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CAVE of ALISTRATI (45km):

Very impressive is the big variety of stalactites and stalagmites inside the

cave mostly because of the difference of their shapes and their age

The older stalactites are mainly in the galleries which are on the rightside of the entrance. On the other hand the "infant" stalactites on the left

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Useful Information

Location: 6km south east of the village of Alistrati. 50km south east of Serres, 20km southwest of Drama, and 55km north west of Kavala. Well signposted from alldiretions. !urno" at southern end of Alistrati, dead end road to the ave.

Open: Summer dail# $%2&. Winter dail# $%&'.

Fee: Adults ()* +.

Classification

: Karst ave.

Light: eletri.

Dimension: -2,000m, !-20/, -10%13.

Guided tours: D-60min.

Bibliography:

Address: Alistrati /ave td, Alistrati Administration (nterprise, 6205 Serres, !el4 +0%

+2%'205, a74 +0%+2%'206. (%mail4

Alistrati Cave is home to a large flock of wild pigeons Columba livia! and the birds flying in andout were noticed by hunters long ago" But the ca#e was not e$plored until the Commune of Alistrati notified theHellenic Speleologic Organization of its e$istance" %his happend in &pring'()*+ and in Autumn of the same year+ they sent a group of speleologists to e$plore the ca#e" Asecond team with speleologists from Austria made a second e$ploration one month later"

%he ca#e is famous for multiple speleothems" ,t shows #irtually any form of the commondripstones: stalactites+ stalagmites+ soda straws+ draperies+ curtains and rimstone pools" Butbeneath them+ there are rare aragonite crystals+ dogtooth spars+ helictites+ and cave corals"

%his rare speleothems are #ery common and of e$traordinary si-e and beauty in Alistrati Ca#e"%he ca#e is entered through an artificial tunnel" %he tour path follows the main passage+which is pretty big all the time" .arts with low speleothems and parts where the walls areco#ered with helictites alternate" &ome short parts of passage show nearly no speleothems".robably ther was no dripping water entering the ca#e in this parts" But '/m down the passage+the pilars stand in rows+ and not only the walls but also the stalagtites and stalagmites areco#ered with a thick layer of aragonite crystals"

0ost of the side passages are closed+ not only for the public but also for speleologists+ toprotect the fragile fauna of the ca#e" Biological e$amination of the ca#e brought a wealth of special troglodytic animals" %he fauna of the ca#e is e$tremely rich in the number of speciesfound here" All in all+ 11 species were found in the ca#e+ '2 #ertebrates and 2' in#ertebrates"

%he most famous species is endemic Alistratia beroni + a #ery small insect found only here" Animportant factor for so many troglobionts is the e$istance of the bats+ which bring a constant flowof food into the ca#e"

.hotography is forbidden in the ca#e+ the e$planation is+ to protect the ca#e" Ob#iously a lie+as we e$plain on the page"3owe#er+ they are #ery obstinate and do not e#en allow cameras

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inside the ca#e" 4ot really a good idea to lea#e #aluables like an e$pensi#e cameras in the car"Fortunately they are not only obstinate but also #ery polite and obliging+ and so it is possible tolea#e #aluables at the ticket office for free"

%he ca#e #isit is a bit like Disneyland: a huge parking lot+ a self ser#ice restaurant+ a corralfor hundreds of #isitors and cuing for tickets" %he tours are #ery professional+ but there are onlytours in Greek+ no foreign language tours at all" %he path is absolutely flat+ not a single step+ andso the whole tour is wheelchair accessible5

ANCIENT PHILIPI (65km):

Folow the Motorway A2 to avala untilthe second e!it avala then folow the

#ational $oad %2 with the &irection&rama after %' (m you see on the right

side )hilipi.

.hilippi was founded by the king of 0acedon+ Philip II+ in 35 !C on the site of the %hasian colony of Crenides 6789 ; miles north?west of@a#alla+ on the northern border of the marsh that in Antiuity co#ered the entire plain separating it from the .angaion hills to thesouth"

%he obecti#e of founding the town was to take control of the neighboring gold mines and to establish a garrison at a strategicpassage: the site controlled the route between Amphipolis and 4eapolis+ part of the great royal route which crosses 0acedoniafrom the east to the west and which was reconstructed later by the oman mpire as the Eia gnatia"

.hilip ,, endowed the new city with important fortifications+ which partially blocked the passage between the swamp and 0r"Orbelos+ and sent colonists to occupy it" .hilip also had the marsh partially drained+ as is attested by the writer %heophrastus"%he disco#ery of new gold mines near the city+ at Asyla+ contributed to the wealth of the kingdom+ and .hilip established a mintthere" %he city was finally fully integrated into the kingdom under .hilip E"

%he city remained despite its modest si-e of perhaps "### people" hen the omans destroyed the Antigonid dynasty of0acedon in ') BC and di#ided it into four separate states merides!+ it was Amphipolis and not .hilippi that became the capitalof the eastern 0acedonian state"

Almost nothing is known about the city in this period" All that remains is the Greek theater+ the foundations of a house under theoman forum+ the walls+ and a little temple dedicated to a hero cult" %his monument co#ers the tomb of a certain $ekestos andis dedicated to the HIJKI8< ktistès!+ the foundation hero of the city"

Philippi During the Roman Era

%he city reappears in the sources during the oman ci#il war that followed the assassination of ulius Caesar" 3is heirs $ar%Antony and Octavian confronted the assassins of Caesar+ 0arcus unius Brutus and Cassius+ at the !attle of Philippi in theplain to the west of the city in October+ 1M BC" Antony and Octa#ian were #ictorious in this final battle against the partisans of theepublic" %hey released some of their #eteran soldiers+ probably from legion NNE,,,+ and coloni-ed them in the city+ which was


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refounded as Colonia Eictri$ .hilippensium"

,n 2/ BC+ Octa#ian became oman emperor+ reorgani-ed the colony+ and established more settlers there+ #eterans possibly fromthe .raetorian Guard and other ,talians" %he city was renamed Colonia ,ulia .hilippensis+ and then Colonia Augusta ,ulia.hilippensis after anuary M) BC+ when Octa#ian recei#ed the title Augustus from the oman &enate"

Following this second renaming+ and perhaps after the first+ the territory of .hilippi was centuriated di#ided into suares of land!and distributed to the colonists" %he city kept its 0acedonian walls+ and its general plan was modified only partially by the

construction of a forum+ a little to the east of the site of Greek agora" ,t was a = miniature &ome+= under the municipal law ofome and go#erned by two military officers+ the duum#iri+ who were appointed directly from ome"

%he colony recogni-ed its dependence on the mines that brought it its pri#ileged position on the Eia gnatia" %his wealth wasshown by the many monuments that were particularly imposing considering the relati#ely small si-e of the urban area: the forum+laid out in two terraces on both sides of the main road+ was constructed in se#eral phases between the reigns of Claudius and Antoninus .ius+ and the theatre was enlarged and e$panded in order to hold oman games" %here is an abundance of 'atininscriptions testifying the prosperity of the city"

Paul in Philippi

,n 1( or */ AD+ the city was #isited by the apostle .aul during his second missionary ourney" According to the book of Acts+ hewas guided there by a #ision of =a man of 0acedonia= Acts ':(!" Accompanied by &ilas+ %imotheus+ and Luke+ .aul preachedin .hilippi" %he ewish community there seems to ha#e been small+ but .aul and his friends found ewish women gathered at ari#er to the west of the city on the &abbath" %here .aul bapti-ed Lydia+ a purple dye merchant+ who in#ited the missionaries tostay at her home Acts ':'1?'*!"

,n another account recorded in Acts+ .aul dro#e out an e#il spirit from a sla#e girl who worked as a fortune teller" 3er ownersbecame angry and dragged .aul and &ilas into the marketplace and complained about them before the magistrates" A crowd oined in the condemnation+ and the missionaries were stripped and flogged+ then thrown into prison" At midnight+ howe#er+ agreat earthuake came and the prison doors flew open" %he ailer nearly killed himself o#er it+ but .aul talked him out of it andcon#erted him" %he ne$t morning+ the magistrates released .aul and &ilas and asked them to lea#e the city" Acts ':'?1/!

.aul #isited the city on two other occasions+ in * and *) AD" %he pistle to the .hilippians dates from around *1?** and showsthe immediate impact of .auls preaching" %he subseuent de#elopment of Christianity in .hilippi is well?attested+ notably by aletter from .olycarp of &myrna addressed to the community in .hilippi around '/+ and by funerary inscriptions"

Philippi During the Early Christian Era

%he first church attested in the city is a small building that was probably originally a small prayer house" %his !asilica of Paul+identified by an mosaic inscription on the pa#ement+ is dated around 212 from a mention by the bishop .orphyrios+ who waspresent at the Council of &erdica that year"

Although there is neither archaeological nor literary e#idence for the foundation of the Christian community by .aul+ theprosperity of the city in the *th and th centuries was attributed to him and to his martyr cult" As in other cities+ many new

ecclesiastical buildings were constructed at this time" Seven churches were constructed in .hilippi between the mid?1th centuryand the end of the th+ some of which competed in si-e and decoration with the most beautiful buildings in %hessalonica+ or e#enthose of Constantinople"

%he relationship of the plan and of the architectural decoration of !asilica ! with 3agia &ophia and &aint ,rene in Constantinopleaccorded a pri#ileged place to this church in the history of early Christian art" %he comple$ cathedral which took the place of theBasilica of .aul at the end of the *th century+ constructed around an octagonal church+ also ri#aled the churches ofConstantinople"

,n the same age+ the fortifications of the city were rebuilt in order to better defend against the growing instability in the Balkans" ,n1)2+ the city was besieged by the Ostrogoths+ who were unable to take it but burned down the surrounding #illages"

Philippi During the Byzantine and Ottoman Era

Already weakened by the &la#ic in#asions at the end of the th century+ which ruined the agrarian economy of 0acedon+ andprobably also by the .lague of ustinian in *1)+ the city was almost totally destroyed by an earth(ua%e around )*+ from which


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it ne#er reco#ered" %here was a small amount of acti#ity there in the )th century+ but the city was now hardly more than a #illage"

%he !yzantine +mpire possibly maintained a garrison there+ but in >2> the city was taken by the Bulgars under khan ,sbul+ whocelebrated their #ictory with a monumental inscription on the stylobate in Basilica B+ now partially in ruins" %he site of .hilippi wasso strategically sound that the By-antines attempted #ery soon to recapture it ca" >*/" &e#eral seals of ci#il ser#ants and otherBy-antine officials+ dated to the first half of the (th century+ pro#e the presence of By-antine armies in the city"

Around ((+ mperor 4icephorus ,, .hocas rebuilt the fortifications on the acropolis and in part of the city" %hese gradually

helped weaken Bulgar power and strengthen the By-antine presence in the area" ,n '/))+ !ishop !asil ,artzimopoulos rebuiltpart of the defenses inside the city" %he city began to prosper once more+ as witnessed by the Arab geographer Al ,drisi+ whomentions it as a centre of business and wine production around ''*/"

After a brief occupation by the Franks after the -ourth Crusade and the capture of Constantinople in 'M/1+ the city fell into thehands of the Ser.s" &till+ it remained a notable fortification on the route of the ancient Eia gnatiaP in '2*1+ the pretender to theBy-antine throne+ 0atthew Cantacu-enus+ was captured there by the &erbs"

%he city was abandoned at an unknown date" hen the French tra#eller .ierre Belon #isited it in the )th century+ there wasnothing .ut ruins+ used by the %urks as a uarry" %he name of the city was preser#ed at first by a %urkish #illage on the nearbyplain+ .hilibedik+ which has since disappeared+ and then by a Greek #illage in the mountains"

Archaeological Excavation at Philippi

Only noted or briefly described by 'th century tra#ellers+ the first archaeological description of the city was made in '>* by.errot+ then in '>' by L" 3eu-ey and 3" Daumet in their famous Mission archéologique de Macédoine" 4e#ertheless+ the firste$ca#ations did not begin until the summer of )*)/+ and were soon interrupted by the First orld ar"

%he e$ca#ations+ carried out by the Qcole franRaise dAthSnes+ were renewed in )*"# and continued until '(2)" During this timethe Greek theatre+ the forum+ Basilicas A and B+ the baths+ and the walls were e$ca#ated" After the &econd orld ar+ Greekarchaeologists returned to the site"

From )*50 to )*10 the &ociTtT ArchTologiue+ then the &er#ice archTologiue and the Uni#ersity of %hessalonica unco#ered the

bishops uarter and the octagonal church+ large pri#ate residences+ a new basilica near the 0useum and two others in thenecropolis to the east of the city"

What to See

%he archaeological site of .hilippi lies on either side of 3ighway 'MP it is best to begin your #isit on the south side+ across thehighway from the ticket booth" %he entrance leads right onto a section of the 2ia +gnatia+ the main east?west road through thecity" %he road was built by the omans+ but o#er top of an earlier 3ellenistic road"

Adacent to the road is the &oman forum+ the administrati#e center of .hilippi" On the west side was a temple+ probablydedicated to Antoninus .ius as part of the imperial cult" Other temples surround the forum as well" &outh of the forum isCommercial &oad+ which was lined with shops" %here are still games engra#ed in the floor"

On the southern half of the Commercial Agora and e$tending further east are the splendid ruins of a Christian basilica churchdating from **/ AD" @nown as !asilica !+ the ire%ler %urkish for =columns=!+ or the .illars Basilica+ the church had threeaisles and a suare na#e co#ered with a dome"

ast of the oman agora are the remains of the Octagon or !asilica of Paul+ a cathedral church built c"1// AD o#er the ruins of an earlier chapel" A mosaic inscription here reads+ =.orphyrios+ bishop+ made the embroidery Vmosaic floorW of the basilica of .aulin Christ"= %he Octagon was destroyed in the early )th century"

4orth of the Octagon were more ecclesiastical buildings+ including a .aptismal area with a dressing room+ font+ and anointingroom" %his comple$ incoporated a Mnd?century 3ellenistic heroon shrine of a hero! dedicated to uephenes+ who also appearsin a list of initiates into the cult of the =Great Gods= at &amothrace" 4ortheast of the Octagon comple$ are the ruins of the

episcopal palace+ which also included staff apartments+ offices+ winepresses+ storerooms and courtyards"

Across the highway is a large three?aisled church known as !asilica A" Built towards the end of the *th century+ it had a marblefloor and was ornately furnished with frescoes and sculptures" A heroon was also incorporated into this basilica"


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%o the east of the stairway is a structure traditionally identified as St4 Pauls Prison Acts '!" 3owe#er+ this is not where a prisonwould ha#e been located+ and it was actually a oman cistern or crypt transformed into a Christian chapel" %here are somefrescoes inside"

est of Basilica A is yet another early Christian church+ dubbed !asilica C" Dating from the th century+ it has three aisles+chapels+ and a gallery accessed by a spiral staircase" ,t was also beautiful decorated and pa#ed in marble+ and a large amount of colored glass was found in the ruins" %he church was destroyed in the )th century and subseuently used as a cemetery"

4earby is the Philippi Archaeological $useum+ with artifacts from .hilippi and surrounding areas" A path on the north side ofthe museum leads to the acropolis+ which includes a #ariety of 3ellenistic sanctuaries and a theater"

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Site Information

4ames: .hilippi

Location: 0acedonia+ Greece

Faiths: OriginalX.rimary: Ancient GreekCurrentX&econdary: Christianity

Categories: City uinsP Biblical &ites

Architecture: Greek+ oman

Features: Footsteps of .aul

&tatus: ruins

2isitor Information

Coordinates:

1'"/'M')(Y 4+ M1"M>2(('Y #iew on Google0aps!

Lodging: Eiew hotels near this location

Openinghours:

&ummer: %ue?&un >am?)pminter: %ue?&un >amZ2pm

Cost: [2

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CAVE of AGGITISRIVER (65km):

The stone composition of mountainFala(ro *limestone+ and the closedbasin of ato #evro(opi that is inthe north contribute to theabsorption of the waters from therain and the torrents. On their waythese waters create an oblong but

not straight calcareous tube whichis the cavern..

Location: M/km northwest of Dr\ma"From the main road %hessaloniki?@a#ala+ turn north at 4ea @erdilia+ national road *1km to Dr\ma" ,n Dr\ma turn lefttowards @ato 4e#rokopi" After '>km turn left to @okin]gia 2km!+ at @okin]gia turn right to Aggitis" At the road rightbefore the #illage Aggitis"ell signposted"

Open: &ummer daily '/:2/?'("inter daily '/:2/?')"VM//MW

Fee: Adults U *+ Children U 1+ Disabled+ &tudents+ &eniors *^! U 1"Groups M*^!: Adults U M"*/+ &chool Children U M"VM//MW

Classification: @arst ca#e+ ri#er ca#e"

Light: electric"

Dimension: L_''+///m+ %_')YC+ 3_(/?(*`"

Guided tours: L_*//m"

Bibliography: &.,%?0 A, COU&,4Q '>2'!: 2oyage dans la $ac6doine I7II+ p" 1)+ ,mprimerie oyale+ .aris '>2'"D" @ A%,4A %A4%AL,DOU M///!: 8he History of a Cave at the Angitis Springs+

Address: City of .rossotani+ community of @okkinogeia+ %el: ̂ 2/?*MM?//(M or ̂ 2/?*MM?//)*D%A&.A Communal Organisation for the De#elopment of the &prings of the i#er Aggitis!+ %el: ̂ 2/?*M'?2/>12 or^2/?*M'?2'(2>"

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Image9 the water wheel in the entrance hall wasdri#en by the ca#e ri#er and transported somewater of the ri#er up into a water pipe" %his was thewater supply of the #i llage Aggitis"

%he ri#er Aggitis has its spring at the small #illage Aggitis+ northwest of Dr\ma+ at the foot of amarble mountain+ belonging to the &odopenmountain range" %he marble is uarried all around"%he ri#er runs south through a wide #alley and enters a gorge near Alistrati" %hen it runs againthrough a wide #alley where it meets the ri#er Strimonas+ which flows into the 0editerraneansea soon after at Amfipoli"

%he sources of the ri#er were used by the inhabitants for water supply and as a source of power" %hey built water mills right at and below the spring" &oon they disco#ered the first bighall+ which has a big opening to the surface+ a doline where the roof ca#ed in" ,t is alsoaccessible from the ca#e entrance+ but the ceiling is #ery low"

%he first recorded #isit of the ca#e was made by the French consul at %hessaloniki+ &.,%?0 A, COU&,4Q+ who tra#elled around 0acedonia for 1/ years" After his retirement+ he wrote abook about the area+ in which he describes his ca#e #isit see bibliography abo#e!" 3is #isithappened at the end of the '>th century+ and he #isited only the first hall" 3e named this hall:ymphaion+ as he thought this was a place of worship for water gods"

Image9 the path is built into the bed of the ca#eri#er"

%he huge first hall was used in the '(th century to install a water wheel+ which pumpedwater up into a water pipe" At this time the first short tunnel was built to access the first hall" %hewater was drinking water for the town and irrigation water for the nearby tobacco fields" %herewas a si$ kilometre long channel+ which was also built at this time"

%hen in '(*M the new 3ellenic &peleologic &ociety made the first e$ploration+ but a siphonstopped any research after only )/m"

,n '()>+ with much better euipment+ a group of French and Greek speleologists made anew attempt to e$plore the ca#e behind the siphon" %hey disco#ered a passage of *//m whichagain ended at a siphon" %his part of the ca#e is todays show ca#e" &oon a second short tunnelwas built to allow people to pass the first siphon"

A44A .%OC3,LOU+ who was president of the 3ellenistic &peleological &ociety at this time+suggested the ca#e to be de#eloped as a show ca#e" But it seems the ca#e fell into a sort of sleep+ as it took until the year M///+ when the ca#e was finally opened to the public"

%oday+ a new entrance tunnel allows comfortable access to the main passage and entersthe ca#e at the so called !each Cham.er " %he path+ built on a bridge abo#e the ri#er+ shows thesection to the ne$t siphon+ and the #isitors ha#e to walk back the same path to the Beach


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Chamber" 3ere a bridge crosses the ri#er and a short tunnel leads to a narrow section of theca#e+ and another tunnel leads to the entrance hall" %he water wheel+ the huge doline and asmall chapel are the highlights at the end of the tour"

%he ri#er passage is #ery interesting+ huge stalagmites hanging from the ceiling+ sometimesnearly to the surface of the water" %he path is #ery new+ built on stainless steel with concreteplates to walk on" %he ca#e is lit with yellow lamps lighting the path and white lights for theformations+ which are turned on and off by motion detectors" %he ca#e has no steps+ despite thee$it from the water wheel+ so it is suitable for disabled #isitors"

At the new tunnel+ todays entrance tunnel+ an archaeological e$ca#ation is #isible" ,tre#ealed numerous &tone Age remains" But this was not the place were the hunters li#ed" %heplace was a small depression and the water of the ri#er transported material into the depressionwhere it accumulated"

STAGIRA -ARISTOTELES PARK(28km):

Aristotle,s par( is located in

-tagira. The Theme par( is locatedin a most outstanding area with amarvellous view towards the gulf

of erissos and the wholepeninsula of Athos. /hen the

weather is clear you can see someof the monasteries on Mount

Athos using the telescopes there.

&tagira este un mic sat de munte nu are mai mult de 2// de locuitori!+ situat in partea de 4 a Greciei+ mai e$act in4?ul .eninsulei 3alkidiki+ la apro$imati# >/?(/ @m de &alonic+ pe tarmul 0arii gee cel mai apropiat sat: Olympias!"

Aceasta mica localitate atrage atentia prin faptul ca se afla pe locurile in care a e$istat orasul antic &tagira+ locul de

nastere al filosofului si omului de stiinta Aristotel"

&unt doua obiecti#e turistice care atrag turistii in acest loc:? uinele cetatii antice &tagira locul de nastere al lui Aristotel!? .arcul tematic Aristotel+ inspirat din scrierile acestuia despre fi-ica in lucrarea numita .hysica"

&e poate aunge destul de usor din orice punct al peninsulei 3alkidiki sau al #reunuia dintre cele trei brate ale aceseipeninsule @assandra+ &ithonia+ Athos!"Daca a#eti o harta turistica grecii au gria sa fie acccesibile turistilor la receptiile hotelurilor si in locurile desfrec#entate de acestia!+ nu #eti a#ea o problema sa aungeti la &tagira" Drumurile in peninsula sunt bune chiar dacarelieful este predominant muntos! si destul de bine marcate"

4oua ne?a fost recomandata aceasta destinatie de catre personalul hotelului unde eram ca-ati+ in Ouranopolis+

unde#a la granita cu 0untele Athos epublica 0onahala Autonoma 0untele Athos!"

La inceptutul lunii mai cand am #i-iat noi &tagira+ totul in peninsula era in#er-it si inflorit iar drumul pana acolo a fostrealmente o placere" Drumul serpuieste printre muntii acoperiti de paduri de pin si alti arbusti si boscheti pe care noii?am prins infloriti!+ oferind+ totodata posibilitatea admirarii tarmului 0arii gee de la diferite altitudini in functie de cumurca sau coboara drumul!" .ri#elistile sunt superbe"

Eremea nu prea a tinut cu noi+ a plouat si a fost mai frig decat ne asteptam pentru ' mai in Grecia" Asa ca ne?amimbracat cu toate hainele mai groase pe care le a#eam la noi+ chiar daca nu prea se potri#eau intre ele+ si am plecatin e$cursie ca doar nu era sa stam in hotel de frica unei ploi!"

4oi am #i-itat mai intai .arcul tematic Aristotel si apoi ruinele Cetatii antice &tagira+ asa incat+ o sa po#estesc despreacestea in ordinea in care le?am #i-itat"

,".arcul Aristotel+ se afla pe o culme de deal+ in micul sat cu case dragute+ tipic grecesti"

Grecii au a#ut gria si au asigurat o parcare destul de mare la intrarea in parc+ asa ca+ daca #eti merge cu masina+ artrebui sa nu a#eti o problema din punctul acesta de #edere"Daca imi amintesc bine+ ta$a pentru intrarea in parc era de ' uro" 4oi am intrat fara ta$a pentru ca+ probabil din


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cau-a ploii si a lipsei de turisti+ grecii nu au gasit de cu#iinta sa mai deschida casa de bilete"

,n centrul parcului tronea-a statuia lui Aristotel+ inconurata de aplicatiille interesante care au fost inspirate din scrierileacestuia despre fi-ica:? Discurile optice: pot fi puse in miscare de catre turistiP daca sunt pri#ite in timp ce se in#artesc+ au efect hipnoti-ant+? .risma: prin aceasta se pot obser#a culorile spectrului solar+? .endulul+? &ferele cu inertie+? %urbina cu apa: iti poti crea o mica tornada intr?un cilidru+ actionand o mani#ela+? Lentila: amplifica lumina solara pana in punctul in care se poate obtine flacara se poate aprinde o hartie sau oaschie de lemn+ foarte subtire!+? %elescoapele: dau posibilitatea admirarii peisaelor superbe din impreurimi Golful erisos+ 0untele Athos+ tarmul0arii gee!+? eflectoarele parabolice: doua discuri din piatra+ ase-ate la */ m unul de celalat si care asigura propagareasunetului intr?un mod interesant daca soptesti ce#a in centrul unuia dintre ele+ sunetul poate fi au-it in centrulceluilalt!" Am incercat si a mers"? Ceasul solar+? Compasul+? .entaphonul: cinci bare de metal+ cu lungimi diferite+ care+ daca sunt lo#ite+ scot sunete diferite in functie delungimea lor" Cred ca este stramosul $ilofonului" Am interpretat si eu+ cu mare maiestrie+ deosebita melodie 0elc+melc""" si am a#ut un succes nemaipomenit in fata unui public cam ine$istent"

Fiecare dintre mecanismele din parc este insotit de o placuta cu cate#a e$plicatii"u am incercat sa poste- po-e cu fiecare dintre aceste mecanisme precum si cu e$plicatiile puse la dispo-itie deorgani-atorii parcului"

,," uinele Cetatii antice &tagira Acestea se afla intr?o locatie la cati#a @m de .arcul Aristotel+ situate pe doua dealuri+ langa mare" ,n aceasta cetate+in anul 2>1 i"3+ s?a nascut filosoful si omul de stiinta Aristotel si tot aici acesta a fundamentat Logica formala caramura a logicii"Din cate am aflat+ cetatea a fost fondata in anul ** i"3 de catre colonistii ionieni din Andros+ apartinand Greciei Antice"Cetatea a fost parasita si scoasa la i#eala deabia in anii (/" idurile de aparare s?au conser#at cel mai bine insa sitularheologic mai cuprinde si case+ re-er#oare de apa+ agora s"a" Ei-itarea este gratuita si durea-a apro$imati# M oreinsa turistii pot -abo#i mai mult furati de pri#elistile superbe cu munte si mare la un loc"

Aristotel a contribuit la educatia imparatului Ale$andru cel 0are al carui tata+ Filip al ,,?lea regele 0acedoniei! areconstruit cetatea &tagira ca rasplata pentru educatia primita de fiul sau de la Aristotel"

0i s?a parut interesant sa #i-ite- locurile in care+ cu aproape M1// de ani in urma+ a trait si creat una dintre cele mailuminate minti ale omenirii"

Aristotel 2>1?2MM i"3"! a fost discipolul lui .laton" Dupa locul nasterii sale+ a mai fost numit si &tagiritul"l a consacrat ideea ca omul este o fiinta sociala" Aristotel a aratat ca pentru gu#ernare este ne#oie sa se cunoasca dorintele cetatenilor+ liber e$primate" nu degeabaa fost numita Grecia antica+ leaganul democratiei!"%ot el a introdus ideea superioritatii opiniei publicului fata de opinia indi#idului" Acceptand ca fiecare indi#id poategandi mai slab decat un e$pert+ si?a e$primat con#ingerea ca toti cetatenii laolalta pot gandi mai bine decat un e$pert

si ca+ de-baterile publice si discutiile dintre persoanele libere repre-inta fundamentul gu#ernarii populare foartesimplu si de bun simt5 .oliticienii nostri de a-i ar cam trebui sa?l maiciteasca un pic pe batranul Aristotel!"

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