Paul's second journey in the order of Acts 16–18: from the harbor where he first landed in Macedonia, along the Roman road to Thessalonica and Berea, then south to Athens and Corinth. Five days; most pilgrims travel it by coach from Kavala, with nights in Thessaloniki and Athens.
Day 1 · Kavala and Philippi
- Kavala, ancient NeapolisActs 16:9–11The harbor church of St Nicholas and, beside it, a modern mosaic of Paul's arrival; above them, the old town and a 16th-century aqueduct.
- St Lydia's baptisteryActs 16:13–15A modern church of St Lydia and an open-air baptistery with stone seats beside the stream; groups often read Acts 16 here.≈ 15 km from the stop before
- Philippi: the forum and Paul's prisonActs 16:19–26Excavations along the Via Egnatia: the 2nd-century forum, the theater, the Octagon church and great basilicas; a World Heritage site.≈ 1 km from the stop before
Day 2 · Along the Via Egnatia to Thessalonica
- AmphipolisActs 17:1The marble Lion of Amphipolis by the Strymon bridge; on the hill, city walls, early Christian basilicas and a museum.≈ 42 km from the stop before
- Thessalonica: the Roman forumActs 17:1–4The forum, built after Paul's time, with its odeon and colonnades, lies sunk in the heart of the modern city.≈ 79 km from the stop before
Day 3 · From Thessalonica to Berea
- Vlatadon MonasteryActs 17:10A working monastery by the old walls of the upper city, with a 14th-century church and a wide view over the bay.≈ 1 km from the stop before
- Berea: St Paul's BemaActs 17:10–14A modern monument in the center of Veria: marble steps under a canopy, with mosaics of Paul's vision and of his preaching.≈ 65 km from the stop before
Day 4 · Athens
- The Ancient Agora of AthensActs 17:16–18The excavated marketplace with the Temple of Hephaestus and the Stoa of Attalos, rebuilt in the 1950s as a museum.≈ 312 km from the stop before
- The AreopagusActs 17:19–23A bare rocky hill below the Acropolis, reached by worn stone steps; a bronze plaque at its foot carries Paul's speech in Greek.≈ 0 km from the stop before
- The AcropolisActs 17:24–25The Parthenon and the Erechtheion on the rock that Paul saw from the Areopagus; the Acropolis Museum lies at its foot.≈ 0 km from the stop before
Day 5 · Corinth and its harbors
- Ancient CorinthActs 18:1–4The Temple of Apollo, the Roman forum and a museum below the rock of Acrocorinth; by the theater, the Erastus pavement.≈ 75 km from the stop before
- The bema of CorinthActs 18:12–17The stone platform in the middle of the forum, with traces of the later church; pilgrims read Acts 18 here.≈ 0 km from the stop before
- Lechaion: harbor and basilicaActs 18:11The silted western harbor of Corinth and the foundations of a vast basilica of the 5th–6th centuries, one of the largest of its time.≈ 3 km from the stop before
- CenchreaeActs 18:18The eastern harbor of Corinth: moles and buildings partly under water beside a small beach.≈ 11 km from the stop before
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