The document summarizes attractions in and around Edessa, Greece. It describes Edessa as the capital of Pella regional unit and site of a picturesque waterfall. It also mentions that Vergina, near Edessa, was the first capital of Macedon and site of important tomb discoveries from the time of Philip II and Alexander the Great. Additionally, it notes the ancient Kioupri Bridge in Edessa where the ancient Via Egnatia road passed.

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2.  Edessa is a city in northern Greece and the
capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central
Macedonia region of Greece. It was also the
capital of the defunct province of the same
name.

3. Enjoy a visit to Greece’s picturesque waterfall in Edessa town
which happens to be the capital of Pella. The river forming this
renowned Greek waterfall is Edessaios. The city is filled with
little bridges and the sound of running water will accompany
your strolls around the town.

4. Vergina is best known as the site of ancient Aigai, the first capital of Macedon. It
was here in 336 BC that Philip II was assassinated in the theatre and Alexander
the Great was proclaimed king.
Aigai has been awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status as "an exceptional
testimony to a significant development in European civilization, at the transition
from classical city-state to the imperial structure of
the Hellenistic and Roman periods".

5. The Vergina Museum in northern Greece contains some of the most astonishing
ancient tomb discoveries in history – namely tombs said to be of Philip II of
Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, and Alexander IV, the conqueror’s son.
The tombs were discovered by Greek archaeologist Manolis Andronikos in 1977
and, though there has been much debate on the matter, many – including the Greek
government – believe it likely that the tombs do in fact belong to these famous
historical figures.

7. Kioupri is an ancient Byzantine Bridge in Edessa. it is a
stone-built arched bridge, where it is said the famous
road of the antiquity, Via Egnatia crossed over here.