My Greek Travel

Aristotle was born in 384 BCE in Stagirus. The School of Aristotle is the place where the Famous Greek Philosopher taught Great King Alexander, and located at the Nympheon of Mieza (Naoussa), at the district of Isvoria.

The area of the Nympheon is very impressive natural landscape, rich in water and vegetation.

Nympheon was a sanctuary of the Nymphs and you can easily understand why.

In 343 Aristotle was invited to Macedonia by the King Phillip II to teach his young son Alexander and the place converted into school. In an area between two natural caves, the rock was carved in a rectangle and an Ionic colonnade was added to form a roofed, L-shaped stoa.

The Aristotle’s School identified by archaeologists and can still be visited.

CULTURAL CENTER OF ARISTOTLE’S SCHOOL

The Cultural Center of Aristotle’s School is a complete center of culture and recreation. At the convenient rooms of the Cultural Center, the visitor, after having a guided tour at the archaeological site of Aristotle’s School, can get information about the history and the importance of the monument, and find relevant books, brochures, CD-Rom, DVD, gifts, souvenirs e.t.c.

Contact Informations
Tel: (+30) 23320 43437
FAX: (+30) 23320 43438
E-mail: info@aristotleschool.com
Url: Official Website (english)

ODDLY

According to Times, Kathleen Searles, 89 years old, indulged her lifelong dream to visit Aristotle’s School in Greece. She makes her dream true using a minibus service from her home in Sudbury, near Colchester. After travelling thousands of miles overland, Mrs Searles spent four hours touring the ancient landmark before turning around and heading home again, all for the fare of £2,000!

NOTE

Naoussa and Naoussa of Paros are different places in Greece. The first is a town in Imathia (Macedonia) and the second is a village on the island Paros (Cyclades).

Credits: Photo by Ava Babili