Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Café Bel Air
CAFE
(Plateia Irinis 55;
10am-3am)
Cafes and bars line Plateia Irinis; Bel Air gets the early-30s
crowd.
Theatro
CAFE
(Plateia Irinis)
On the
plateia
, Theatro is a student fave.
Information
Hospital
(
25310 24601; Sismanoglou 45)
900m southeast of Plateia Irinis.
Getting There & Away
Bus
serve Xanthi (€5,30, one hour, nine daily) and Alexandroupoli (€4.80, one hour, 14
daily). Buses also serve Thessaloniki (€25.30, 2½ hours, eight daily) and Athens (€63,
8¾ hours, one daily). The station offers free luggage storage; keys are in the
apothiki
(storeroom). It is a five-minute walk northeast up to Plateia Irinis and ATMs.
TRAIN
The
train station
( 25310 22650)
connects Orestiada and Alexandroupoli with Xanthi,
Thessaloniki and Athens twice daily. It is 1km southwest of town on Panagi Tsaldari.
Getting Around
Komotini sprawls, but is walkable. There are
taxis
(
25310 37777)
and
Evros Car Rent-
25310 32905;
evroscar@hol.gr
;
Tountzas 1)
has cars (from €45) and jeeps (€60).
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AlexandroupoliΑλεξανδρούπολη
POP 61,702
Alexandroupoli (ah-lex-an-
dhroo
-po-lih) is eastern Thrace's largest and most appealing
town. The axis of regional travel, this port serves visitors heading to or from Turkey, Bul-
garia, and in summer, Samothraki island. Alexandroupoli has two marvellous museums,
a pretty lighthouse, some good seafood restaurants and nightlife.
