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Island Monastery: St Nicholas Chapel
kharmencita Says: Saint Nikolas Chapel is a Monastery Church which is located and built in the centre of Vistonis (Vistonida) Lake, the second largest Lake in Greece. The monastery complex is built on two small islands in the Porto Lagos lagoon. Access to the Chapel is a wooden pedestrian...
mikey_e Says: The largest mosque in Xanthi is not exactly historic, but it is quite pretty and has a lovely garden on its grounds. It is not in the old city and a bit of a walk from Plateia Kendriki (maybe 10-15 minutes, but it is not a direct route). You can enter the grounds, walk...
mikey_e Says: This church is near Plateia Kendriki and at the time I visit Xanthi (June 2007) it was under renovations. Nevertheless, there are some beautiful paintings and mosaics on the façade of the church.
mikey_e Says: The Plateia Kendriki (Central Square) has a working clock tower and is the centre of pre-supper nightlife in Xanthi. It has a number of cafés (all of quite good and much cheaper than elsewhere in Greece - a frappé costs 2.50 euro). Its a great place for peoplewatching,...
La Piazza: Salty and sweety flavors
bakalapoe Says: Choose from La Piazza's big variety menu: omelettes, club sandwishes, burgers, creppes, snacks, salads, pizzas, pastas and risoto. Vegetarian pizza with mushrooms, tomato slices, green pepper, green and black olives, onion slices, egg plant, pumpkin, edam and gouda chesse...
Fratelli: The absolute Italian experience in Xanthi
bakalapoe Says: Breakfast, cold sandwiches, sweets, waffles, juices, refreshments and Italian coffe is served here 24 hours a day. Delivery service at customers' place is provided from 7 a.m till 11 p.m. Freshly baked waffles with icecream, banana slices and chocolate sirup (very tasty,...
Amalthia: Mainly Pomak and Muslim cuisine
bakalapoe Says: In this restaurant start your meal with fresh green salads and starters (some of them are hot) and accompany your meal with local unbottled (absolutely safe!) red wine. From a very rich menu select your main dish of beef and chicken (pork meat is excluded from Muslim...
Ta Fanarakia: Beautiful ambiance and tasty treats
mikey_e Says: I was a bit hesitant to go into this restaurant at first because I had arrived early (10PM) and it didn't seem to be busy. However, I was starving after a 7 hour bus ride in from Sofia and hunger overrules timidity. The meal was superb and the service very friendly, even if...
dimilag Says: PRKonitsis Street, 10e entrance.THEATRO LIVE4 km Xanthi-Kavala road, 10e, untill 04.00 Sat,Sun,Fri,Mon.EDEMKaraoli St, 10e, untill 03.00 St,Sun,Fri,We.RODON LIVE3rd Km Xanthi-Kavala, untill 04.00. Tel: 25410 64988.
dimilag Says: KYVERNEIOVas. Sofias St, 4.6e - good decor and people / no entering for staying there / every day, rock and some greek - Tel: 25410 77577PRESTIGEVas. Sofias St, 4.63e - nice music open every day - rock, pop and greek - Tel: 25410 71158BAISERVas. Sofias St, 4.6e good music...
dimilag Says: You should try the trip with the train. The train passes from the Nestos Valley and the view is spectacullar.
dimilag Says: From Xanthi:To Thessaloniki: every day: 06.00am, 08.30am, 09.30am, 11.00am, 13.30pm, 15.30pm, 18.30pm, 19.00pm (time: 3h 25min) To Athens: 09.30am, 19.00pm (time: 9h) To Kavala: from 06.00am every 30minutes to 17.00pm after 18.00pm, 19.00pm, 20.00pm (1h 15-15min)Note:...
There is a slew of internet cafés at the entrance to the old city of Xanthi. I wasted a lot of time looking for internet cafés south of Plateia Kendriki, and was shocked when I found four within two minutes of each other all on the same street.
What to buy: Time at one of the computers. You can also get snacks and drinks. Don't forget to tell them exactly what you want to use (i.e. usb, games, music) so that you get a computer equipped for your purposes.
What to pay: About 2 euro an hour
Written Jul 2, 2007
Address: Odos Konstantinou
dimilag Says: The carnival of Xanthi is not just a parade of disguised people and there is no other like it and as it was inspired by a group of its founders who begun with the determination and the belief to make it an institution in Thrace and in Macedonia. Not only does it consist of...
dimilag Says: The Xanthi Old Town Festival is organised in Xanthi every year in late summer. Sweet smells fill the air. The narrow streets of the old settlement bustle with life for one week and echo with melodies and exclamations of merriment. Clubs and cultural manifestations are the...
There are numerous mosques in Xanthi (these are functional mosques, something quite rare in Greece), but many of them are fairly modern. There is, however, a historic mosque from the 18th or 19th century with a small graveyard. I have no idea which street its on, although if you go to the entrance to the old town from the northwest corner of Plateia Kendriki you can see the minaret; follow Odos Konstandinou all the way up and you will eventually find your way to it. Be aware that you must take off your shoes to enter and that you may not always be able to go in, as there are prayers in the mosque.
Written Jul 1, 2007
dimilag Says: Rafting in Nestos river with a canoe is a fascinating experience. Walking in stone paths and in the virgin forest is something that you will be missing after you 've tried it. Here you are in the nature and if you wish, you could get to know it better.
dimilag Says: he Nestos River forms the natural boundary between the prefecture of Kavala and the prefecture of Xanthi. Along its way, the river runs through landscapes of unique natural beauty which you can enjoy by participating in a very beautiful trekking route through areas with...
mikey_e Says: Much of Greece is incredibly ethnically and religious homogenous: apart from some small reminders of Armenian or Jewish minorities, Greek Orthodoxy is the overwhelming expression of traditional culture throughout Greece. This is not because of Greece's relative isolation...
AndyRG Says: Many old buildings, like that one, look new in modern times. I think it was a factory about tobacco, which is one of the staple products of the area.
Xanthi has been my home for the past 5 years. Since the time i first stepped in my University here, the place has been an endless party for me...well almost, apart from my studying. It's the ideal...
Xanthi, The City of the Thousand Colours
Xanthi is a city in northern Greece, in the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery. It is the capital of Xanthi Prefecture. Known references to Xanthi, or Xanthia, date back to 879 BC. It began as a...
Xanthi is a really nice city, 220 km west of Thessaloniki, the second biggest greek city. Nestos river is on the west, Bulgaria on the north, Arhaia (Ancient) Abdera 20 km south, which is the homeland...
I had been planning on coming to Xanthi before I actually got on the plane to come to Athens. I read about Thrace and wanted to see the only region of Greece not subject to the "population exchanges"...
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