Thrace, the most northeasterly province of Greece, of which it became part only in 1913, is named after the Thracians who settled here from the second millennium B.C. onwards. It extends in a long narrow strip, between the northern Aegean and Bulgaria, from Néstos in the west to the river Évros in the east, which forms the frontier with Turkey. Like Macedonia, Thrace is a land of fertile plains, an agricultural region which in addition to corn and in recent years rice also produces tobacco. The chief town is Komotiní.
The Sanctuary of Kabeiroi, which functioned until the 4th C, sits above ancient Palaiopolis. The site was used as a quarry in the Middle Ages for the building of the castle.
Orestiáda, near the Turkish border, is a new town, with an interesting museum of folklore and art history containing costumes, hand-woven fabrics and old photographs.
Souflí is known for its silks and other textiles. Visitors to the Silk Museum can see original techniques associated with silkworm breeding as well as silk weaving.
Address: Silk Museum of Soufli, 73 E.Venizelou Street, 68400 Soufli, Greece
Hours:
April 1 to October 31: 10am-6pm; Closed: Tue
November 1 to March 31: 8:30am-3pm; Closed: Tue
Always closed on: May Day / Labor Day (May 1), Assumption Day - Christian (August 15), Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26), Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Traianoupolis is a small town with baths and Byzantine ruins.
Just outside of the town is the Evros river and the surrounding wetlands which are an important area for bird habitat. Large numbers of migrating birds winter here. As a result efforts have been made to preserve the area.
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Sanctuary of Kabeiroi (Sanctuary of the Great Gods)
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