The last time this site was reviewed was over 6 years ago, so it needed a refresh. We visited this site in early October 2025. We had a hire car and drove to the town of Drama for the night and then visited this site first thing the next morning. The site opens at 8.00am and for reasons not known to me I put the Museum in the GPS to take me to the site and ended up exactly there which is the other end of the Archaeological site. No problems as you can enter here and buy tickets but there is very limited parking compared to the main entry gate. It ended up being the best option though, as we explored the site with very few other people before the crowds turned up and then visited the museum at the end, again in relative peace with no large crowds. It costs 6 Euro to visit the site and 10 Euro if you included the Museum, which I did.

The site has more structures than the previous archaeological site we visited in Aigai, however there is also some imagine still needed in exploring the site. Very good information boards though are provided to assist you in this. During our visit Basilica B area was unable to visited as they were undergoing restorative and stabilisation works in the area. You could still photograph the area from a reasonable distance but really could not examine the OUV details in this particular area. There were still sufficient areas within the site though that made the visit worthwhile, these included the Octagonal Church, Roman Forum, 'Prison' of Paul the Apostle (actual Roman Water Cistern) and the Ancient Theatre.

The city was originally called Krenides and was established back in 356BC but was renamed Philippi after King Philip II when he named it after himself after conquered the city. It is estimated that around 49 or 50AD, Apostle Paul visited the city and established the first Christian Church of Europe in the City. He was also imprisoned in that same city.

The Museum was small but informative, containing a number of artifacts found on the site and worth the effort to include in your visitor experience. All up give yourself about 2 - 3 hours to visit this site. Given its location relevant to other UNESCO sites, I think it is a place that is probably best visited by overnighting in the area the night before.