Tomb of the Palmettes

A Hellenistic-era Macedonian tomb at ancient Mieza (modern Lefkadia), built in the first half of the 3rd century BC. The two-chambered vaulted tomb features an Ionic facade with four half-columns and is renowned for its exceptional painted ceiling of six palmettes and water lilies on a light blue background, from which it takes its modern name. Discovered in 1971 after illegal excavations, it was systematically excavated by Katerina Rhomiopoulou and is now considered the best-preserved painted Macedonian tomb.