History and tradition, ethics and customs, amusement and entertainment everything mingles in a distinctive place, as its inhabitants, in harmony with the natural environment. The guest house “Seleucus” and Seli as a base invite you to discover the glorious past, to feel the difference in the way of life, to enjoy the perfumes and tastes and become partakers in the blending of the divine creation with the human substance.
Naoussa: The green city with the running crystal waters, in distance of 17km. Picturesque squares, old houses of Macedonian architecture, narrow streets constitute this beautiful state with memories and timeless traditions intoxicating as its wine. From the municipal park and the memorial at the site Stoumpani the view to the full of flowers in spring field and to the city- respectively – is riveting. The women of Naoussa from this rock fell with their children to the impetuous (forceful) water of the river Arapitsa in 1822 in order not to be dishonored in the hands of the Turks. In distance of three kilometers, under the shadow of Vermio in an idyllic scenery with planes and pines, there is the park of St. Nikolas.
Games for children, leisure parks, artificial lakes and wooden bridges between the banks of the river Arapitsa, whose waters gush at its edges compose, with the myriad flowers and the birds a mosaic of colors and a feast of melodies. Eight kilometers from the park, there is the picturesque village Arkoxori, where you will enjoy the local cuisine, whereas close to Naoussa is Nymfaio (ancient Mieza), where taught the great philosopher Aristotle, towards Yiannakohori the monastery of saint Prodromos, the church of St. George Peristereota in Rodoxori and within 17 km the ski resort 3-5 Pigadia.
Veria: Having a stop in Koumaria – under Xirolivado- for good food, in 25 Km Veria, capital of Imathia, offers you the comforts of a small modern city, with history and tradition imprinted in its every corner: in the ancient city walls, in Hellenistic sculptures, in the podium of Apostle of the nations Pavlos, in the Byzantine churches with the inspired hagiographies, in the old community Kyriotissa with the stone mansions, in the Jewish neighborhood, above Tripotamos, which crosses the city and in the close historical monastery of St. Dovra.
Aigai (Vergina): in distance of 35 Km from Seli, the cultural, administrative and religious center of ancient Macedonia, where from the young and later Alexander the Great, at the age of just 20 years old dashed to conquer from one end to the other the till then known world, reaching to the depths of the East. In the museum of Vergina findings are displayed that allow us to shape an entirely clean, complete picture of the art and prestige of the exclusively Greek Macedonia.
The area of Vermio, as a cradle of civilization will fascinate you. The relating to the Ottoman Greece custom “ Mpoules and Genitsaroi” in the carnival, and in the middle of squares, in order to warm the Divine Child and the hearts of people lighting of the fiery “ Kartsiounon” at Christmas in Naoussa, the horse beauty contest, the music and dance events in Seli on August, the Pontiac allegorical for the rebirth of nature custom of the Momogeron in Veria on the same day of The Lights the rise on the homonym chapel on 2000 meters on the same day of the celebration of the Holy Spirit and many more from one generation to the next customs all year round will make your stay an unforgettable experience.