Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
Ethnological Museum of Thrace
MUSEUM
( 25510 36663;
www.emthrace.com
;
14 Maiou 63; adult/child €3/free; 10am-2pm & 6-9pm
Tue-Sat, 10am-2pm Sun)
Housed in an 1899 mansion, this museum with backyard cafe ex-
hibits traditional costumes, musical instruments, oil presses, a dye-room and sweets-
making equipment. You'll learn how many silkworms are needed to make 25g of silk and
which Greek sweet is made by slamming the ingredients against the wall.
Ecclesiastical Art Museum of Alexandroupoli
MUSEUM
( 25510 26359; Plateia Agiou Nikolaou; adult/child €3/free; 9am-2pm Tue-Fri, 10am-2pm
Sat)
The museum contains priceless icons, many brought by refugees in 1923, plus early
printed Greek books.
Cathedral of Agios Nikolaos
CHURCH
(Plateia Agiou Nikolaou)
This cathedral houses the miracle-working 13th-century
icon of
the Panagia Trifotissa
, from Aenos (Enez in Turkish) across the Evros River. Villagers
with eyes damaged by the reflected glare of the sun on the salt marshes around Aenos
had their vision restored by praying before it.
Demirali & Agia Paraskevi Beaches
BEACHES
Just 4km west of Alexandroupoli, sandy
Demirali Beach
is popular for swimming and
has good eats.
Agia Paraskevi Beach
, 6km further west, is even better, with beach bars
and clubs.
Sleeping
Hotel Erika
HOTEL $
( 25510 34115;
www.hotel-erika.gr
;
Dimitriou Karaoli 110; s/d €40/50; )
Opposite the port,
I00m from Alexandroupoli's lighthouse, Erika has tasteful, if dated rooms and waterfront
views.
Camping Alexandroupoli
CAMPGROUND $
( 25510 28735;
www.ditea.gr
; Leof Makris 1; camp sites per adult/tent €7/5.50; Apr-Oct;
)
This large, well-run campground has water sports and beach volleyball, plus basket-
ball and tennis courts. It's 2km west (take local bus 7 from Plateia Eleftherias).
