Maroneia

It was constructed in the Hellenistic period and restructured in Roman times. The three rows of stone seats are still visible. It was partly renovated during last years. If you follow the dirt road for another 2 km, you come into a landscape with strange, big round rocks, reminiscent of erratic blocks. You should not miss it once you are in this area.

Built in honour of the Roman emperor Hadrian, when he visited Maronia in 124-125 AD.

You need a guide to visit this cave mentioned by Apollonio in his work "Argonautics".

Hidden between olive trees in a nice surrounding; it's worth to drive along the few kilometres of bad dirt road.

Mesimvria was a colony of the inhabitants of the island Samothrace, built at the end of the 7th century BC. The city flourished in the 5th and 4th century BC. During the period of the Macedonian and later Roman rule it began to lose importance, as the construction of roads in the hinterland lowered the importance of the coastal city and it's harbour. On the excavation site, the remains of the fortress wall with towers, private houses, a road network, public buildings, a sanctuary of Demeter and an Apollo temple were found. The most important monuments of the excavation site are: 1) The Shrine of Demeter. Inside the building, silver, gold, silver and gilded relief panels were found, all connected to the Demeter cult, dated to the 4th century BC. 2) The archaic temple of Apollo. It was part of a larger building complex (35 x 45 m) with a central paved courtyard, surrounded by a stoa. Many ceramic fragments with engraved inscriptions from the 6th and 5th centuries BC were found inside the temple.

only the foundation walls of the temple have been preserved.

There is no marked road, but a 4x4 vehicle can drive about 700 meters near the site. Following the signs, it is a three-minute walk to the megalithic gate with its monolithic representations. If you go another 15 minutes to the right and follow the signs you will reach the ancient wine press.

The Byzantine city near the sea and the fortress was limited to a small part compared with the ancient Roman city. Only a tower of the fortress is visible. The original Roman fortress was used for many centuries, at least until the 13th century.