The most cosmopolitan mountainous village in Macedonia is located in Pella region, 33 km from Edessa, just 123 km from Thessaloniki and 603 km from Athens.

The traditional village of Palios Agios Athanasios in recent years has been improved in tourism and has become the top winter destination in Macedonia, but the Athenians know very little about it and therefore hasten to visit.

It is built at an altitude of 1200 m in the shadow of Kaimaktsalan, the highest peak of Mount Vora and has its roots in the late 16th century when there were installed the first inhabitants of the area persecuted by the Turks. The village was abandoned in the '80s mainly because of immigration.

Today the village has been named by the Ministry of Culture as preserved. All operations are aligned with the surrounding area and respect the traditional appearance of the village. The previously abandoned Palios Agios Athanasios has turned into one of the most cosmopolitan mountainous village with traditional buildings, beautiful inns, stylish bars, tavernas to tantalise the taste, holiday villas, branded the show-biz and a crowd every weekend swarm mainly from Thessaloniki but recently also from Athens.