Highlights of Asprovalta

The Asprovalta Riviera

The Strymonic Gulf, enclosed by high mountains on three sides, faces south east and has a view to the Greek island Thassos across the sea. This sheltered gulf gives you the feeling that you just may be on the French Riviera as its lush green mountains gently cascade down to the green-blue sea below. The hillsides are covered with villas and vacation homes that help to fuel the local tourist industry - this is the Asprovalta Riviera! Consisting of no less than 20 kilometers of sandy shoreline, this is home to many organized “Blue Flag” beaches. In summer this holiday playground swells to a population of more than 200 000 and spills over into it’s neighbor resorts, Stavros and Nea Vrasna. Asprovalta with its more than 12 000 summer houses has succeeded in becoming the budget beach haven of Eastern Macedonia.

The Tomb of Alexander the Great?

The last couple of years has put this part of Greece in the international spotlight when an ancient regal tomb was discovered in the village of Amphipolis. All of Greece came to a standstill as they watched daily reports about this high profile excavation that was to boast the Greek’s national pride. Who was buried here? Could it be Alexander the Great himself? Maybe his wife Roxanna? While answers to these questions still continue to be evasive, don’t let this little archeological gem evade your plans.