them has an interesting name (Central, National, Jews, Post and so on).
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