Archaeological museum of Amphipolis

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The Archaeological museum is located in the archaeological site of ancient Amphipolis near the River Strymon at close range of the Thessaloniki–Kavala national highway and within the walls of the ancient city itself. In the museum findings from Amphipolis and its surroundings are exhibited. The excavations took mainly place in the period from 1956 to 1984 under the supervision of the late archaeologist Dimitris Lazaridis. After his death his daughter, Calliope Lazaridis, continued the work until 1989.

There are also findings from ancient Argilos and Eion, the port of ancient Amphipolis, together with wall panels relating the history of ancient Amphipolis and the surrounding area. You will also find an 18th-century historians correspondence about ancient Amphipolis along with photographs of the unearthing and restoration of the Lion of Amphipolis in 1913.