Alexander

Athens, Jan 6, After 16 years of restoration, a palace in northern Greece which belonged to the ancient kingdom of Macedonia where Alexander the Great (356 B.C.-323 B.C.) was crowned king, will reopen on Saturday. On Friday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis inaugurated the restored palace in the city of Vergina near the port city of Thessaloniki. The site has been under restoration over the past 16 years. The palace, named after Philip II, father of Alexander the Great, is the centerpiece at the archaeological site of Aigai. Mitsotakis expressed hope that the restored palace will draw more visitors to Aigai,…