Macedonia, Historical region in northern Greece
Macedonia is a historical region in northern Greece that stretches from the Olympus mountain range to the shores of the Aegean and includes several valleys and plateaus. The landscape shifts between forests, fields and lakes, while to the east flat terrain opens toward the sea.
This region was home to one of the great kingdoms of antiquity, which held its first royal residence in Vergina and later ruled over much of Asia. Centuries afterward the territory belonged to the Byzantine Empire, passed to Ottoman control and only became part of modern Greece in the 20th century.
In many mountain villages you still hear variants of Greek with their own sounds and phrases, shaped by the everyday conversations of residents. On feast days customs appear through costumes and dances that look different in each community and tell their own story.
Travel between towns happens by bus and regional train, while smaller places are reached by rural roads. In the mountains trails are marked, but some routes close to visitors during bad weather.
At certain spots you can still see the foundation walls and columns of sanctuaries lying in forests and receiving few visitors. Some of these sites appear without fences or signs, as if they remained part of the landscape.
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