OAMTH Duplicate Bridge Club of Thessaloniki, the Hellenic Bridge Federation and EVENT Consulting & Travel, have joined forces to organize the 3^rd Bridge International Festival of "Balkan Friendship" taking place between April 29^th and May 3^rd 2009 at the Grand Hotel Palace. 

The "Balkan Friendship" event is incorporated in the Games Festival which is a mass event organized for the fifth year in Thessaloniki. The festival includes a series of tournaments & exhibitions in prestigious sports like, chess, billiards, bridge, darts, streetbasketball and popular table games like scrabble, strategic games and pc games.

The Bridge game, part of the Olympiad and preferred by notable personas such as Bill Gates and even fictional ones, as the illustrious James Bond, is member of the family of trick-taking games and is a development of Whist, which had become the dominant such game enjoying a loyal following for centuries. The modern game of Bridge is the result of innovations having led to today's most challenging and interesting version of duplicate Bridge played at clubs, in tournaments and online.

In this year's tournament, prestigious players such as Fulvio Fantoni & Lauria will be attending and players will have the chance of comparing skills either in individual, team or pair tours.

Thessaloniki is serviced with direct flights from 23 European cities. Take a break now and come enjoy this fascinating game combined with an indulging time in the city. Dining out and attending cultural events, partying and discovering world-class heritage sites, shopping and exploring the great outdoors near the city - these are just some of the activities that visitors of Thessaloniki can take pleasure in doing. Visitors will also appreciate the compact size of the city. The epicentre of the city's social life and most of the numerous world-class sights are within walking distance, thus allowing visitors to fully experience and enjoy the city even during a short stay in Thessaloniki.

For more information on the Games Festival please visit

www.gamesfestival.com