Metropolitan Thessaloniki forests shut to visitors on Tuesday over threat of fire

The urban forest around Thessaloniki (Seikh Sou) and in the areas of Oreokastro, Thermi and Panorama will be out of bounds as of Tuesday, regional authorities said on Monday, due to the high risk of fire.

The ban starts at 07:30 on Tuesday to 07:30 on Wednesday, and includes pedestrian and vehicle traffic, an announcement by Deputy Regional Director of Thessaloniki Kostas Gioutikas said.