Symvola waterfalls

Further afield

• The suburban forest of Nymphaea

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  north of Komotini. Beautiful forest landscape with walking paths and a restaurant with wonderful views. A few meters above you will find the ruins of the Fortress of Nymphea

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• Fort Nymphaea

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  The Nymphaea Fortress is a military museum located 17 km north of Komotini near the Greek-Bulgarian border. The Nymphaea fortress is famous today for the battle that took place on April 6th and 9th, 1941, when the German army attacked and captured the fort. The Nymphaea fortress has served as a military museum since 2000.

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• Ruins of the Byzantine fortress

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  dating from the 4th century AD.

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• New Mosque

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  Turkish: Yeni Cami

  built 1600-1618.

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• Orthodox church

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  Greek: Kimiseos tis Panagias

  built in 1800 inside the Byzantine fortress of Komotini.

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• Clock tower

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  Turkish: Saat Kule

  built in 1884 by the order of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.

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