The “Europaion Polis”, according to an epigraphic testimony dating back to 108/107 BC, is located just 18 km northeast of Pella, the capital of the Macedonian kingdom.
Its position was of strategic importance in the valley of the once navigable Axios River, controlling the routes connecting the Aegean and the Balkan hinterland.
Europos is linked to the eponymous hero of the Macedonians, Europos, son of Macedon and Oreithyia. The habitation of the area dates back to the 5th millennium BC. The city, which is located 800 m. south of the modern settlement, was densely built, with houses, workshops and public buildings. Founded in the Early Iron Age, Europos flourished during the 5th-4th centuries BC, as indicated by finds from its funerary monuments.
The cemeteries of the ancient city are located outside its walls. The accessible archaeological site includes various types of funerary monuments dating to the Roman and Early Christian periods.
To the south of the hill accommodating the ancient city, and on either side of the ancient road leading from Pella to Europos, lie the funerary monuments of aristocrats of the Early Hellenistic period (late 4th – early 3rd century BC).
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Opening hours
April 1 – October 31
Mon: 08:30 – 15:30
Tue: Closed
Wed: 08:30 – 15:30
Thu: 08:30 – 15:30
Fri: 08:30 – 15:30
Sat: 08:30 – 15:30
Sun: 08:30 – 15:30
November 1 – March 31
Mon: 08:30 – 15:30
Tue: Closed
Wed: 08:30 – 15:30
Thu: 08:30 – 15:30
Fri: 08:30 – 15:30
Sat: 08:30 – 15:30
Sun: 08:30 – 15:30
The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays: January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.
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Full: €5.00
Reduced: €3.00
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Contact
Ephorate of Antiquities of Kilkis
Τ: +30 23410 22005, +30 23410 76661, +30 23410 22477
Ε: efaki@culture.gr
