Architecture & Monuments

St. Nicholas cathedral and the two schools complex is a structural gem in the city of Alexandroupolis. Built in the neo-classical style, the complex represents the diptych of Greek Education...

The Zarifios Educational Academy is accommodated in a beautiful neo-classical building on the west side of the National Independence Park.For more than half a century (1923-1947), it was the...

The Lighthouse of Alexandroupoli was constructed by the French Lighthouse and Cresset Company and came in operation the first of June 1880. It is 27 m high and illuminates...

The story of the monastery in the Byzantine town Vira - now Feres, starts when the 6th child and third son of Alexios the 1ST Komninos and Irini Doukena, ‘’born...

It is a fortified enclosure of the 14th century. It lies on a low mound of the eastern Rodopi mountain range and in front of the river Evros valley...

A big, square construction made with well chiseled stones ad a pyramid-shaped roof instead of the traditional dome. The historical entrance is on the west side.The mosque was established...

You can make out the rocky silhouette from afar, as it is encompassed in great walls. The blocks – paved road starts in the main square, continues uphill through...

The most impressive and eye-catching buildings of Soufli are the ‘bitziklikia’(cocoon houses) that fended exclusively for the needs of silk culture.A typical example is the bitzikliki of Kalesis...

The production and processing of the cocoons are developing rapidly with ever evolving new techniques. In the beginning of the 20th century organized production units are build and employ...

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