Archangelos is a town and part of the Exaplatanos

Exaplatanos

Exaplatanos is a village and a former municipality in the Pella regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Almopia, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 9,141 . In 1912 the village numbered 1,315 residents exclusively Pomak Muslims.One of...

 municipality in the Pella Prefecture

Pella Prefecture

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 of Macedonia

Macedonia (Greece)

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, Greece

Greece

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, near Aridaia

Aridaia

Aridaía is a town and a former municipality in the Pella regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Almopia, of which it is a municipal unit. It was the capital of the former Almopia eparchy...

. Originally, the inhabitants of the town speak Megleno-Romanian

Megleno-Romanian language

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 and this is still the main language in the town. The town is known for its monastery

Monastery

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 of Saint Michael, in which many monks occupy themselves with the painting of icon

Icon

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s. The inhabitants of Archangelos mainly make their living out of the cultivation of cherries. The town is not widely known among tourists, though there are a few B&B's, shops and bars.