Things to do in Alexandroupoli
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Ethnological Museum of Thrace
The traditional customs of old Thrace come alive at the Ethnological Museum of Thrace. Housed in a mansion built in 1899, the museum is divided into rooms, each devoted to a specific topic, ranging from traditional costumery and musical instruments to oil presses, a dye-room and sweet-making equipment. The accompanying texts will tell you, among other things, how many silkworms it takes to make 25g of silk and which Greek sweet is made by slamming the ingredients against a wall.
If you are travelling further in Thrace, the friendly staff can outline the most interesting sites. There's a small café out back.
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Ecclesiastical Art Museum of Alexandroupoli
Priceless icons, many brought by refugees from Asia Minor and Turkish Thrace, are exhibited at the Ecclesiastical Art Museum of Alexandroupoli. The museum, which also boasts early printed Greek books, is in the grounds of the Cathedral of Agios Nikolaos, which itself houses a miracle-working 13th-century icon of the Panagia Trifotissa, brought from Aenos (Enez in Turkish) on the other side of the River Evros.
The story goes that by praying before the icon, villagers whose eyes had been damaged by the glare of sunlight reflected on the salt marshes around Aenos had their vision restored.
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Psarotaverna tis Kyra Dimitras
Although Kyra (Ms) Dimitra's Armenian grandfather originally came to Alexandroupoli for railroad work in 1875, from 1915 the family business became this little blue-and-white taverna. Choose from the daily catch, set out on ice at the front; tsipoura (golden bream) is tasty, while a plateful of crunchy koutsomoura makes for a scrumptious lunch. Come in summer, when the amiable Kyra Dimitra might bring you a plate of ripe watermelon for a complimentary dessert.
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Myrsini
The shop that brings Soufli's famous handmade silk products to you, Myrsini is a family-run business with items running the gamut from silk table runners and ornate raw silk scarves to enormous silk spreads embellished with a Byzantine double-headed eagle and floral motifs. Owner Dimitrios Kyriazis gladly explains Soufli's tradition of silk production and the secrets of how it's done.
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To Nisiotiko
Over on the waterfront's western side, To Nisiotiko is an upscale fish taverna with ambience. Its hybrid architecture combines pebble stucco walls, nautical décor and cane chairs.
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Bougatsa Gala
A friendly breakfast nook of long standing, this nameless hole-in-the-wall place serves up flaky cream pies (bougatsa) as delicious as its décor is humble.
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Nea Klimataria
This heavy-duty, popular place on the square is not setting records, but it does have tasty prepared dishes (mayirefta), good roast chicken and big salads.
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La Sera
This smooth bar near the water, popular with students and lit by little red candles, has cool music and even Guinness Export Stout.
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