The hotel was named after the archaeological name "Aiges", which was the first capital of the Macedonian kingdom until 399 B.C., when Arhelaos king moved the capital to Pella. Aiges is believed to be in the area of Vergina where at the moment only few parts of the city have been found. In the theatre of Aiges, Philip II was murdered in the 336 B.C. during the celebration of the wedding of his daughter Cleopatra with Alexander, King of Epirus. It was also a tradition to bury all the Macedonian kings in the city of Aiges. The hotel Aiges Melathron opened its doors on December 2001, and it offers services of four stars quality. It is located in the east side of the city Veria and only five minutes away from the axis of Egnatia ring road of Alexandroupoli-Igoumenitsa, near the archaeological site Dion, Philip's tombs, Vergina, the 59 Byzantine churches, the Mieza with Aristotle's school and the Macedonian tombs of Lefkadia. Aiges Melathron, in neoclassical style with local character, offering quick and friendly service is the ideal hotel for a comfortable and pleasant stay.