Central Macedonia
Sérres
Amfipoli

Kasta Tomb

The Kasta Tomb, also known as the Amphipolis Tomb, is the largest ancient tumulus ever discovered in Greece, and by comparison dwarfs that of Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, in .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient Macedonian tomb in Amfipoli, Macedonia, Greece
  • Also known as: “Amphipolis tomb”, “Amphipolis tumulus”, “Kasta”, “Kastá”, “Kasta Hill”, “Kasta tomb”, “Kasta tumulus”, “Timvos Kasta”, and “Tímvos Kastá”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Amphipolis and Tower of Marmari.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Archaeological is a in , , . It is located in the archaeological site of ancient , near River Strymon at close range of the – national highway and within the walls of the ancient city itself. is situated 2 km southwest of Kasta Tomb.

Castle
Photo: Αξιοτέλης, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle, which is situated 2 km southwest of Kasta Tomb.

Archaeological site
Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Kasta Tomb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amphipolis and Palaiokomi.

Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was an important ancient Greek polis, and later a Roman city, whose large remains can still be seen. It gave its name to the modern municipality of , in the of .

Village
is a village in the in the regional unit of . It is the second largest village of the municipality of Amphipolis in terms of population, after . is situated 5 km northeast of Kasta Tomb.

Village
is a village in the . It is located on the national road Thessaloniki - Alexandroupolis and is 50 km away from , 70 km from . is situated 5 km south of Kasta Tomb.

Kasta Tomb

Latitude
40.83943° or 40° 50′ 22″ north
Longitude
23.86273° or 23° 51′ 46″ east
Elevation
96 metres (315 feet)
Open location code
8GG5RVQ7+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 302197574
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
9781106
Wiki­data ID
Q18010006
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Kasta Tomb” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Anfipoliseko hilobia”
  • Basque: “Anfipolisen hilobia”
  • Basque: “Kasta hilobia”
  • Belarusian: “Грабніца ў Амфіпалісе”
  • Bulgarian: “Амфиполска гробница”
  • Catalan: “Tomba d’Amfípolis”
  • Catalan: “tomba de Kasta”
  • Chinese: “卡斯塔古墓”
  • Esperanto: “Kasta Tombo”
  • Finnish: “Kastan hauta”
  • Finnish: “Kastán hauta”
  • French: “tombeau d’Amphipolis”
  • French: “Tombeau d’Amphipolis”
  • German: “Kasta Grab Amphipolis”
  • German: “Kasta-Grab”
  • Greek: “Λόφος Καστά”
  • Greek: “Τύμβος Καστά”
  • Hebrew: “קבר קסטה”
  • Indonesian: “Makam Kasta”
  • Italian: “Tomba di Kasta”
  • Italian: “Tumulo di Anfipoli”
  • Japanese: “カスタの墓”
  • Portuguese: “Tumba de Casta”
  • Portuguese: “Tumba de Kasta”
  • Russian: “Амфиполийская гробница”
  • Russian: “Гробница в Амфиполе”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Anfipolis”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Anfípolis”
  • Ukrainian: “Гробниця в Амфіполісі”

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