Pella and Vergina Day Trip

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

Description

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

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

We will enter the site's museum to discover many finds from the area, including everyday objects of the ancient city's inhabitants and notable mosaic floors from the "house of Dionysus" and the "house of Helena".

After this, we will proceed to Vergina. We will stop in front of the Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai, where you can find 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.