Thessaloniki, a bustling and lively city, faces the challenge of limited public andgreen spaces amidst its dense urban fabric. Compared to European standards,Thessaloniki has one of the lowest ratios of green space per resident, with only2.6 m² per inhabitant (Latinopoulos et al. 2016:132). On average, some 40 %of the surface area of European cities is made up of urban green infrastructure,with around 18.2 m2 of publicly accessible green space per inhabitant;44 % of Europe‘s urban population lives within 300 m of a public park (EuropeanCommission n.d). This suggests that prior policies and initiatives aimed attackling this problem have faced significant hurdles and have not yet producedsubstantial outcomes (cf. Karagianni 2023). The scarcity of green spaces isfurther exacerbated by the city‘s high residential densities (COT 2017). Thesecircumstances highlight the pressing need for effective interventions and strategiesto enhance the availability and accessibility of public and green spacesin Thessaloniki. This text primarily focuses on the western part of Thessalonikifor the analysis of visibility, characteristics/typologies, impact on surroundings,challenges, and solutions & measures of green spaces. Therefore, this text givesan overview of the accessibility of green spaces; some are more hidden asthey are small and not in prominent locations, whilst others are very visible dueto their size and location. Further, different typologies of green spaces couldbe defined in the study area due to their different characteristics; these includesquares & parks, pathway greenery, tree lines, school courtyards, sports areas,and open non-designed spaces. Each green space brings a potential to enhanceits surroundings socially, environmentally, and economically. Finally, somesolutions and measures are formulated to combat the challenges the greenspaces of Thessaloniki face. By narrowing the scope to this specific area, weaim to gain a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics and issues relatedto public and green spaces in this particular region of the city.