Read below about Loutra Pozar or Loutraki Aridaia Village area sights and learn about local history and monuments that you may visit during your accommdation in Loutra Pozar.

Leave your hotel or guesthouse and take a tour in the marvellous area of Pella, Edessa, Giannitsa and Kaimaktsalan or Voras Mountain.

The Folklore Museum of Edessa housed in a two-storey building of 1932 (donated by the family Sivena) in the district WEIGHT. He began working on the initiative of the Cultural Association "Alexander." It hosts exhibits, pictures and objects from everyday life, culture as well as the manners and customs of the inhabitants of the city and the region.

The areas covered relate to rural life, farming, sirotrofeia, textiles, etc. the waxwork Special topics are the items from the life of man, toys, objects to the rituals and tools for household and professional use of traditional practitioners.

The museum also has an excellent collection of women's costumes Ms. men (1880-1920); Macedonians, Vlach Ms. refugee-run diversification of clothing in the city (urban industrial city life) than that of the rural countryside. Finally, a collection of rare religious and educational books with a premier Old Testament in 1753.

Is it possible to visit a minimum duration of the journey Pozar Loutraki Pozar.

• Agios Dimitrios
  On the hill overlooking the village Xifiani the old church of St. Demetrius, built in 1857 AD with special permission from Turkish authorities. The impressive bell tower and interior decor will impress any visitor.
• Saint Hilarion
  Arriving in the village of fighters and taking the road to the mountain come to the convent of St. Hilarion. The bishop served Ag.Ilarionas Moglenoi (18th century), as it was long the province Almopia. The monastery had 40 monks cells. Even operated a secret school.
• St George
  In a unique natural environment in the Upper Loutraki is the Church of St. George. Around the church was formerly the village of Ano Loutraki later moved to the current Loutraki. Each year, the day of Saint George, organized traditional cultural events.
• Church of Apostles Peter and Paul
  The church of St Peter and Paul survived until today from the Byzantine period in the district WEIGHT. The construction of the church, the frescoes (1370-1385) and the three capitals of the temple is the most important elements that can be seen by the visitor, the most important one of the southeast pillar with four heraldic birds in corners.
• Dormition of the Virgin Garefeiou
  A significant religious monument is also the church of the Assumption. Located next to the Girls in the neighborhood WEIGHT. Its construction dates back to the 14th century. Originally the temple was dedicated to Jesus Christ and was called Saint Sophia. During the 17th century but the church became the church of the Assumption to survive and not be converted into a mosque, according to the order of Sultan Suleiman. (Whatever church called Hagia Sophia was converted into a mosque). The frescoes of the temple are of particular interest to the older dating to around 1380 and later in the 17th century. Kept in the sanctuary, on the surfaces of the columns in esorrachia the arches and pillars. The church is three-aisled basilica with a raised middle aisle and three-sided apse sanctuary.
• The monastery of Agia Triada
  The monastery of Agia Triada dates to 1865 and is located in the plain of Edessa in Longos. Built on the ruins of an older church. The construction of the monastery was at the expense of city residents, and then took donations from large real estate fortune. During World War II, lost property and thereafter (1942) functions as a convent until today. The monastery is the temple, the monks' cells, the nursing home and associated buildings. The temple is a three triconch basilica. The upper-middle-aisle has three polygonal domes, the number of which symbolizes the Holy Trinity.

In ancient times Edessa was fortified at two levels. In the lower city (Logos) and the Citadel. During the Byzantine period the city declined under the settlement to run over city's current position. After the conquest by the Turks in 1389, the settlement extends outside the walls, creating new districts mostly heathen, while Christians remain in and around the ancient core in three major areas.

The WEIGHT (meaning fort) is the first Christian settlement established as a development of the Byzantine settlement that developed at the Acropolis and the ancient city. In 1944 the Germans burned the greater part of the district because of its position as a center of resistance now. In 1983 he was declared a traditional settlement and recently has been restoring the houses which now relied on the study of regeneration of WEIGHT, which took first prize among other studies of the EU

The houses that saved the Varosi dating to the 19th century and is a good example of traditional architecture makedonitikis. Most houses are popular but there are mansions. Usually two-storey buildings with open ledges covered balcony and roof. Inside they have a courtyard, and around the courtyards organized semi-outdoor spaces, the loggia. Mansions in Varosi to be mentioned is the home Giousmas where inside the house there sirotrofeio (koukoulonas) Valasi the mansion, which is inside the private chapel and the house Tsamis, where inside WC Model of house Tsamis out at the Ethnological Museum of Folk Art, Thessaloniki.

Visitors of Pozar is, the possibility to visit Varosi minimum hours journey by Pozar.

At a distance of 13km. by Aridea at the Baths, a paradise of natural beauty in the center of which is the Paleontological - Physiographical Almopia and Folk Museum. Founded in 1991 and is unique in Greece with mixed character. Richest are named as A and B, and a spectacular 50-meter platform deep in the bottom of the human skeleton which was of unknown age. An important finding is the spilaiokatafygeio Z is the maxilla, the left canine, Board of fossilized skull of Ursus ST. ARCTOS (brown bear) about 10000 years old and younger. For vrachografimata, these are people with huge hands, reaching up to the soles of the feet. The heads look different ornaments, and some are accented genitals.

The cave was discovered the fossilized bones of cave bears that date back 120,000 years ago. In the same cave in the distance, the large chamber is in material physics drip pan with water, where worship, judging from the shells found there. Perhaps it was the cave temple and larvae.

Archaeological Site of Pella built in the Hellenistic years, occupies an area equal to 10 blocks (70,000 m) and the characteristic shape of a very large rectangular square (200.15 x 181.76 m) surrounded by arcades with shops in the background. Here are ceramic, and Waxwork toreftikis and shops where you sell different products.

Many of these spaces were filled with goods that their owners could not get them at the time of the disaster. The market crossed from east to west, the main thoroughfare of the city a width of 15 m Products of the workshops in Pella, found in other cities of Macedonia and the southern Balkans, showing how important export center was the capital of Macedonians during the Hellenistic times. From the holy city so far excavated only a popular temple of Aphrodite and Cybele,in the north of the market ,and Thesmoforio ,a sanctuary of Demeter with unique circular layout ,where women performed various events that were related to fertility land and the good year.

The Palace - Archaeological Site of Pella stood on a rocky hill dominating the image of the city. This complex architectural complex, whose total area reaches 60,000 square meters In the center of a rectangle is rather public, building flanked by two peristyle gardens. Two other structures were excavated in the east, the south side of which there is an open portico with Doric colonnade on a high apron.

One of them has a plan similar to those in private homes and may have been the place of residence of the royal family. In the north there is a pool supply system and drainage of water, perhaps associated with the ring of the palace. The monumental entrance was from the central portal.

The oldest of the buildings that date back to the second half of the fourth century. In later phases are more simpler buildings with courtyards, which are extensions to the original kernel to meet new needs.

It is bicameral Macedonian tomb with barrel-vaulted front four Doric half-columns. Its dimensions are 6.15 m wide and 6.15 m high and 10 meters long. The entrance door bore a stone relief. A second marble at the entrance door of the burial chamber has brought relief Medusa head Coloured and embossed aspidiskes. The tomb is full of ancient graffiti and votive inscriptions of the 1st century BC and the third century AD The most important refers to Hercules and Alexander Hero.

The tomb dates to the late 4th century BC and investigated in the summer of 1994. After the excavation was housed and fenced.

Second vaulted bicameral Macedonian tomb with four Ionic facade towering columns. Has width 4.70 m and 7.50 m length tinted mortar residues preserved on the walls, brought performances and mirror box. Preserved the stone base of the deathbed. It dates from around 300 BC based on the few finds recovered from the looting of ancient tomb. The excavation of the tomb began in the summer of 1994 and completed in August 1995.

Theentrance to the the city , next to Town Hall the Museum of Natural History in the building of the old Railway Station.

During the First World War was built by Allied troops train known Karatzova (Ntekovil) to assist the movement and supply of the Army.

The year 2002 turned into a museum of Natural History. In the halls of exposed fossils found in excavations in Almopia and other areas. Major exhibits are the fossilized bones of Ursus Spelalus (the Cave Bear) found in the caves of the Baths.

In plant science room out photos and plants that thrive in the area of Almopia. Also, the area is enriched with minerals and rocks from Almopia and other areas. Traditional costumes of Almopia kept in a room of the museum.

The Clock Tower built by the Ottomans in the center of Giannitsa around 1667-1668. The choice of location was a military criteria and wanted to control the commercial activity that took place across the city throughout the central Macedonia. It is a rectangular building has a height of 25 meters and is built of stone by the first 4 m and then brick.

According to the inscriptionit was built by by Ahmed Sheriff , a descendant of Gazi Evrenos . Purchased by the City Giannitsa and proposed restoration and conversion into a museum of history of the city of Giannitsa.

The Yeni Cami (New Mosque) in Giannitsa City is the only mosque preserved until now in very good condition. Built in 1904 at the expense of Fechmi Hasan Pasha and was the sixth time a mosque in the city. In 1937 he was declared a protected monument in 1942 and inaugurated the museum. The building is inspired by Byzantine architecture and more specifically the model of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Today, the Yeni Mosque Byzantine houses and industrial archaeological artifacts from Edessa and the wider region. The collection is unfortunately not open to the public.

The Mausoleum of Gazi Evrenos located at the junction of two roads, a short distance from the Clock Tower in Giannitsa City. This is the tomb of Gazi Evrenos of Ottoman person who won Giannitsa by the Byzantines, and most of central Macedonia.

According to the inscription refers to the burial Evrenos Gazis, built in 1417. From the morphologic data, we conclude that it was disproved in the late 19th century. It consists of two rectangular surface area 230 square meters housed in a loft, which stood out from three small domes covered with pencil. The building has a richly decorated exterior and the interior is slightly decorated. The mausoleum for Museum Giannitsa.

The stone clock, a trademark of Edessa, located downtown next to the house of the activities of the Progressive Association of Alexander the Great, one of the oldest clubs (1922). This trunk built from carved stone on top of which run up to u now six watches.

Its construction dates back to 1900. Built by Constantine Zissis and his brothers masters of the era. The base is sidiropetra and the remaining structure of sandstone.

You can visit Pozar ten minutes from the city of Edessa.

Nearby Giannitsa City located Krinaio Hellenistic architecture on the way to the city of Giannitsa. This is an area 2 km from ancient Pella to Giannitsa, which was named by the residents because the water comes from mountain Pike. In fact, it is the Roman ruins that are related to the water resulting in that position.

In the area of Pozar is a large complex of 17 caves, a pit 50 meters, and many silaiokatafygia. Formed thousands of years ago, when the water level was at the entrances to the caves before they formed the valley Pozar.

Systematic excavations and explorations of caves in Pozar unearthed ample evidence that the indigenous population. There is evidence for the life of man from primitive tools (sharp and polished, sharp spikes of stone arrows), etc. articles indicate that the sites of caves used by the Neolithic or even Paleolithic era.

By the late 14th century a large volume of water was accumulated in a lake west of the city. After a geological phenomenon, probably an earthquake, the water passing through the city and poured from the rock, creating numerous rivers. Hidden behind the profuse vegetation remain untapped for some time. In 1942 the Germans first saw the power of tourism and exploitation of the Cascade surroundings, creating two pools, flower beds and flower boxes. After the war, the space given to the municipality, who in turn arrange to plant flowers and trees. In 1953 he began operating the city restaurant "pools", where the Edesseos fun dancing tango and waltz. In early 1960 built safe access for visitors to admire and photograph the waterfalls.

Today not only known throughout the Greek territory and outside it, there are many tourists who visit the park of waterfalls to enjoy the majestic waters of the river Edesseos be discharged from the cliff (70 meters height), creating this fantastic spectacle and the double waterfall. Beneath the famous waterfall Karan is a small cave with stalactites. The park also operates outdoor Water Museum and Tourist Information.

Visitors can nakolouthisei 2 routes. The first route from the village Orma and the second from the village Megaplatanos by the Saracens (The road is paved and in good condition). According to tradition, when Stratilatis Alexander decided to conquer the world, equipped with the Phalanx Macedonians spears, known as javelins, 6 feet long, with wood sourced from the Black Forest of Orma.

By historical standards, around 500 BC, most of the plain of central Macedonia was covered by the waters of the Gulf Thermaikou. The 200 BC after continental movement of soil and sediments from rivers Aliakmona, Axios and Echedorou, the waters of the sea retreated and created lagoon. After 600 years, gradually formed the so-called Lake Loudias or Giannitsa, which was the only way out of the water of the river Loudias. By 1933 the lake - swamp Giannitsa was great extent due to the supply from rivers Moglenitsa (Upper Loudias) Boda (Edessaio) Arapitsa, Tripotamo and smaller streams of Pike. The altitude was 5 meters, and mainly reach the extent of 10,000 acres.

The rest of the lake (340,000 acres) consisted of marshy ponds. In many places it was shallow and people could move away to the edges. Given that the dense vegetation, in 1928 the largest percentage of students Giannitsa suffering from malaria. The motion in the lake was the "Plavi" floating through the season. The fishermen had built huts among the reeds to facilitate their work. These "Regularity Rally huts openly and violently occupied by Bulgarians during the Makedonikou Games.

The Giannitsa lake is especially known because the bowels of the famous battle took place Giannitsa, the most important battle of the Balkan wars. H strategic position and led the Bulgarians to the choice as a center of developments. Thus became an independent kingdom komitatzidiko "installed" in the heart of Bilaetiou of Thessaloniki. The main drainage works of the lake were closed in 1936 after the final drying now distributed to landless people, mostly from Asia Minor, 288,750 acres of fertile land.

6km. from Edessa at an altitude of 470 meters above sea level lies the lake and the wetland Agra - Islands and Vrytton. This lake of 5,972 acres of supplying water from the source of the river Edesseos. An artificial freshwater lake largely covered by aquatic vegetation, while the north is bordered by steep cliffs. Over 250 different bird species living in the wetland journals.

The flora of the lake consists of ydrofytiki vegetation that grows on the surface of the reed vegetation and occupies the largest territory and creates ideal conditions for nesting and reproduction of fauna. The fauna of the wetland consists of frogs, otters, coypu, aquatic turtles and water snakes. Regarding the avifauna of the lake, about 130 species of birds use for nesting, breeding and dormant. One of the four colonies of Whiskered in Greece is the lake-island-Agra Vrytton and the rare Black Tern in our country. Other bird species are regularly visited by herons, swans, the pelicans, the kingfishers, the Night Heron, the Little Grebe, the Bitterns and many species of duck to rare species, the ferruginous duck.
The main human activities include agriculture, the main crop of cherry, livestock, where cows, horses and sheep graze in the meadows around the wetland, while the oldest lobster fishing was one of the major occupations of the residents.

Lake Agra has been identified by the Ministry as a place of great natural beauty and because many species of flora are rare or endangered, protected by national and EU legislation. The wetland and surrounding area have joined the network of Special Protection Areas under the Directive on the conservation of birds. Also included in the areas proposed for inclusion in the European network of protected areas NATURA 2000. To hunt in the prohibited section of the area.
Beside the lake is a tourist pavilion with local cuisine and excellent trout. The wetland Agra-island-Vrytton made package tours boating and bird watching. You can also browse by car along the route round the lake using the network of roads and paths. Equally enchanting is to cross the wetland area by train.

Near the lake on the way to the village of Walnut is the monument of Agra and Macedon Captain Anthony MiG. The site is the effigy of walnut, which hung two makedonomachoi during the race of the Macedonia (1907) by Bulgarian guerillas, and a small temple. Part of real walnut displayed in the lobby of Hall of Edessa.

Starting from the village of Loutraki Pozar or Pozar and follow the forest road you come to Happy Valley (Dobro-war), located at an altitude of 2000 m. A natural river with many small lakes of unique beauty.

From the village north and along the main forest road and through woodland, the visitor reaches the peak Pinovo. The breathtaking beauty and rich flora impress the visitor.