Abdera

Sights

The first Greek colonists arrived, to this Thracian corner, during the middle of the 7th century BC....
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The first Greek colonists arrived, to this Thracian corner, during the middle of the 7th century BC....
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The Archaeological Museum of Abdera is operational since January 2000 (Αrchaeological work in Macedo...
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Pamouktsoglou Mansion At Abdera, in the modern estate, visitors can see buildings from the period o...
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At the unique hilly and rocky ground, at the sandy shores of the Thracian land, opposite the island ...
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In the archaeological site which can be visited, the excavations so far, give us the image of a city...
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Today, there are obvious identified traces in one of the five ancient, port structures. In the south...
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In Byzantine times, Abdera was renamed into Polystylon (which means many coloumns), probably from th...
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Here is a part of the fortification of Polystylon which was visible before the excavation of the 12t...
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Baths The baths which were found in the western interior side of Polystylon walls. In the Byzant...
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Aisled basilica with cemetery Outside the precincts of the Byzantine settlement, as was customary, ...
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Episcopal church The Episcopal Church is the largest church found within the walls of Polystylon....
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Baptistery The octagonal Baptistery, belonged to an earlier church. It was placed on the north-east...
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Single – nave Temple. A simple, single-nave Byzantine church, which is dated back to the 12th centu...
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During the 14th century, around 1341-1346, Abdera, which during the Byzantine period was named as Po...
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The inner, or transverse walls The transverse walls of the city, divide it into two almost equal pa...
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