Fthinoporines images from the K omotini
After a journey of more than seven hundred kilometres katakopos, anazitas nothing else but a box next to xylosompa to enjoy the meraklidiko coffee in your bakirenio briki which you prepared fysontas the chovoli the kafetzis ... A That is perhaps the first relaxing paragraph that will make everyone before starting the long journey to thrakiotiki land. M just to get K omotini in flood images with bright banners, concrete fountains, shopping malls, banks, fast-food, department stores and everything else fits in simeiologia a modern city. But little further, in the old neighborhoods and alleys, teneketzidika, machairadika and antique beats the heart of a genuine «Anatolitissas». H authentic character of K omotinis forcefully impose its own terms in the game of perception. O confuse the opposition, the coexistence of different elements is the magic «prescription», which ultimately charms visitors.
O j strolls in the city
• Walking today through the streets and alleys of K omotinis, the trip becomes a short tour in the past. O j xethoriasmenoi sovades monorofon old houses, sfragista parathyria, minarets that drives them here and there over the tiles, and old workshops, hosting even the skilful craftsmen and turning back time ... Maybe in 1884, during the Sultan A bntoul X amit, then built the Tower of P ologiou, in the city centre. O logyra skorpismeni, in a scene reminiscent sets film studios, is the old market of the city, leading to the square faistou H, which housed the laboratories and tinplate (known teneketzidika) and small. E Moreover, neoclassical houses, stunning mosques, narrow, cobbled alleys, Byzantine walls, megaloprepes Christian churches, make today a curious mix of different cultures, which adds a dose of charm and mystery in everyday life that separate the capital of Thrace.
• A crowd from a museum and public or private collections, distinguish the A rchaiologiko M Museum, with finds from excavations in the areas of M aroneias and vdiron A, B-E yzantino Ecclesiastical M and the Folklore Museum-I Background M Museum. E ndiaferon presents unique in Greece E, M K alathoplektikis Museum of T singanon, operating since 1995.
• H T Third is the day of the big bazaar, which is in the Officers' Club and a commercial fact of the week from the years of Ottoman rule. E ndiaferon are also antique, where one can find real opportunities, provided that it has available for psaximo and pazarema.
O I BETTER ROUTES
• In forests with beeches: A From the center of K omotinis seeking the path that leads to A isthitiko Forest and the tourist booth, where you can enjoy a coffee, with the city aplomeni at your feet (4 kilometers). We continue for another 5 kilometers to the roads until you find the remains of a Byzantine tower. A From here begins on the forest road which will lead us after 14 kilometres, through a spectacular forest of beech scale, to the mountain refuge, at an altitude of 1,050 metres. In these forests, in the autumn with the wonderful colors of nature is unique. E xormontas from the town centre, will move towards Gratini (there are signs). After a kilometre, will be careful not to move closer asphalt road that goes left ymfaia N (10 kilometers). T The village is a characteristic sample pomakikou village with well petroktista homes, with the slate roofs, tall and narrow cobbled streets mantrotoichous.
• M osynoupoli - A nastasioupoli: T a now familiar sights of the prefecture are the ruins of the Byzantine M osynoupolis, located west of K omotinis. H famous city, in principle called M aximianoupoli and took the name of its founder, Emperor Galeriou M aximianou. T on 9 th century. renamed M osynoupoli and has been a big edge. Box K aledes, 20 km from K omotini, near the old road for Xanthi, are the remains of another major city, the famous A nastasioupolis. O nomastike so in honor of the emperor A nastasiou (6 th century. M. X.), but was known by the name Peritheorio and was for centuries a large trade and transit station E gnatias channels. E ntyposiakoi is now towers with monograms Palaiologos, the only ones still standing upright throughout fortifications made by the G A ndroniko Palaiologo in 1341. E also saved a large portion of the southern gateway of polygonikou wall.
• T the bridge of K ompsatou: Very near the road Iasmou - K omotinis find the impressive river bridge tritoxo K ompsatou. T kompsotechnima the stone is likely to be built by the famous «bouloykia» Ipeiroton mastoron of the 18 century. on the foundations of earlier bridge. T the largest amount of the arc of up to 12 metres and the diameter of the 22 measures.
Outlet to the sea
• In the beautiful aroneia M: H thrakika access to the coast is fairly easy, since already from the center of K omotinis, billboards katatopizoun relevant stakeholders. H M aroneia today is built at the foot of the mountain Ismaros (at an altitude of 678 metres), surrounded by evergreen landscapes, vineyards, olive trees and perivolia. O j original oikistikoi nuclei created in thrakika coast, the 7 th century. c. X., from X iotes settlers. But the region inhabited by very palaiotera. In the difficult years of T ourkokratias when pirates A lymainontan the Aegean Sea, the state moved a few kilometers to the landlocked, unable to supervise the area and hardly distinguishable from the sea. E Here, now living around 700-800 people and the village retains largely architectural identity, and rescued or hands in either renovated ravages of time, many of the old houses. A Among the attractions of M aroneias to mention the churches of A Saint I oanni and virgins. M the first glance, the viastikos visitor may not distinguish much from the great ancient city of A M aroneias. APPROACHING but the port of San X aralampous, will see to distinguish ancient masonry debris, while a little more over the asphalt road that leads to K omotini, finds home in the Hellenistic period, has salvaged part of the wonderful mosaic floor. A crown in San X aralampo distinguished ruins pools and part of the ancient port. After T, however, that literally stealing the show is the ancient theater (perhaps unique in Greece, which is so close to the sea). We will reach easily by following good dirt road that goes east and lost for 2 kilometers between the olive trees. T the theatre of M aroneias had places for 6,000 people and used continuously until the early Byzantine period.
MIKPO S O O D G H T
HOW TO PATE: H K omotini refrain from Athens A 800 km, which translates into at least 10
hours and will certainly need more time than this weekend. H thrakiki capital refrain from Thessalonika 280 km course B, E gnatia (delivered enough
parts of it) greatly facilitate the safe movement.
P OY TO STAY: In Komotini will find brand new hotel «ARKADIA» University near Tel: 25310-89.100. A crown, is the proposed «Friendship», tel: 25310-27.500. In the city suggest the following hotels: «A storia», located in the square E irinis, tel: 25310-35.054-5, «K yridis», tel: 25310-73.250, «Olympus», tel: 25310-37.690, «O rfeas », Tel: 25310-26.701,« Xenia », tel: 25310-22.139. E also 3 kilometers outside the K omotini, on the way to A lexandroupoli, operates «A rchontiko X ristou and E yis», tel: 25310-29.777. • In Maroneia you can stay in one of the houses of Gynaikeiou A grotourismoy, tel: 25330-41.550. A crown, we unreservedly recommend the hotel «P oxani», tel: 25330-41.391.
TO BE FATE: In the seaside village of Agios X aralampos, near the port, you'll find the fish tavern, «Giannas and P oulas». In K omotini to search the traditional tavern «Station», but the fish tavern «B ietnam», which is nearing M arathonos. In the pedestrian street market distinguish the old tavern-restaurant «Giaxis». Try, even once, the ethnic restaurant «K world», with splendid «psagmenes» flavors that stand out. B held onto M akedonias.
