A day trip from Thessaloniki to Pella reaches the capital of the Macedonian kingdom and the birthplace of Alexander the Great, a short drive west across the plain of the Axios. The ancient city spreads over an open archaeological site of streets, houses, and public squares, and its pebble mosaics rank among the finest to … Read more
The Edessa waterfalls drop over the edge of a high plateau in the town of Edessa, west of Thessaloniki, where the Edessaios river reaches the rim of its gorge and falls to the plain below. The tallest of them, the Karanos, plunges seventy metres and ranks as the highest waterfall in Greece. A paved park … Read more
A day trip from Thessaloniki to Vergina carries a traveller into the heartland of ancient Macedon, to the royal tombs of Aigai and the treasures of its kings. The gold of Philip the Second, the painted graves under the Great Tumulus, and the palace on the hill above them form the core of the visit. … Read more