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Get to know the imperial capital, the ancient city where Alexander the Great was born and raised, and where the great philosopher and tutor Aristoteles was invited to educate him.
The archaeological treasures of the glorious Macedonian Kingdom of Alexander the Great and his father Phillip II, as detailed by Herodotus, invite you to a unique road trip to history.
The excursion travels you to ancient greek, byzantine, and modern history bringing back in light the lost prestige of Aigai, the first city of the Macedonians.
Discover the museum of Aigai; a World Heritage site of UNESCO, against the natural beauty of the area and the view of the Macedonian plain that travels our eye till the end of the horizon.
Please note that this tour offers pick up and drop off service from designated pick up points in Thessaloniki. Simply select the pick up point that is closer to your accommodation from the list and our driver will be on his way! Pick up time will be displayed on your ticket, which you will receive after the booking.
We depart to Pella with our friendly trip attendant-archaeologist,
• at 08:00 from the White Tower,
• at 08:05 from the hotel Makedonia Palace,
• at 08:15 from Aristotle’s Square & Egnatia Street (at the statue of Venizelos),
• at 08:20 from Capsis Hotel and
• at 08:25 from The Met Hotel
The distance is about 50 km and lasts about 45’.
We reach Pella, which in antiquity used to be a port, where we visit the new, modern museum as well as the archaeological site with the unique mosaics. In the archaeological site, we can admire the ancient market of the city, the mosaic of the “Abduction of Helen” and the “Amazonomachy” (the battle of Amazons).
In the museum, there are exposed objects and artifacts from the daily life of the people; characteristic signs of the lifestyle in antiquity.
Next, we reach Vergina where we visit the Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai, situated in the borders of the village. The characteristic Golden Larnax (funerary casket), an urn with the cremated remains of Phillip II is marked with a 16-rayed sun, the symbol of Macedonia.
The Sun of Vergina (or Star of Vergina), which is characteristic symbol of the Argead Dynasty (of the King Phillip II and Alexander the Great) was found together with the excavations that brought back to light his father’s Royal Tomb. 4 of the sun rays represent of the 4 classical elements and the other 12 sun rays represent the 12 Olympian Gods.
Admire the golden oak wreath that Phillip II had during his funeral pyre, military armors, various grave goods, the other tombs that were brought back to light and a small sanctuary, the Heroon.
Later, we enjoy our lunch break in a restaurant with greek traditional flavours.
We depart to Thessaloniki at around 15:30p.m and we are back after an hour (around 16:30p.m), making the same stops where we started from.
8 hours
Free amendments & cancellations.
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