Macedonia Attractions
Extending from the Albanian frontier in the west to the river Néstos in the east and from the Yugoslav frontier in the north to Mt Olympus in the south, Macedonia is the largest region in Greece, with an area of 30,000 sq.
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Doirani, Greece
At Lake Doirani visitors can enjoy beach lined hamlets. The village of Doirari is quite scenic and known for its lakeside restaurants.
Goumenissa, Greece
Picturesque Goumenissa is built on the slopes of Mt Paiko. It has a quaint, narrow alleyways and charming old houses.
Just six km southwest of Goumenissa are the village and archeological site of Europos. The ancient kouros found here numbers among the most important finds of the visit. It is on display in the archeological museum.
Just six km southwest of Goumenissa are the village and archeological site of Europos. The ancient kouros found here numbers among the most important finds of the visit. It is on display in the archeological museum.
Grevena, Greece
Grevéna town is the capital of the prefecture of the same name. It was built 543, above sea level on the banks of the Grevenitis river, a tributary of the Aliakmon.
The town possesses restaurants, tavernas, an open-air theater and other attractions.
Every summer the theater hosts concerts, plays performed by the State Theatre of Northern Greece and appearances by Greek and foreign folk ensembles.
The town possesses restaurants, tavernas, an open-air theater and other attractions.
Every summer the theater hosts concerts, plays performed by the State Theatre of Northern Greece and appearances by Greek and foreign folk ensembles.
Kassandra, Greece
Kassándra is the westernmost of the three peninsulas, and is blessed with long stretches of beach and pine forest and dotted with pretty little villages.
The village boasts the best-preserved windmill in the area.
The village boasts the best-preserved windmill in the area.
Petralona Cave
In 1960, a human skull of the Neanderthal type was found (belonging to the period dating 200,000 to 260,000 years ago) as well as skulls of cave bears, Pleistocene period horses, panthers, hyenas, stags, wolves and foxes. In all, there were remains of 34 species of fauna.
These finds have been taken to the Paleontology Laboratory at the University of Salonica.
Finds from later excavations are in the Petralona Cave Museum.
(Macedonia)
This cave is located along the west foothills of Mount Katsika, at an altitude of 250 m and at a distance of 800 m from the village of Petralona. It was explored and mapped in 1959 by the geologist and speleologist John Petrocheilos who also carried out the first paleontological exploration there. The main corridor runs from south to north. The total length of the corridors is 1,500 m and the area covered by the cave is 10,400 sq. m. It is one of the most important of paleontological caves. Scientific exploration and continuing studies have brought to light numerous paleontological finds.In 1960, a human skull of the Neanderthal type was found (belonging to the period dating 200,000 to 260,000 years ago) as well as skulls of cave bears, Pleistocene period horses, panthers, hyenas, stags, wolves and foxes. In all, there were remains of 34 species of fauna.
These finds have been taken to the Paleontology Laboratory at the University of Salonica.
Finds from later excavations are in the Petralona Cave Museum.
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Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Greek National Day (March 25)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Greek National Day (March 25)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Palio Ginekokastro, Greece
The village of Palio Ginekokastro is worth a visit for its ruined Byzantine fortress erected by Andronikos III Paleologos (1328-1341).
Palioúria - Monasteries
At Paliouria, 47km from Grevena, there is the Byzantine monastery of the Virgin Evangelistria and the monastery of Ossios Nikanor founded 1534 not far from the Aliakmon river.
The frescoes decorating its main church resemble those in the Varlaam Monastery at Meteora and are most probably the work of the same painter, the famous Frangos Kastelanos.
The frescoes decorating its main church resemble those in the Varlaam Monastery at Meteora and are most probably the work of the same painter, the famous Frangos Kastelanos.
Perdikas, Greece
At Perdikas, near the town of Ptolemaida, the anthropologist Aris Poulianos discovered the bones of a prehistoric elephant. It lived in the region some three million years ago, making it one of the oldest specimens of the kind ever found in Europe.
