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| Pella, Greece |
Pella facts and figures |
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The New Archaeological Museum of Pella (opened 2010) during construction work on the forecourt. |
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| Pella facts and figures |
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Pella Archaeological Site and Museum
For details, including ticket prices and opening times,
see page 1 of this guide. |
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Please note
Due to Greece's economic crisis, information about opening times, timetables, fares, prices, etc. is changing continually.
Many tourist information offices have been closed, and many official websites offer no indication of these changes.
Below is the most up-to-date information we have been able to find.
If you have any more up-to-date information you would like to share,
please get in contact. |
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Pella (Greek, Πέλλα)
Also referred to as Palaia Pella (Old Pella), to distinguish it from the nearby village Nea Pella (Νέα Πέλλα, New Pella).
Byzantine and Ottoman periods:
Greek: Agii Apostoli (Άγιοι Απόστολοι, Holy Apostles);
Macedonian Slavic: Postol (Постол, Свети Апостол, Sveti Apostol, Holy Apostles);
Ottomon Turkish: Allah Kilise (God's Church).
The name Pella was reinstated by the Greek government in 1926.
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Greece
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The archaeological site and museum of Pella are to the west of the farming village of Pella, on the Central Macedonian Plain, 30km north of the Thermaic Gulf, 40 km northwest of Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Northern Greece.
For further information about the location, see:
page 1: Introduction to Pella
See also:
ppage 4: How to get to Pella
page 5: Map of Pella
Distances:
Athens (Αθήνα) 502 km
Dion (Δίον) 100 km
Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη) 40 km
Veria (Βέροια) 56 km
Giannitsa (Γιαννιτσά) 12 km
Edessa (Έδεσσα) 48 km
Nea Pella (Νέα Πέλλα) 3.8 km by the back road,
5.9 km by main road EO2 (E86)
All distances are approximate, and vary according to route.
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40° 47′ N, 22° 25′ E
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19 metres above sea level
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Central Macedonia
(Κεντρική Μακεδονία, Kentrikí Makedonía)
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Pella (Περιφερειακή ενότητα Πέλλας), capital Edessa
For further details, see:
Regions and Regional Units of Macedonia
Pella Regional Unit is divided into 4 municipalities:
Almopia (Αλμωπία),
Edessa (Έδεσσα),
Pella (Πέλλα),
Skydra (Σκύδρα)
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Pella (Ο Δήμος Πέλλας), administrative centre Giannitsa
Pella Municipality is divided into 5 municipal units:
Giannitsa (Γιαννιτσά),
Krya Vrysi (Κρύα Βρύση),
Kyrros (Κύρρος),
Megas Alexandros (Μέγας Αλέξανδρος, Alexander the Great),
Pella (Πέλλα)
Pella municipal unit is divided into 6 communities (κοινότητες):
Pella (Πέλλα),
Agrosykea (Αγροσυκιά),
Athyra (Άθυρα),
Dytiko (Δυτικό),
Nea Pella (Νέα Πέλλα),
Rachona (Ραχώνα)
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Pella Municipality: 669.2 square km
Pella Regional Unit: 2,506 square km
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Pella village (Δημοτική Κοινότητα Πέλλας): 2,398
Pella municipal unit (Δημοτική Ενότητα Πέλλας), including Pella, Agrosykea, Athyra, Dytiko, Livaditsa, Nea Pella and Rachona: 6,798
Pella Municipality: 63,122
Pella Regional Unit: 139,680
figures based on the 2011 census.
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Eastern European Time (EET)
Daylight Saving Schedule:
Summer (from last Sunday in March)
GMT/UTC +3 hours
Winter (from last Sunday in October)
GMT/UTC +2 hours
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Euro (€)
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| climate: |
As with the rest of northern Greece, between Mediterranean (temperate, with wet winters and hot, dry summers) and continental (wetter, cooler).
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Greek |
Further information for Greece can be found
in our introduction to Greece pages. |
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Local addresses and telephone numbers |
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Pella village has a petrol station, pharmacy, newspaper kiosk (periptero), bakery,
a few shops, cafes and tavernas.
The town hall building (Dimarcheio) houses a doctor's surgery and a post office
which serves as a postbank, but there is no ATM (cash machine) in the village.
Pella Archaeological Site and Museum
For details, including ticket prices and opening times,
see page 1 of this guide.
Folklore Museum of Pella
(Λαογραφικό Μουσείο Πέλλας, Laografiko Museio Pellas)
22 Odos Tavoulari, Pella.
Next to the church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul,
600 metres north of Pella town hall (see the map of Pella).
Tel: 23820 32655, 23820 32420, 23820 31878
See: www.pellaia.gr/Photos_Laografiko.htm (Greek only)
Bus and train stations
See page 4 how to get there.
Post office
Makedonomachon 2, 58005 Pella.
Tel: +30 23820 32777
Opening hours: Monday - Friday 7.30 - 14.00
Full post office services, including postbank, but no ATM.
Municipality of Pella
Town Hall, 58005 Pella, Greece.
Tel: +30 23823 51700
website: www.dimospellas.gr (Greek only)
Regional Unit of Pella, Edessa
Tourism Dept.: +30 23810 37 224
Tourist Information Center, Edessa
In its own pavilion in the Waterfall Park.
Excellent local knowledge, very friendly and helpful.
Opening hours: 10:00 - 20:00
Tel: +30 23810 20 300
Website: www.edessacity.gr
The website is in Greek only, but there are links to tourist
information brochures in several language versions.
Brochure in English (PDF document, opens in a new window):
www.edessacity.gr/office/8guide-edessa-greece_en.pdf
Station Radio Taxi Edessa: +30 23810 23392 - 22904
Archaeological Site of Logos, Edessa (entrance free)
Tel: +30 23810 28040
Folklore Museum, Edessa: +30 23810 28787
Folklore Museum, Giannitsa: +30 23810 83770
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Area map |
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Interactive map of Macedonia, Thrace, Central Greece and the Aegean.
Colour key for Greek island groups (west-east)
See also our interactive map of Greece. |
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