​​​ Lost Paradises Travels - Europe  

​​GREEK ISLANDS - GREECE - Thessaloniki - Vergine - Ancient Aigai

Thessaloniki is the second-largest city in Greece and is a compact city, with green spaces and a long and beautiful waterfront . The city’s main attraction is the Lefkos Pirgos (aka White Tower), which contains a museum, and from the top of which you can enjoy spectacular city views. Nearby, the Archaeological Museum contains historical exhibits from Ancient Greece and particularly Macedonia, while the Museum of Byzantine Art houses beautiful artifacts from the city’s Byzantine past.

Vergina  (70 kms) is best known as the site of ancient Aigai, the first capital of Macedon. In 336 BC Philip II was assassinated in Aigai's theatre and his son, Alexander the Great, was proclaimed king. He was buried in a tumulus.