TV Great Continental Railway Journeys - Season 4 Episode 4 : Athens to Thessaloniki Great Continental Railway Journeys - Season 4 Episode 4 : Athens to Thessaloniki 8.4/10 by 11 users Armed with his 1913 Continental Railway Guide, Michael Portillo embarks on a Greek odyssey from Athens's port of Piraeus north to the city of Thessaloniki, captured the year before from the Ottoman Turks, who had ruled much of Greece for 400 years. Exploring the Acropolis and delighting in the tastes of moussaka and baklava, Michael discovers the many influences at play in the creation of modern Greece - from its classical past to the oriental Ottomans and the great European powers of Britain, France and Russia. Along the way, Michael discovers the parlous state of Greek finances at the time of his guidebook. He learns how an aristocratic English poet became a Greek national hero and relives Greek athletic victory at the first modern Olympic games. Details Casts Posters Images Title Great Continental Railway Journeys - Season 4 Episode 4 : Athens to Thessaloniki Alternative Titles 欧洲铁路纪行, 乘着火车游欧洲, 坐着火车游欧洲, En tren por el viejo continente, Junamatka Eurooppaan, Les trains du monde, Nagy kontinentális vasúti utazások, Trans Europe Express, Vel'ké kontinentálne cesty po zeleznici First Air Date 2012-11-08 Last Air Date 2025-04-04 Number of Episodes 57 Number of Seasons 8 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC Two, Casts Michael Portillo Plot Keywords , Self - Presenter Michael Portillo Episodes List Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 4 :Episode 1 Sofia to Istanbul Sofia to Istanbul 2015-10-16 Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway... Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 4 :Episode 2 Vienna to Trieste Vienna to Trieste 2015-10-23 Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway... Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 4 :Episode 3 Pisa to Lake Garda Pisa to Lake Garda 2015-10-30 Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway... Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 4 :Episode 4 Athens to Thessaloniki Athens to Thessaloniki 2015-11-13 Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway... Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 4 :Episode 5 The Black Forest to Hannover The Black Forest to Hannover 2015-11-20 Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway... Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 4 :Episode 6 Barcelona to Mallorca Barcelona to Mallorca 2015-11-27 Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway...