Cars are parked outside the walls in a special outdoor parking area. Parking is free. The cobbled road leading to the citadel is not suitable for passenger cars and particularly dangerous due to steep inclines and turns, therefore it is recommended to visit the monuments on foot.
Buses, as well as passenger vehicles, can safely approach the parking area in front of the church of Agioi Anargyroi. The cobbled road leading to the citadel is not suitable for buses.
No. Access to the archaeological site and its monuments is free.
The steep slopes of the hill on which the archaeological site extends are not suitable for people with mobility difficulties. But one could visit, if one has a suitable vehicle to visit the Basilica and the information booth from the cobbled road. In the information booth there is also information in braille for the visually impaired.
The Castle city of Serbia is a free archaeological site and does not have a WC or a refreshment room. The restaurant located in the area of Agioi Anargyroi is the closest to the archaeological site.
The marked routes on the site include a steep climb and many stairs and are not recommended for visitors with mobility and health problems. Visitors are advised to stock up on water before their ascent, especially in the summer months. There are rest seats and benches in many parts of the archaeological site, as well as a large information stand near the citadel.
The Castle city of the Seria is a free archaeological site. The Ephorate of Antiquities of Kozani does not have guards or tour guides on site, but has placed information signs at the most important monuments of the main route from the entrance of the archaeological site to the citadel. Volunteers from the Municipality of Servia occasionally assist visitors in their tour of the site.
Οι ναοί του Αγίου Ιωάννη του Προδρόμου, των Αγίων Θεοδώρων και των Αγίων Κωνσταντίνου και Ελένης, είναι κλειστοί για λόγους ασφαλείας και ανοίγουν τις ημέρες που εορτάζουν και κατόπιν συνεννόησης με την Μητρόπολη Σερβίων και Κοζάνης. Τα κλειδιά των ναών διαθέτει η εκκλησιαστική επιτροπή του Καθεδρικού Ιερού Ναού Αγίας Κυριακής Σερβίων (τηλ. 24640-22235 και imsk.gr). The churches of St. John the Baptist, Agioi. Theodoroi and St. Constantine and Helen are closed for security reasons and open on the days of each saint celebration or after consultation with the Metropolis of Servia and Kozani. The keys to the churches are available from the ecclesiastical committee of the church of Agia Kyriaki in Servia (tel. 24640-22235 and imsk.gr).
Yes, provided that the photos are for your personal use and are not taken with professional equipment. In order to take photos for commercial or academic use, you must obtain, before taking the photos, a special permission from the Ephorate of Antiquities of Kozani.
The creation of this website is part of the implementation of the Act “Consolidation and Restoration of the Western Tower of the Castle of Servia,” which was implemented by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Kozani and co-funded by Greece and the European Union / European Regional Development Fund through the Operational Programme “Western Macedonia” of the NSRF 2014-2020.