Archaeological site of Stageira, Chalkidiki

The city of Ancient Stageria is located northeast of Olympias and is primarily known as the birthplace of the philosopher Aristotelis. It spread across a small mountainous peninsula, today known as Liotopi. The ancient city was founded by Ionian colonists from Andros in the mid-7th century BC. It was destroyed in 349 by King Philip II of Macedonia, but he later refounded it in honor of Aristotelis, the teacher of his son, Alexander the Great. Excavations have unearthed a large part of the city, revealing signs of everyday life, walls, archaic sanctuaries, and an agora.