A short distance away lays a tomb similar to that of Philip II, known as the "tomb of the Prince" and ascribed to Alexander IV, son of Alexander the Great and Roxanne. The painted decorations here are very well preserved. There is one more cist tomb in the group of tumuli, but this one was found plundered. A brilliant mural does however still survive, which is none other that the rape of Persephone depicting her abduction by Pluto, the god of the underworld. Located on the archaeological site of Vergina is a building housing the royal tombs that also serve as a museum. It is definitely worth visiting in order to see the rare finds collected from the tombs. There are a number of other Macedonian tombs in the area. These are impressive as structures but were unfortunately found plundered.
          Not far from Vergina and on the way to Naoussa, lies an other great city of the ancient Macedonian kingdom, Mieza, which is flanked by the villages Kopanos and Leucadia .
This city is worth visiting as various groups of buildings and the ancient theatre were discovered here. The mast important monuments in the area are the four enormous Macedonian tombs of Judgment, of Lyson and Callicles, of Anthemia and of Kinch, with their magnificent murals dating back to the 4th century BC as well as inscriptions that testify to the affluence and Hellenism of the city's inhabitants .

      Located in the same area was the Nympheon, where the Nymphs were worshipped in the natural caves formed at certain intervals in the rock. In the same area with Mieza and Nympheo was the School of Aristotle. It is here that in 342 BC King Philip II sent the young Alexander to be taught philosophy and mathematics by the great philosopher for 3 whole years.
The school of Aristotle is to be found on the way from Kopanos to Naoussa. To this day, the idyllic environment with its abundant vegetation, bubbling waters and distinctly Dionysian atmosphere is evident. One can see the caves in which the School was held and incisions in the rock, while the tiles from the roof are kept in the Veria Museum .

              Religious sites

             During the Byzantine Empire, which succeeded the years of Roman rule, Veria and the greater region of Imahia flourished greatly, and so today there survive religious shrines, churches and monasteries a number of which are almost 1000 years old.
In 1912 in Veria there were 59 Byzantine and post-Byzantine churches of which 48 survive today. Of these, 40 possess murals painted between the 12th and 18th centuries. There is also a notable collection of Byzantine and post-Byzantine icons that are now exhibited in the new Byzantine Museum in Veria.The most important Byzantine churches in the new city are:
THE OLD METROPOLIS
Established by the then bishop of Veria,Nikitas (1070-1080 AD). Sections of murals dating from the 12th to the 13th centuries survive today.
THE CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION
Has religious paintings created by Georgios Kalliergis. There is an inscription at the western entrance naming the founder of the church, Xenos Psalidas
THE CHURCH OF SAINTS KIRYKOS AND IOULITI
The church has a single nave surrounded by a portico. In the 16th century the building was alerted. Repairs took place in 1644 AD and the murals on the southern and western interior walls were painted in that year.
AGIOS(SAINT)VLASSIOS.
Initially a 14th-century aisle-less church ,it was transformed into a three a three-aisled church in 16th century. The murals were found on a section of the southern wall were painted during the first construction stage.
AGIOS (SAINT)PATAPIOS .
A 15th-century church that has preserved its initial paintings .