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Top Attractions / Top Sights
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF KOMOTINI
Museum
The construction of the Archaeological Museum of Komotini was completed in 1976 with plans by the architect Aris Konstantinidis. In the presentation of the exhibits, a combination of topographical and chronological arrangement was made. Findings from regions of Thrace from the prehistoric to the …»
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MUNICIPAL MUSEUM OF KOMOTINI - SKOUTERI MANOR
Museum
(10 Kouloglou, Komotini tel. 25310 30313) The "Skouteri Mansion - Donation of Vasiliki Skouteri-Dintsoglou" was built at the end of the 19th century, combining the domestic building techniques with the frescoes of European origin in the upstairs areas. It belongs to the "second" generation of …»
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FOLKLORE MUSEUM OF KOMOTINI
Museum
(13 St. Georgiou, 6910 Komotini Tel. 25310 25975) It belongs to the Educational Club of Komotini and has been operating since 1962. Since 1989, it has been housed in the Peidis mansion (13 St. Georgiou Street), which is a typical example of local folk architecture and was exemplary restored. Through …»
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ANCIENT MARONEIA
Archaeological Site
From the area comes a significant number of finds from the entire prehistoric era (ceramics, figurines and tools), from small-scale excavations. At the site of Agios Georgios, acropolis of the late Bronze Age - early Iron Age (15th - 10th century BC), near Maroneia. Cyclopean walls 1330 m long, …»
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NYMPHEA FOREST
Attractions
Breath of life for visitors is the municipal tourist pavilion, from which you can enjoy a sight of rare beauty. At an altitude of 1,050 m is the well-equipped shelter of the Mountaineering Association of Komotini. Of special importance is the European Mountaineering Path E6, which crosses the …»
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ANCIENT ISMARA
Archaeological Site
The city of Ismaros (or Ismara) has been identified by archaeologists with the acropolis located on the hill of Agios Georgios (altitude 461 m.), east of Maroneia. According to Homer, Odysseus attacked the city, in the land of the Cicones, and slaughtered its inhabitants respecting only the priest …»