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MEI 2015 TOURS
The MEI2015 conference organizers have planned some amazing TOURS for the MEI2015 delegates to experience the Greek culture, history and sceneries. All arrangements need to be made through the MEI2015 Official Website. Please see and book your tours HERE
A day by the Sea: Khalkidhiki
Date: 18/06, 10:00
Duration:
Price: 55€ per person
Minimum Participants: 10 persons
Notes: The bus will depart from KEDEA.
No visit to Thessaloniki is complete without visiting the magnificent peninsula of Khalkidiki. During this tour you will have the chance to discover one of the most famous beaches of Khalkidhiki, Irakleia. If you are looking for an isolated paradise listening the silence of the sea, while you can enjoy delicious cocktails in cosmopolitan atmosphere Khalkidhiki is the place to be!
Vergina Tour
The excursion combines the history of Ancient Macedonia, Alexander the Great, and modern wine-making.
Date: 20/06, 09:30
Duration:
Price: 65€ per person
Minimum Participants: 10 persons
Notes: The bus will depart from KEDEA.
Vergina (Greek: Βεργίνα) is a small town in northern Greece, located in the regional unit of Imathia, Central Macedonia. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Veroia, of which it is a municipal unit. The town became internationally famous in 1977, when the Greek archaeologist Manolis Andronikos unearthed what he claimed was the burial site of the kings of Macedonia, including the tomb of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great. The finds established the site as the ancient Aigai. The site of the Royal Tombs under a modern roof hosts the main excavation, as well as an exhibition of the major finds from the burials. It is protected by UNESCO as world cultural heritage and comprises a unique discovery of an enormous universal impact.
The exhibition’s shelter has the external form of the Great Tumulus, a man-made mound, while the underground building has been housing since November 1997 tombs and treasures found in them. This sheltered group includes three Macedonian tombs: the intact tomb of Philip II (II) with a hunting scene fresco painting. Intact is also the so-called Tomb of the Prince (III), which may belong to Alexander IV, grandson of Philip II and his son Alexander the Great and another ruined and plundered Macedonian tomb (IV) of the third BC century......read more
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The tour includes a visit of the newly completed exhibition bearing the Tombs and the finds of all 3 Tombs, one of them known as the Tomb of King Phillip II, father of Alexander the Great. Feast your eyes on the marvelous treasures; all masterpieces of ancient Greek art dated back to the 4th century B.C., such as golden wreaths, silver vessels, miniature sculpture, paintings, exhibited in the unique museum.
Thessaloniki City – Walking Tour
Visit the Roman monuments of the City
Date: 19/06, 11:00
Duration:
Price: 37€ per person
Minimum Participants: 10 persons
(Includes bus tickets, tour guide, entrance fees)
Notes: Meeting Point: KEDEA
Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη), also known as Thessalonica and Salonika, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia. Its honorific title is Συμπρωτεύουσα (Symprotévusa), literally "co-capital", and stands as a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa), "co-reigning" city of the Byzantine Empire, alongside Constantinople.
During this walking tour you will have the opportunity to visit all the great Roman monuments of the city. The impressive Rotunda and the Arch of Galerius along with the magnificent Palace of Galerius constitute the core of the Roman impact in Thessaloniki. A bit further, the Roman Forum, the center of public life in every Roman city and the Roman Catacombs of St. Demetrius church, will travel you to the glorious past of the Roman Empire.
