Amphipolis

Amphipolis is an archeological site in Macedonia (Greece).

Understand
Amphipolis was an ancient Greek polis that existed as an urban settlement until late antiquity. It extends for several kilometers around the acropolis of the ancient city and was an important station on the Via Egnatia in Roman times. Today only the foundation walls are preserved.

Get in

 * The closest airports are from Kavala and Thessaloniki.
 * The place is on the Thessaloniki-Kavala motorway and has an exit nearby.
 * The modern port of Amphipolis is silted up in the meantime, so that you cannot enter it with a sailboat. The closest anchorages are the port of Karyani or Stavros.

Get around
The excavation site is about 1 km from the museum in the village. A vehicle is required for the outlying attractions.

See

 * - The wall surrounding the Acropolis at the time of the early Christian period is 1105 meters long and 1.65 to 2.75 metres wide; its height is between 0.50 and 1.15 meters.
 * - The gymnasium was built at the end of the 4th century BC. Built in BC. It consists of common rooms, classrooms and training facilities for the athletes both indoors and outdoors. It is the only ancient gymnasium that has so far been found in northern Greece.
 * - The wall surrounding the Acropolis at the time of the early Christian period is 1105 meters long and 1.65 to 2.75 metres wide; its height is between 0.50 and 1.15 meters.
 * - The gymnasium was built at the end of the 4th century BC. Built in BC. It consists of common rooms, classrooms and training facilities for the athletes both indoors and outdoors. It is the only ancient gymnasium that has so far been found in northern Greece.
 * - The gymnasium was built at the end of the 4th century BC. Built in BC. It consists of common rooms, classrooms and training facilities for the athletes both indoors and outdoors. It is the only ancient gymnasium that has so far been found in northern Greece.
 * - The gymnasium was built at the end of the 4th century BC. Built in BC. It consists of common rooms, classrooms and training facilities for the athletes both indoors and outdoors. It is the only ancient gymnasium that has so far been found in northern Greece.
 * - The gymnasium was built at the end of the 4th century BC. Built in BC. It consists of common rooms, classrooms and training facilities for the athletes both indoors and outdoors. It is the only ancient gymnasium that has so far been found in northern Greece.
 * - The gymnasium was built at the end of the 4th century BC. Built in BC. It consists of common rooms, classrooms and training facilities for the athletes both indoors and outdoors. It is the only ancient gymnasium that has so far been found in northern Greece.
 * - The gymnasium was built at the end of the 4th century BC. Built in BC. It consists of common rooms, classrooms and training facilities for the athletes both indoors and outdoors. It is the only ancient gymnasium that has so far been found in northern Greece.
 * - The gymnasium was built at the end of the 4th century BC. Built in BC. It consists of common rooms, classrooms and training facilities for the athletes both indoors and outdoors. It is the only ancient gymnasium that has so far been found in northern Greece.



Do

 * Bathing: On the beach of Orfrinio or Asprovalta
 * Hiking: At the Pangaion Hills.

Buy
The best shopping opportunities are in Asprovalta. But you can also find the bare essentials in the village.

Eat
There are restaurants in the village of Amphipolis and a large selection in the seaside resorts on the coast.

Drink
There are cafes and kafeneios in the village. But it is nicer to go to one of the beach bars on the coast a few km away.

Sleep
The best accommodations can be found on the coast of Orfrinio or Asprovalta.

Go next

 * Asprovalta - a beautiful and well-visited holiday destination
 * Kavala - the most beautiful city in northern Greece with many sights
 * Pangaion Hills - wonderful mountain landscape with many monasteries worth seeing