What to See in Central Macedonia
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White Tower of Thessaloniki
Historic fortified tower and museum exhibiting the city's history and cultural heritage from ancient times to the present.
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Hagia Sophia
Historic Greek Orthodox church built in the 7th century with notable Byzantine architecture and mosaics. It has served as a church, cathedral, and mosque and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Longos Mansion
Historic three-storey mansion built in 1926 featuring eclectic architecture with neo-Byzantine, Gothic, and Art Nouveau influences distinguished by its red brick facade.
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Pashina Gardens
Historic park featuring architectural elements, water features, and pine forest surroundings, serving as a recreational area and place of natural beauty.
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Church of Saint Demetrios
Historic Greek Orthodox Byzantine church dedicated to the patron saint of the city, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site for its religious and cultural significance.
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Archaeological Site of Aigai
Vergina is a small town in Northern Greece, part of Veria municipality in Imathia, Central Macedonia.
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Platamonas Castle
The Platamon Castle, an important part of the history of Pieria, is a Crusader castle in Macedonia, Greece and is located southeast of…
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Petralona cave
The Petralona Cave a karst formation, is located at 300 m above sea-level on the western foot of Mount Katsika, about 1 km east of the…
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Kerkini Lake
Lake Kerkini is an artificial reservoir in Central Macedonia, Greece that was created in 1932, and then redeveloped in 1980, on the site of…
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Archaeological Museum of Dion
The Archaeological Museum of Dion is a museum in Dion in the Pieria regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece.
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Amphipolis
Amphipolis was an important ancient Greek polis, and later a Roman city, whose large remains can still be seen.
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Olynthos
Olynthus is an ancient city in present-day Chalcidice, Greece. It was built mostly on two flat-topped hills 30–40m in height, in a fertile…
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Lake Volvi
Lake Volvi is located at the root of the Chalkidiki peninsula, in the Thessaloniki regional unit of Greece.
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Stagira
Stagira (), Stagirus (), or Stageira was an ancient Greek city located near the eastern coast of the peninsula of Chalkidice, which is now…
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Olynthos
Olynthus is an ancient city in present-day Chalcidice, Greece. It was built mostly on two flat-topped hills 30–40m in height, in a fertile…
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Mieza
Mieza, "shrine of the Nymphs", was a town in ancient Macedonia, where Aristotle taught the boy Alexander the Great between 343 and 340 BCE.
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Kasta Tomb
The Kasta Tomb, also known as the Amphipolis Tomb, is the largest ancient tumulus ever discovered in Greece, and by comparison dwarfs that…
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Porto Carras
Porto Carras, known as Porto Carras Grand Resort, is one of northern Greece's largest and most famous hotels and holiday resorts.
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Canal of Xerxes
The Xerxes Canal was a navigable canal through the base of the Mount Athos peninsula in Chalkidiki, northern Greece, built in the 5th…
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Dion archaeological museum
The Archaeological Museum of Dion is a museum in Dion in the Pieria regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece.
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Veria Stadium
Veria Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Veria, Greece. It is used for football matches, and is the home stadium of NFC Veria.
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