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| The Beauty of N. Pella |
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| EDESSA This is the old, picturesque town full of small and large canals which criss-cross it, covered with myriads of bridges, with clean air, tree strewn streets and beautiful squares are just some of the points that make this town unique in the whole of Greece. Outside of Edessa, we find the county of Galavltissa, full of pine and plane forests providing the clean air, thousand of Greeks come to Edessa to enjoy. In Edessa we find the chapel of Metamrfosi (transfiguration) and the open air theater sitting 2500 people, used in the summer when the weather is warm and inviting. One of the areas called the area of Pasha Tsair (from the turkish ruler of previous epochs), also hosts a fish processing factory (for Perch - an important fish of the Greek rivers and lakes) and soccer stadiums. Edessa was the capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia. During the 5th century B.C., King Arhelaos, moved his capital to Pella, where in 382 B.C., King Phillip was born, the father of Alexander the Great. Sites in Edessa include the Folk museum, the waterfalls that are found everywhere, the tourist center, the church of Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) and the Assumption of the Virgin Mary which contains beautiful wall paintings. In the center of the town is the six-sided town clock, which was hand-built by craftsmen during the Turkish occupation. In addition, the Tzam- of Edessa which is now a Museum and the house of Men,laou Lou, after whom are named the yearly street fair's (held at the end of May) are also well worth seeing. LOUTRA POZAR A site of spas with cures for rheumatism are found here, North West of Edessa, very near the border to the Macedonian Republic. Enclosed swimming pools, as well as open pools abound, situated amongst forests. The temperature of the water is naturally held at about 25-30 C (about 75-85 F). AGRA Here is the statue of Capitan Agra, who was one of the chiefs of the rebellion forces against the Bulgarians and Turkish occupying forces in the early years of this century. PELLA Was the Capital of Macedonia in ancient times. The town came into its own during the reign of King Philip II and Alexander the Great. ere died the Poet Euripides in 406 B.C. Pella was conquered by the Romans in 168 B.C., and slowly gave way to Thesaloniki as the Capital. Many ruins are in evidence including the mosaic clad 'House of the Lion,' and other sights. The town must have had two Acropolis (a la Athens), and a Museum is open near the ancient ruins. EDESSA's CULTURAL ASPECT he earliest habitation on the site is dated by the remains of a small prehistoric settlement, to the Early Bronze Age (3rd millenium B.C.). Much later in the 4th century B.C., the settlement was developed into a proper city and had an acropolis and a lower city. By the end of the same century it was fortified with a monumental wall and its internal layout was modified. It flourished in the Roman period because of its position on the Via Egnatia. According to the inscriptions found, the city had a Bouleuterion, a temple of Zeus Hypsistos, of Dionysos and Ma. Edessa retained its importance during the early Christian period, as attested by the remains of basilicas erected on the site. From the end of the 7th century A.D. onwards, the city was restricted in the castle of Vodena, in the area of the modern city. Excavations on the site began in 1967 and are still continued in the area of the acropolis and the lower city as well as in the cemeteries outside the walls, along the Via Egnatia. The excavation finds confirm the importance of the city, its social and economic organization through the centuries and its commercial exchanges. The most important monuments on the site are the following: South Gate. It includes a circular courtyard inscribed in a rectangular tower. The construction follows the main principles of defensive architecture as it is described in the ancient literary sources. Monumental paved street crossing the city. Marble columns and built pillars are preserved along the sides of the wide street. One of the columns is covered with inscriptions registering acts of anumissions. The collapsed columns that stood along the sides of the street have been restored. The fortification wall. The walls of Edessa were constructed in ca. 300 B.C. and repeatedly repaired during the life span of the city. They are among the best preserved fortification walls in Macedonia, standing up to the height of 5 m. |
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