A good road follows the wooded coastline not far from the shore. It overlooks inlets and beaches, and crosses tiny coastal basins. Panagía, the ancient capital of the island, has picturesque houses with balconies and schist roofs. Alikí is built on the neck of a peninsula cut with marble quarries, which date back to Antiquity but look as if they were abandoned only recently. Limenária is a fishing village and lively summer resort.

The Via Egnatia in the South Section was the main street of Roman Philippi (note the ruts worn by chariots). It leads to the ruins of the forum, built mostly in the reign of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius; the market; the Pillared Basilica, which was never finished; the very well-preserved Latrines; and the Schola.

In addition to the ruins of a basilica with an atrium (6C) and the finds excavated at the prehistoric site of Dikili Tash on display in the museum, there is a great theatre dating back to the 4C BC. It was refurbished by the Romans in the 2C, then remodelled in the 3C when the stage was converted into an arena for gladiatorial and animal fights. The low-reliefs on the entrance pillar show Mars and Victory and a splendid bucranium (sculptered ox-skull).

The museum's collections are well presented in a modern building. Room 1 is devoted to the excavations at Neapolis. Note the colossal Ionic capitals from the sanctuary of Parthenos (6C-5C BC) excavated near the Imarét, a huge building built in the Muslim style. Room 2 contains items from the necropolis at Amphipolis: carved stele, glass and gold Hellenistic jewellery (300-100 BC).