As we left Meteora and traveled northward into Macedonia we enjoyed the beautiful countryside.
Berea (called Veria today) has a monument built to honor Paul in 1950. We walked down into the Jewish quarter or ghetto area where there is an ancient synagogue where Paul may have addressed the Bereans, called the "more noble" church. (Acts 17:11) Very few Jews remain here today, as most have moved to Israel.
Monument to honor Paul built in Berea
Ancient Synagogue
We visited King Phillip's (the father of Alexander the Great) tomb in Vergina. This is one of the most outstanding finds in all of Greece since it was found intact.
Crossing the Macedonian Plain to the city of Thessalonica were fields of corn, wheat and sunflowers.
By the harbor in Thessalonica are the old city walls and towers, much of it from Roman times (168 BC – 379 AD) and some from the time of the Turks (1430 - 1923). Thessalonica once had the most Jews of any city in Europe but because so many were killed in WWII concentration camps and others later immigrated to Israel very few remain.
Gate through which Paul may have walked
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