A Route Through the City

Places to Visit

32 stops around Alexandroupoli, in order, starting from the Lighthouse - a route you can follow on foot.

Photo: Spiridon Ion Cepleanu, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Route Map

All the stops, at a glance

Start from the Lighthouse, head east to the end of the route, then west for the remaining stops. Tap any card below for details.

1
Starting point of the route
The Alexandroupoli Lighthouse
The Lighthouse of Alexandroupoli is the city's most recognisable monument and one of the most distinctive landmarks of all Thrace. It stands…
2
Stop 2 of 32
Ecclesiastical Museum of Alexandroupoli
In the heart of Alexandroupoli, on the Metropolis square, stands the Ecclesiastical Museum of the Holy Metropolis of Alexandroupoli, one of…
0.79 km from the center
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Stop 3 of 32
Alexandroupoli Historical Museum
In the heart of the city, opposite the Town Hall, the Historical Museum of Alexandroupoli is a space of memory and knowledge dedicated to th…
0.16 km from the center
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Stop 4 of 32
Port of Alexandroupoli
The port of Alexandroupoli is the city's gateway to the Thracian Sea - ferries to Samothraki depart from here, along with seasonal routes to…
0.51 km from the center
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Stop 5 of 32
Saint Euplus
The chapel of Saint Euplus stands at the edge of Alexandroupoli's port, right next to the sea. It is a small but particularly distinctive ch…
0.7 km from the center
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Stop 6 of 32
French Railway Station of Alexandroupoli
The Old French Railway Station is one of the most important historic buildings in Alexandroupoli and one of the places most closely tied to…
1.66 km from the center
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Stop 7 of 32
Natural History Museum of Alexandroupoli
In the lush Platanotopos Maistrou, about two kilometres east of Alexandroupoli, stands the Natural History Museum of Alexandroupoli, a space…
3.91 km from the center
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Stop 8 of 32
Ethnological Museum of Thrace "Angeliki Giannakidou"
A beautiful stone neoclassical building from 1899, on 14is Maiou street, houses the Ethnological Museum of Thrace "Angeliki Giannakidou", on…
0.58 km from the center
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Stop 9 of 32
The Tobacco Warehouse (Kapnomagazo)
The building known as "Kapnomagazo" (the Tobacco Warehouse) stands at Ainou 46 and is one of Alexandroupoli's most interesting historic buil…
0.56 km from the center
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Stop 10 of 32
Alexandroupoli Prefecture Building
Alexandroupoli's Prefecture Building, also known as the Evros Administration House, is one of the city's characteristic public buildings and…
0.24 km from the center
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Stop 11 of 32
Cappadocian Folklore Museum
At the Cappadocian Hearth (Kappadokiki Estia), at Mitropoulou 1, the Folklore Museum of the Cappadocian Association of Evros operates. It is…
1.75 km from the center
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Stop 12 of 32
Historic Post Office Building of Alexandroupoli
One of Alexandroupoli's important historic buildings is the old Post Office, at the junction of Megalou Alexandrou and Nikiforou Foka street…
0.15 km from the center
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Stop 13 of 32
Courthouse of Alexandroupoli
In Alexandroupoli's seafront zone stands the historic Court House, one of the distinctive buildings that preserve the image of the older cit…
0.28 km from the center
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Stop 14 of 32
Alexandroupoli Sea Scouts Building
The Sea Scouts Building stands on Alexandroupoli's seafront, below the Courthouse and above the boat shed (Neosoikos), and is a facility dir…
0.34 km from the center
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Stop 15 of 32
Former Bank of Greece Branch
One of the distinctive modern buildings of Alexandroupoli's seafront is the former Bank of Greece branch, an imposing three-storey building…
0.37 km from the center
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Stop 16 of 32
Zarifios Pedagogical Academy
One of Alexandroupoli's most distinctive historic buildings stands on the western side of Independence Park. The Zarifeios Pedagogical Acade…
0.36 km from the center
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Stop 17 of 32
The House of Antoinette
One of Alexandroupoli's distinctive historic houses is home to the Greek-French Friendship Association "La Maison d'Antoinette", a space ded…
0.8 km from the center
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Stop 18 of 32
Alexandroupoli Fish Market
At the port of Alexandroupoli, next to where the fishing boats moor, stands the Alexandroupoli Fish Market (Ichthyoskala), one of the places…
1.18 km from the center
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Stop 19 of 32
Proskopon Park of Alexandroupoli
One of Alexandroupoli's most beautiful green spaces, ideal for a walk and coffee in the shade of the pines. Proskopon Park is one of the cit…
1.12 km from the center
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Stop 20 of 32
Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Alexandroupoli is the city's main museum for the archaeological history of Evros and wider Thrace. Its collecti…
1.77 km from the center
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Stop 21 of 32
Panagia tou Evrou (Makri)
A church in Makri, one of the religious landmarks of the wider Alexandroupoli area, a worthwhile stop for those exploring Evros' small churc…
19.49 km from the center
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Stop 22 of 32
Saint John the Theologian (Astochori)
A church in the village of Astochori, another point of the religious heritage of the countryside around Alexandroupoli.
13.72 km from the center
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Stop 23 of 32
Alexandroupoli Municipal Campsite
An organised category-A municipal campsite by the sea, with space for around 160 tents and 60 caravans - an affordable place to stay close t…
1.8 km from the center
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Stop 24 of 32
The Two Iron Trees
Alexandroupoli has been searching for a tree to explain its name for more than 150 years. The real tree was never preserved — but two iron o…
1.1 km from the center
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Stop 25 of 32
Armenian Church of Saint John the Forerunner
At the junction of Anatolikis Thrakis and 14is Maiou streets, the Armenian Church of Saint John the Forerunner is one of the most important…
0.31 km from the center
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Stop 26 of 32
National Independence Park
National Independence Park is one of the public spaces in Alexandroupoli that combine historical memory with the everyday life of the city.…
0.3 km from the center
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Stop 27 of 32
AXD Logo - Alexandroupoli Landmark
A metal structure spelling out the letters "AXD", Alexandroupoli's international airport code. It serves as an urban landmark and outdoor ph…
0.8 km from the center
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Stop 28 of 32
1st Primary School of Alexandroupoli: The "School of Necessity" that Became History
Where: 28is Oktovriou 25 (City centre, just 2 minutes from the port) Status: Listed historic building / Currently houses the 1st Experimenta…
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Stop 29 of 32
Historic OSE Railway Offices Building
The historic building of the OSE (Hellenic Railways) Offices is part of Alexandroupoli's railway heritage. It is an administration building…
0.52 km from the center
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Stop 30 of 32
OSE Locomotive Depot of Alexandroupoli
The OSE (Hellenic Railways) Locomotive Depot stands in Alexandroupoli's historic railway complex, in the area of the old French Station. It…
1.09 km from the center
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Stop 31 of 32
Anatasis Delta - The Red Sculpture
One of the most distinctive and widely photographed modern landmarks of Alexandroupoli's waterfront road. "Anatasis Delta", created by accla…
0.4 km from the center
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Stop 32 of 32
AHEPA Relief Museum
The AHEPA Relief Museum is dedicated to the history and philanthropic work of AHEPA in Greece. It is housed in the historic former P.I.K.P.A…
0.5 km from the center