With an ideal location, Thessaloniki can become the base for discovering the speactacular beauty of Northern Greece. Cultural treasures of global interest, religious pilgrimages, nature, various activities are waiting for you and even within walking distance from the city. See what you can do only in half, one or two hours from Thessaloniki and plan your next trip!

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Monastery of Panagia (Virgin) Soumela

Sacred center of Pontian Hellenism worldwide, the Monastery of Panagia Soumela near Veria, is a religious pilgrimage. In 1952, the miraculous image of the Virgi

Baptistery of St. Lydia of Philippisia

In Zygakti River, west of the ancient Philippi, the Apostle Paul baptized the first Greek-European Christian, Lydia of Philippisia. In honor of St. Lydia of Philippisia&n

The Polycentric Museum of Aigai

A diverse and constantly evolving museum, covering 146,000 square meters, with rooms - scattered units in the real geographical space, integrates and unites the new main

Wax Museum of Theodoros Kokkinidis

Wax replicas of famous personalities both from Greece and abroad are hosted in this special Wax Museum outside of Eleftheroupoli town.

Vergina

Aigai, is located in the place of the current Vergina, of the Municipality of Veria. It is the first city of the Macedonians, the core of the ancient Kingdom and the plac

Archaeological site of Philippi

The city was named after King Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great, in 356 BC .It includes ruins of Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and early Christian pe

Veria

Built on the foothills of Mount Vermio and northeast surrounded by the slopes of the Pieria Mountains and the River Aliakmon, Veria is widely known for its rich and long

Lailias ski center

The ski center of Lailias is 27 km away from the city of Serres, in the mountain range of Vrontous and at an altitude of 1600 meters. It has one main ski sloap of 1,000 m

Mausoleum of Gazi Evrenos

Gazi Evrenos, the important Bey and commander of Ottoman history died on November 17, 1417 and was buried in this mausoleum, which became a place of pilgrimage for Muslim

Serres Racing Circuit

The Serres Racing Circuit is the only track in the country, as well as in the Balkans, which meets the design specifications of the International Automobile Federation an