Náousa

In 1955, a royal decree designated Naousa as a heroic city and since then the official name of the municipality of Naousa has been The Heroic City of Naousa, honoring the struggle of its inhabitants during the Greek War of Independence. A monument at the Stoubanoi area, near the river Arapista, commemorates the sacrifice of the women who, in April 1822, preferred death instead of being captured by the Ottomans, and jumped into this river with their children.

Naousa is famous for its carnival its ski resort and its wine production, as well as for the archaeological sites discovered at the area of ancient Mieza. Since 2021, it is a member of the European Institute of Cultural Routes.