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Monuments

Haskovo, Bulgaria

Evros, Greece
The Church of Panagia Kosmosotira
The Church of Panagia Kosmosotira

Theotokos Kosmosotira is a monastery founded by Emperor Isaac Komnenos on Vira place (today’s ...

Feres
Double Tower in Pythio
Double Tower in Pythio

It is a 14th-century fortification located in a low-lying mountain of eastern Rhodope and in front ...

Pythion, Didymoteichon
Ancient Mesimvria
Ancient Mesimvria

Mesimvria beach is located in front of the homonymous seaside settlement, on the southwestern edge ...

Mesemvria, Alexandroupolis
Pomak Villages (“Pomakohoria”)  of Parikon and Roussa
Pomak Villages (“Pomakohoria”) of Parikon and Roussa

The villages of Pomaks are famous for their wonderful traditional architecture, prehistoric rock ...

Roussa
Tour: Alexandroupolis - Traianoupoli - Loutros - Doriskos – Feres
Tour: Alexandroupolis - Traianoupoli - Loutros - Doriskos – Feres

Distance (by car): 37.0 km, Duration (by car): 53'   First stop: Alexandroupolis. A ...

Alexandroupolis
Tour: Soufli - Didymoteicho - Orestiada
Tour: Soufli - Didymoteicho - Orestiada

Distance (by car): 48.2 km (via Ardasniou- Orestiada road / E85) Duration (by car): ...

Soufli - Didymoteicho - Orestiada
Tour: Exploring the mountainous Evros
Tour: Exploring the mountainous Evros

In the north of Alexandroupolis, 10 km way of the city, the Castles of Avantas and Potamos are ...

Avantas
Tour: At the place of Kabeirians
Tour: At the place of Kabeirians

Samothraki is the island of ancient god Aeolos, of the crystal clear waters, of the contrasts and ...

Samothraki
The Tumulus in Mikri Doxipara – Zoni
The Tumulus in Mikri Doxipara – Zoni

A significant archaeological discovery has been made in the northern part of Evros Prefecture. Five ...

Mikri Doxipara
Didymoteicho and its Byzantine castles, caves and Vajazit Mosque
Didymoteicho and its Byzantine castles, caves and Vajazit Mosque

Didymoteicho is located 95 km far from Alexandroupolis. It was built by the Byzantines on the ruins ...

Didymoteicho
Sanctuary of the Great Gods (KAVEIROI) IN PALAIOPOLIS , THE ISLAND OF SAMOTHRAKI
Sanctuary of the Great Gods (KAVEIROI) IN PALAIOPOLIS , THE ISLAND OF SAMOTHRAKI

         The Sanctuary of the Great Gods is located on the ...

Palaiopolis, The island of Samothraki
Trayanopolis
Trayanopolis

Trayanopolis             Trayanopolis, the most ...

Trayanopolis
Plotinopolis
Plotinopolis

         Plotinopolis was a Roman city, founded by Emperor ...

Didymoteicho
The Historical Museum of Alexandroupolis
The Historical Museum of Alexandroupolis

The Historical Museum of Alexandroupolis, which was inaugurated on June 4, 2011, is located at the ...

Alexandroupolis
Ethnological Museum of Thrace of Mrs. Giannakidou
Ethnological Museum of Thrace of Mrs. Giannakidou

The Ethnological Museum of Thrace of Mrs. Giannakidou, operates in a neoclassical stone building, ...

Alexandroupolis
Ecclesiastical Museum of the Metropolis of Alexandroupolis
Ecclesiastical Museum of the Metropolis of Alexandroupolis

Ecclesiastical Museum of the Metropolis of Alexandroupolis   The Ecclesiastical Museum of ...

Alexandroupolis
Silk Art Museum (by Tsiakiri)
Silk Art Museum (by Tsiakiri)

It is a 'living' thematic museum of silk production and processing, located in a ...

Soufli
The Ancient Doriskos

The settlement was inhabited by the ancient Thracians whose traces have been found in the pottery ...

Doriskos
Neolithic Settlement in Makri (The Cyclops Cave)
Neolithic Settlement in Makri (The Cyclops Cave)

The place was settled during the Neolithic epoch (5000 B.C.) in the area of the cave. The ...

Makri
The Lighthouse of Alexandroupolis
The Lighthouse of Alexandroupolis

The light-house illuminates the sailors’ course, children’s dreams and the daydreams of ...

Alexandroupolis
Apostle Paul’s Home on the Island of Samothraki
Apostle Paul’s Home on the Island of Samothraki

         Apostle Paul’s Home is located in the ...

Samothraki
The Byzantine Aqueduct of Feres
The Byzantine Aqueduct of Feres

At the bend of the road to Feres, above the ancient Samia River stands the Byzantine Aqueduct which ...

Feres
The Fortress of Avadas
The Fortress of Avadas

On the outskirts of Alexandroupolis, close to the village of Avadas rises the medieval Castle of ...

Avantas
Pirostiya/ The Mausoleum of Oruch Pasha
Pirostiya/ The Mausoleum of Oruch Pasha

Pirostiya or Tripodas is the tomb of Oruch Pasha in Didymoteicho which dates from the 15th century. ...

Didymoteicho
Ancient Zirinia

The Thracian people chose strategic and naturally secured places that made it possible for them to ...

Soufli
The Burial Mound in Patagi

        The Burial Mound in Patagi with diameter of 25m and ...

Patagi
The Rock Drawings on the hill of Hilia at the village of Goniko

         Close to the Pomak village of Goniko from the prefecture of ...

Goniko, Soufli
Post-Byzantine Church of Saint Anastasia Makris
Post-Byzantine Church of Saint Anastasia Makris

The post-Byzantine church of Agia Anastasia of Pharmakolytria was built in 1800 on the same site ...

Church of Holy Mary Kosmosoteiras
Holy Mary (Panagia) Krimniotissa in Samothrace
Holy Mary (Panagia) Krimniotissa in Samothrace

At the edge of the cliff, in the south of the island, visitors to Samothrace can see a small ...

Silk Factory Tzivre
Silk Factory Tzivre

Tzivre Silk Factory is located in Soufli, at the entrance of the city. Its imposing, towering ...

Holy Church of Saint George at Soufli
Holy Church of Saint George at Soufli

The church has a royal roof with double stone floors in the women's room. Its roof rests on 12 ...

Mansion Brika  - Municipal Folklore Museum of Soufli
Mansion Brika - Municipal Folklore Museum of Soufli

Brika Mansion was built in Soufli in 1890. Specialists were hired from Bursa and they created one ...

Post Byzantine Church of Agios Athanasios in Soufli
Post Byzantine Church of Agios Athanasios in Soufli

The church is located next to Nikis square, it is made of stone and as the inscription on the ...

Monastery Tekes of Roussa
The Silkworm Rearing House of Kalesis
The Silkworm Rearing House of Kalesis

         Among the most distinctive type of constructions of Soufli ...

Soufli, Greece
The Towers of Gattilusi  on the Island of Samothraki
The Towers of Gattilusi on the Island of Samothraki

About the year of 1430 Samothraki was taken into possession by the Genoese family the ...

Samothraki
The Tomb in Elafohori
The Tomb in Elafohori

The Thracian underground  masoned tomb is located on a low elevation at the north end of the ...

Didymoteicho
The Tilery in Samothraki

The road on the northern shore of the island of Samothraki, after its branches for the villages of ...

Samothraki
Via Egnatia

Via Egnatia is one of the biggest military and trade roads of the ancient world. It was known as ...

Evros, Greece
Zarifios Pedagogical  Academy in Alexandroupolis
Zarifios Pedagogical Academy in Alexandroupolis

Zarifios Pedagogical Academy with its neoclassical construction is located in the western end of ...

Alexandroupolis

News

Events from the two border regionsFinal events were organized in Alexandroupolis, Greece from 25 to 27 May, 2022, under the project e TOURIST
Final events were organized in Alexandroupolis, Greece from 25 to 27 May, 2022, under the project e TOURIST

Final events were organized in Alexandroupolis, Greece from 25 to 27 ...

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MEETINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTERS FROM HASKOVO REGION: THE POWER IS IN YOU
MEETINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTERS FROM HASKOVO REGION: THE POWER IS IN YOU

In the period 14.04.2022 - 30.05.2022 RMA "Maritza" held four one-day trainings for ...

31.05.2022 Read
MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF MUSEUMS FROM HASKOVO REGION
MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF MUSEUMS FROM HASKOVO REGION

In the period 13.04.2022 – 23.05.2022  RMA "Maritza" held four one-day ...

30.05.2022 Read
Promoting and developing the natural and cultural heritage of the Bulgarian-Greek cross-border region through smart and electronic instruments - eTOURIST

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