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Museums of Macedonia in Greece: Archaeological Museum of Veria

Museums of Macedonia in Greece: Archaeological Museum of Veria

From the YouTube channel of LycurgosNysio The museum includes collections of Hellenistic and Roman sculpture (funerary reliefs, funerary and honorary altars, portraits, table supports, statues) from the city of Veroia and other sites of the district, Hellenistic pottery and figurines from the cemeteries of Veroia, Hellenistic and Roman architectural parts (columns, bases, capitals etc.) exhibited in the courtyard, inscriptions from […]

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On the trail of Alexander the Great

On the trail of Alexander the Great

As local politicians in Athens bicker over the placement of a statue of Alexander the Great in front of City Hall on Kotzia Square, and the residents of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s capital Skopje gaze upon their own 24-meter effigy of the Macedonian warrior, the regions of Pella, Imathia and Pieria in northern Greece have teamed up in […]

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Veria in Macedonia, Greece – Exploring Beautiful Landscapes of Greece

Veria in Macedonia, Greece – Exploring Beautiful Landscapes of Greece

Veria (officially transliterated as Veroia, Greek Βέροια or Βέρροια, also Φέροια in Classical Greek – Βέροια being the Ancient Macedonian equivalent) is a city built at the foot of Vermion Mountains in Greece. It is a commercial center of Macedonia, the capital of the prefecture of Imathia, the province of Imathia and the seat of a bishop of the Greek […]

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Naoussa, Macedonia, Greece – Exploring Beautiful Landscapes of Greece

Naoussa, Macedonia, Greece – Exploring Beautiful Landscapes of Greece

Vermion, Photo @ Nikos Biliouris Naousa (Greek: Νάουσα) is a city in the Imathia Prefecture of Macedonia, Greece. Population 22,288. The urban area sits off the road linking Veria and Skydra. The farmlands lie to the east, the forested and grovy area in the western part and the Vermion Mountains to the west. Peaches, and other fruits and crops are […]

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Macedonia turned into a white landscape

Macedonia turned into a white landscape

Heavy snowfall in many areas of Central and Western Macedonia, while snow chains are necessary for vehicles to access the macedonian ski resorts.   Snow chains are required for vehicles heading to the ski resort of Voras Mt. (Kaimaktsalan) from St. Athanasius, Arnissa, and Kerasia. The tire chains are also necessary for vehicles heading to the ski center “3-5 Pigadia” […]

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