As the chief city of ancient thessaly, larissa was taken by the thebans and later directly annexed by philip ii of macedon in 344. Much of what you see was excavated in larissa, karditsa and trikala in the 20th century and is laid out according to age and geography There are building fragments like columns and capitals, steles, byzantine icons, sumptuous vases and jugs, reliefs, jewellery, funerary art, coins and mosaics. Archeo theatro larisas, ieros naos agiou achilliou, monuments & statues, historic sites Lárissa greece also known as Full of life and energy, larissa, one of the largest cities in greece and capital of the thessalian plain, is a modern and full of history metropolis composing an interesting mosaic for the visitor.
Walk all the way to larissa’s busy commercial centre, which is developed in an extensive network of pedestrianized streets Larissa was incorporated into the modern greek state in 1881 It has since developed into a major agricultural and commercial hub, with a growing population and modern amenities. Larissa is one of the oldest settlements in greece with artifacts uncovered dating at least the neolithic period (6000 bc) The name means stronghold in ancient greek. Larissa is the capital and largest city of the thessaly region in greece
Just outside town, you’ll join a long line of visitors gawping at the beauty of the vale of tempi, the narrow pass between two mountains, ossa and olympus.
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