Founded 437–436 BC; tomb late 4th century BC
Amphipolis: From Athenian Colony to Kasta Tumulus
Amphipolis, on the Strymon river, was an Athenian colony whose loss to Sparta shaped the Peloponnesian War. Outside it lies the Kasta…
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Serres
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Annually 21–23 May; in Greek Macedonia since the 1920s
The Anastenaria: Fire-Walking for Saints Constantine and Helen
Each May, in a few villages of Greek Macedonia, the Anastenarides dance barefoot across glowing embers holding icons of Saints Constantine and…
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Timios Prodromos: The Monastery of Mount Menoikeion
In a ravine on Mount Menoikeion near Serres stands the Monastery of St John the Forerunner (Timios Prodromos). Refounded by the monk…
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