Sights

In Komotini

• ruins of the Byzantine fortress
• the old city and market
• the Byzantine metropolitan temple of The Assumption of Virgin Mary
• Imaret, a building with historical and architectural value of the 14th century
• the old mansions


in the prefecture

• the archaeological site of Maroneia. The excavations brought to light the city walls, the ancient theatre, the sanctuary of Dionyssos, a hellenistic house with mosaic flooring, two building complexes dated to the hellenistic season and other. The city of Maroneia is mentioned in Homer for the hospitality and the gifts that king Maronas gave to Odysseus when he was in the land of Kikonon. Relative with Odysseus is also the cave of Polifimos with stalactites.

• in the wider area of Maroneia are a lot of monuments from the early-Christian and Byzantine period, like the barrel-vaulted churches at the site called Parathyra, the atrium of an early Christian basilica of the 6th century A.D, with mosaic floors and a Byzantine monastery over the ruins of a Justinianian three-aisled basilica in Synaxis area, part of a bath installation dated to the period of Justinian A', conch of a church decorated with a wall-painting of a foliate cross dated to the second phase of the Iconomachy, under a church of the 11/12th century, the fortification walls of the castle of Maroneia and others.

• near Fanari the ancient Dikaia

• the ancient Greek Strimi

• a Macedonian tomb in Symbola

• Mountain Papikio is offered for climbing, with access from the village Sostis, and was a center of monasticism for Byzantine emperors.

• the archaeological site of Anastasioupolis - Peritheorion where you can see the fortress ring, towers and above the gates are the imperial monograms of Byzantine emperors.

• the biotope in Vistonida Lake

• Ismarida Lake to the east of Vistonida the only freshwater lake in Thrace, a shelter for 200 species of birds.

• Nymfaia forest

• to the southern side of the prefecture visit the beautiful beaches other sandy and other with pebbles that are full of tourists in the summer months.