Leaving the city of Kavala you meet the Aspri Ammos (White Sand) Beach, a quaint bay with a lovely sandy beach organized with tavernas and a few kilometers further down, you can find the less popular, but always of special beauty of New Karvalis’ coasts....

Makri is a charming tourist resort. It has been inhabited since the ancient times and part of the settlement still retains its quaint, traditional character, while there are also the ruins of the Byzantine forts. The settlement is crosseed by a stream, which powered 12 mills in the 17th century. The road that descends from the square, passes near the ruins of an ancient Byzantine church,...

It belongs to the Bishopric of Alexandoupoli. It is located in the coastal area of Makri, five kilometers away from it. It is established in 1978 by the then Bishop of Alexandroupolis and now of Thessaloniki Anthimos Roussos. It was manned in 1983 and today has fifty (50) nuns with preceptor the nun Makrina Sidira. In the center of the courtyard is placed the catholic church in Byzantine...

Η ποδηλατική διαδρομή Μάκρη-Μεσημβρία (Αρχαιολογικός χώρος ζώνης Μεσημβρίας-Μαρώνεια αποτελεί μια από τις εντυπωσιακές παραλιακές διαδρομές στην Ελλάδα, η οποία συναντά το ορειβατικό μονοπάτι Ε6 που οδηγεί στην...

Shortly after the village of Makri, is the beach of Saint Paraskevi with its trademark the namesake’s chapel. The visitors can spend moments of relaxation and fun at the many beach bars and have fun with the many water sports that are available to them....

In Dikella beach the visitors can enjoy the water sports, the beautiful sea and the sun, while a large number of coastal canteens are ready to welcome them and serve them....

In the Blue Coast the visitors will enjoy a nice sandy beach and a beautiful sea. Beach Bars, taverns and watersports are all available to the visitors....

At a coastline of about 25 kilometers from Alexandroupoli that starts and ends in Ancient Mesimvria spreads a large number of organized beaches. The first beach in this route is the beach of EOT, coming from Alexandroupoli. In ETO there is a cafe for the swimmers and an organized camp site. Moreover, there is an enchanting open-air cinema which operates at night under sycamores trees....

The Marmaritsa beach is part of the rift of Maroneia - Makris - ancient marble quarry. It’s located in the south-east of the modern village of Maroneia, close to Ancient Theatre of Maroneia. It is accessible from dirt road , indicated for solitary evenings and good company....

Morphological details of the basilica, architectural and other, allow us to put the construction of the church in the mid 10th century. It seems to operate as an episcopal church, honored, according to local tradition, on the name of Saint George, at least until the late Byzantine years. After the destruction of the mid-12th century, it seems to get founded on the southeastern edge of ...

Inside a rocky, uneven but green area surrounding the villages Makrychori, Elafochori, Disvato & Stegno Highland of the river is still a humble workshop of prayer, true oasis in today’s era. This is the Holy Women Convent of the Transfiguration of Sotiros of Winners. It is an outpost of the Metropolis of Philippi, that the spiritual radiation dominates the entire eastern region of ...

The Holy Church, named as the "Old Church" is dedicated to the Entrance of Holy Mary, honored on November 21. The oral testimonies of the residents report that the post-Byzantine church of Panagia was built in 1835 during the prelacy of the Metropolitan Germanos B of Drama (May 1831 to 22 November 1835) and is said that the holy temple was inaugurated in 1832, where the "Greek Priest" ...

Descending from the square of Makris to the harbor, a rugged trail of 300 meters length, leads to the cave of the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Cyclops of Homer"s Odyssey. This is where the legend becomes reality, since the the cave and the large rocks that seem as they were thrown into the sea from above, contribute to reanimate the scene. The location has a significant value even during the ...