Northern Greece offers varied pleasures. The bustle of modern Thessaloniki can be combined with a beach holiday in Chalkidiki, or with an exploration of some of the ancient Macedonian sites. Today, I am going to introduce everybody about Vergina located in the prefecture of Imathia.
Outside the village of Vergina, during excavatios in 1977, archaelogist Professor Manolis Andronikos found an entrance to a tomb. The bones inside included a skull with one eye socket damaged, evidence that the tomb belonged to King Philip II of Macedon, who received such a wound in the siege of Methoni. The bones were discovered in a stunning gold funerary box, embellished with the symbol of the Macedonian Sun (see the centre image). The discovery confirmed that this area was the site of Aigai, the first capital of Macedon. The finds from this tomb, as well as several other Royal Tombs nearby, included many more gold objects as well as other items. They are now on display here and are considered the most important Greece since Schliemann's discoveries at Mycenae.
A short walk further along the road from Philip's tomb are some earlier discoveries, known as the Macedonian Tombs. The dark interior hides splendid solid marble doors, as well as beautiful marble throne.
If anybody has spare time, this spot is a must-go attraction.
Thats for today. I will post more information sometime next week.
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