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What should I know about Dion?

Dion is 114 km from Thessaloniki airport. Dion is a destination for thousands of visitors from Greece and around the world every year. Also, a large number of visitors gather during cultural events that take place in the ancient Hellenistic theater (Olympus Festival).

Ancient Greek writers tell us that Dion was the place where the Macedonians regularly gathered to honor the Olympian gods and especially Zeus and his daughters, the Muses, with sacrifices and offerings.

In the 5th century BC, when the Macedonian state gained great power and began to play a leading role in the geographical space of the Greek territory, brilliant games, athletic and theatrical, were established in Dion, the Olympias in Dion.

The Macedonian kings themselves took care of the organization of these games, who used the sanctuary of Zeus as the central place of worship for all Macedonians.

Next to these sacred sites of the Macedonians, a city was built, which began to develop from the 5th century BC. and acquired a monumental form at the end of the 4th century BC, during the years of the Successors of Alexander the Great, when its impressive walls and public buildings were built.

This important city also communicated with the sea through the Vaphyra, a river that was navigable in ancient times.

At Dion King Philip celebrated glorious victories and Alexander visited it in preparation for the great campaign.

At the end of the 1st c. e.g. the Roman colony of Dion was founded, while in the 4th c. A.D. the city became the seat of a Christian diocese. The current image of the archaeological site mainly reflects the prosperous Roman and post-Roman phase of Dion.

The archaeological site covers an area of 1,500 acres and includes the ancient fortified city, the area of sanctuaries (the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Sanctuary of Demeter, the Sanctuary of Asclepius, the Sanctuary of Zeus Hypsistos and the Sanctuary of Isis), the Hellenistic and the Roman theater and stadium.

The Vafyras river flows within the site. On its banks and around small ponds, which are created in the area by gushing springs, rich aquatic vegetation grows, giving an image of special natural beauty. One of the most important and impressive monuments of the ancient city is the paved central road that crosses the city in a north-south direction and a total length of 670 meters.

All the historical and cultural heritage of Dion, gifted by nature, history and mythology, is presented in its Museums.

The findings of the excavations in Dion are kept in the Archaeological Museum of Dion, which is housed in a building, at a distance of 500 m from the entrance to the archaeological site, but also in the Archeological Museum, where the impressive mosaic of the Epiphany of Dionysus was transferred. The mosaic is one of the most impressive mosaics in the Greek area, which decorated the floor of the central room of Dionysus’ mansion. It is a banquet hall of 100 sq.m. in a building of 200 AD, one of the most important building complexes of ancient Dion.

The Mediterranean Mosaic Center is also located in Dion. A mosaic art workshop operates there.

The distance from Thessaloniki airport is 75 minutes and you can choose for your transportation a type of vehicle such as a taxi or a minivan.

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