Traveler's Guide

East Macedonia & Thrace

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Region of East Macedonia & Thrace

The Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace occupies the northeastern part of Greece. It borders with Turkey easterly, Bulgaria northern and with the Regional Unit of Serres westerly. Southwest is washed by the Aegean Sea and southeast by the Thracian Sea. It includes the Regional Unities: Drama, Kavala, Xanthi, Rodopi and Evros.

It has a total area of 14.157 thousand hectares and covers the 10.7% of the total area of the country.

Also includes two major islands of Thracian Sea, Thassos and Samothrace. 

Crossroad of major sea and land routes by which, for thousands of years, are moving people and goods, ideas and habits to and from the four cardinal points: from the Black Sea and Asia to Western Europe and from North Europe and the Balkans to the Mediterranean and North Africa.

The traces of its history, that start from the Paleolithic season and arrive to our days, are everywhere: caves, rock paintings, forts, temples, theaters, citadels, mines, graves, tumuli, marble quarries, Christian monuments, monasteries and holy places , aqueducts, Islamic monuments, traditional villages, Megara, mansions, tobacco warehouses.

The Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, during the ancient times, was covered by forests at the rate of about 80%, but today this percentage has limited to 55% per area. In its extent there are trackless forests, virgin nature, high mountains, rich flora and fauna, large rivers, lakes and lagoons and an endless coastline with clear blue waters and friendly beaches.

The region is a place of music, dance, feast and ritual. Dionysus and Orpheus never left from this earth. The reversals of nature (winter, spring, etc.) give an opportunity for reversals of another class: masquerading and walking over fires, and outspoken sprees, kidnappings and robberies, all in the context of ritual.

Megalithic Gate of ancient Ismara

Megalithic Gate of ancient Ismara The settlement of Maronia spread over a vast area, from Ismaros Mountain to the Ptelea Lake. Several monuments are today labeled and countless others are scattered throughout the olive groves ...

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Historical Museum of Alexandroupolis

Historical Museum of Alexandroupolis The Historical Museum of Alexandroupolis was built in 1995 after many years of cooperation between the local citizens and with the Greek Ministry of Culture.It has a remarkable collection of ...

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Traditional Oil Press in Holy Mary of Thasos

Traditional Oil Press in Holy Mary of Thasos This is a family factory which produce olive oil for four generations. When it started to operate in 1915, oil production was based entirely on the mill and the water ...

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Holy Church of Saint Theodore

Holy Church of Saint Theodore In the cemetery of the village is saved the oldest post-Byzantine church of the Holy Metropolis of Drama, Saint Theodore. The temple dates back to 1815 as stated in the ...

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Holy Monastery of Holy Mary Kalamous

Holy Monastery of Holy Mary Kalamous The monastery is situated north of Xanthi in a gorge that has an altitude difference of 170meters from the area the area. The name of the monastery comes from the ...

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Holy Monastery of Prodromos of Nikisiani

Holy Monastery of Prodromos of Nikisiani Near the town of Eleftheroupoli and on foothills of the verdant village of Nikisiani, there is the communal androa Holy Monastery of Saint John the Baptist. In the place where ...

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Skala Rachoniou - Rachoni

Skala Rachoniou - Rachoni In Skala Rachoniou there are traditional ouzeries, as well as a long beach. In recent years, the village has been developed significantly, as has the entire island, offering an important ...

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Livaditis

Livaditis With the generic name "Livaditis" is characterized a large mountainous region that includes the Chaidou Mountain, the southern part of Kula Mountain and the surrounding peaks. It is bounded in ...

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Recreation Grove of Komotini

Recreation Grove of Komotini The grove of Komotini is the “green lung” of the city and it’s ideal for walking or jogging, biking, and game for children and adults. There are shaped areas with gazebos, tables, ...

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Kallithea

Kallithea On the slopes of Menikio mountain at an altitude of 480m and 19 km away from Drama there is the village Kallithea which fully justifies its name, thanks to the ...

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Therma

Therma One of the most visited villages where one can enjoy a hot path in the sanative springs, visit the church of Christ, hike to the Gria Vathra and bathe in ...

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Doxato

Doxato It lies on the road of Drama - Kavala at a distance of 10 and 25 km respectively.The settlement of Doxato is an interesting example of the application of innovative ...

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