Serres
Top Attractions / Top Sights
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ALISTRATIS CAVE
Cave
(tel. 23240 82045) The Alistratis cave is located 6 kilometers outside the town of Alistratis Serres in the "rocky" location. The area of the area includes 14,000 square meters, while at a breathing distance from the technical entrance of the cave, there is the gorge of the Aggitis river. The …»
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF AMPHIPOLIS
Museum
The Museum of Amphipolis is a multifaceted set of spaces and human resources with many different functions, in relation to the protection and promotion of antiquities. In the exhibition of the Museum one can get to know the historical course of the ancient city and its immediate area. In its …»
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MONASTERY OF PANAGIA EIKOSIFOINISSA
Monastery
On the Serres - Kavala road, immediately after the Kormista Community, on the borders of the Serres - Kavala prefectures, on the northern side of the verdant Mount Pangaio, in a wonderful location, at an altitude of 753 m, is the Holy Monastery of Panagia tis Eikosifinissa. It is one of the two holy …»
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LAILIA SKI CENTER
Attractions
On the north side of Aly Mpamba, in a forest of beech and pine trees, at an altitude of 1600m. is the ski center of Lailia, a creation of the Hellenic Mountaineering Association (EOS) of Serres. It is twenty-seven (27) kilometers from the city of Serres, and the road that connects it to the city is …»
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF SERRES
Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Serres has been housed since 1970 in Bezesten, a covered covered market of the second half of the 15th century. located in the present city center. It was built on the model of Byzantine markets and its name means cloth market. Today in Greece only two Bezestenia are …»
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FOLKLORE MUSEUM OF SARAKATSANS
Museum
In the Folklore Museum of Sarakatsani in Serres, the last phase of the nomadic life of the Sarakatsani, this Greek population with its idiosyncratic customs and distinctive art, is semiotically presented. In the basement there are storage areas, a library, a hall for events and teaching traditional …»
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LAKE KERKINI
Attractions
The lakes and marshes of Strymons are mentioned by the ancient historians and their richness in waterfowl, as well as dense forests, was well-known. Boars, deer, bears and bulls lived in these places, as well as lynxes and lions. Characteristic is Herodotus' reference to the attack on Xerxes's …»
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MONASTERY OF HOLY FORERUNNER
Monastery
It is located 9 km northeast of the town of Serres, in a ravine of Mount Menoiki. It was built in 1270 AD and consists of a complex of buildings of particular interest. In the area of the church are the tombs of the founder of the Ioannikiou Monastery and the first after the fall of …»