Aigai
Also known as Aegae, Ægæ, Aegaea, Aegeae, Aigaia, Aigeai, Aigéai, Eges, Èges, Vergina
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii).
Region
Europe and North America
Greece
Inscribed
1996
Area
1,421 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Aigai is about 30 km north-west of Katerini. The nearest other World Heritage site is The wider area of Mount Olympus, about 45 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Katerini · about 53,000 peopleabout 30 km south-east
- Thessaloniki · about 828,000 peopleabout 55 km north-east
- Larissa · about 129,000 peopleabout 95 km south
- Bitola · about 87,000 peopleabout 100 km north-west
- Seres · about 56,000 peopleabout 120 km north-east
- Korçë · about 58,000 peopleabout 130 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GreeceMixed44 km away
GreeceCultural56 km away
GreeceMixed104 km away
Albania, North MacedoniaMixed146 km away
GreeceCultural154 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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