Pella and Vergina Day Trip

Visit the hometown of Alexander the Great with this brilliant trip to Pella and Vergina. You will discover the importance of Macedonia's past by exploring its fascinating archaeological sites.

Description

At the indicated time we'll meet next to the sculpture of Eleftherios Venizelos, located in Egnatia Street. There, we'll board a minibus and leave Thessaloniki behind to start this excursion to Pella and Vergina.

After a 45-minute drive, we'll reach Pella, the hometown of Alexander the Great. This was the capital of Macedonia between the 5th and 4th centuries BC and is today home to an amazing archaeological site that we will explore. We will learn about the lives of illustrious figures such as Aristotle, Euripides, Philip II, and Alexander the Great.

We will go into the site's museum to discover many finds, including everyday objects and wonderful mosaic floors of the "house of Dionysus" and the "house of Helena".

After this, we will take you to Vergina. We'll stop in front of the Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai, which hosts the tomb of King Philip II of Macedon.

Once we've explored this World Heritage Site, we'll take you to a local restaurant to enjoy a Greek lunch at your own expense. Finally, we will return to Thessaloniki.

After 13 hours of excursion, we will end the activity back at the starting point.