Travel Blog Greece

Chaintou Mountain | Xanthi Highlands | Searching the 30m High Oaks

Chaintou Mountain is at an altitude of 1.828 m in the area of Gyftokastro, close to the Greek-Bulgarian borders.

Waterfall Livaditis | Xanthi Highlands

Livaditis is the highest waterfall in the Balkan Peninsula.

Basmas Tobacco | Xanthi Highlands

Basmas tobacco, especially the aromatic type cultivated in the Xanthi Highlands region, is considered one of the finest tobacco varieties.

Xanthi Old Town | Neoclassical Beauty

The Old Town of Xanthi is widely known for its unique architecture of the 18th century and Byzantine churches.

Xanthi Carnival

The Carnival of Xanthi began in 1966, including today music, theatre, dance, lectures, presentations, visual screenings and more activities.

Hot Springs | Xanthi Highlands

The hot springs are 40 Km from the city of Xanthi, in Thermes village, close to Bulgaria.

Democritus | Greek Philosopher

Democritus [460 BC – 370 BC] was an ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher known for the formulation of his atomic theory of the universe.