Kilkis
Top Attractions / Top Sights
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Museum
(tel. 23410 22477) PROTHALAMOS Two showcases display findings from the prehistoric period from the excavations of the English archaeologists Casson and Heurtley in Tsausitsa and Axiochori, as well as random finds - figurines, stone tools and periaptes - from the settlements of Pedinou, Gallikou and …»
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KILKIS CAVE
Cave
(tel. 23410 20054) One of the most remarkable caves in Greece is the Kilkis Cave. Located at the foot of the hill of Agios Georgios, it is two-storey, with an area of more than a thousand square meters and a total length of explored routes of three hundred meters. It is of great palaeontological …»
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MILITARY MUSEUM
Museum
(Hiroou Hill, TK 61100, Kilkis tel. 23410 76578, 23410 76440) The Kilkis Military Museum began operating in 1966. It is located 1 km from the city, on the hill where the deadly Battle of Kilkis took place (June 19-21, 1913) between the Greek and Bulgarian armies during the Second Balkan War and it …»
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MEMORIAL OF ALLIES OF DOIRANI
Archaeological Site
One of the most important attractions of the prefecture of Kilkis, is the imposing Allied Monument of Doirani. This is the monument to the fallen of the First World War, a remnant of the bloody conflicts that took place in the area during the period 1916 - 1918. From this point of the area, the …»
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DOIRANI LAKE MUSEUM
Museum
In the northern part of the Prefecture of Kilkis, on the border between Greece and Macedonia, is Lake Doirani, which covers an area of 42.8 km2, of which 15.6 km2 belong to Greece. Here grows a unique wetland with rich vegetation and 36 rare species of birds (white egret, coot, snipe, avocet, …»