Lake Vistonis / Porto Lagos

Southeast of Xanthi lies the uniquely beautiful Lake Vistonis. The shores of the lake are wetlands of international importance; during the winter months some 200,000 wild Mediterranean birds take refuge here.

At the mouth of the lake is the small, picturesque town called Porto Lagos. Its fishermen maintain that submerged on the lake bottom are the ruins of Ancient Vistonis, once the capital of Diomedes' kingdom.

Not far from Porto Lagos one can see foundations of the houses of ancient Dikaiopolis.