In the traditional Old Town, the visitor can enjoy the special architecture of the buildings that makes the Old Town of Xanthi one of the most beautiful places. Between the tiled roads and the quaint squares anyone can feel the air blowing through a majestic era.
In your walk around the city, you should visit the folklore museum, the house that the great musician Manos Hatzidakis was born, the traditional costume museum and the House of Shadows. At a Saturday morning do not forget to pass through the flea market that takes place near the hotel. Many interesting things awaits for you to find them!
Due to the location and the wonderful surroundings you can enjoy the beautiful natural scenery by mountain walking, trekking and bicycling under the guidance of our trainers!
Experience the pleasures of nature, the spectacular views and the captivating scenery that Xanthi generously offers.
special architecture & the most beautiful places
Things to do and see in Xanthi
loved from the moment that you see it
For your day trips
At Porto Lagos, a small village by the sea, you can see a small church just in the middle of the lake Vistonida. If sea food is one of your choices, you can enjoy a variety of fresh fish in the local taverns of the village.
Avdera is the birthplace of many great philosophers. At the main village you can visit the archeological and folklore museum and at the area next to the old harbor, you have the chance to admire the remaining of the ancient city of Avdera in the archeological site as much as a part of its wall around it.
Nestos River and the area around it constitute a really beautiful landscape that can offer valuable moments of relaxation and pleasure.
If you love hacking or just enjoying walking through the pure nature, there are 9 paths near the hotel with multiple levels of difficulty suitable for all kinds of walkers. On those paths you can find the ruins of the old city walls, an aesthetic passage next to the river and many other beautiful routs in the nature.
Not far from the center of the town, you can find and discover the villages of the Pomaks. Echinos is the most popular of them, but you can find many others in a small distance around.
A little further from the villages, there is the famous waterfall of Livaditis, the biggest waterfall all over the Balkans – a place that will be loved from the moment that you see it.
special times
Events
Every year, various events take place in and around the city.
The city is worth visiting all time of the year. But, as many cities in the world, Xanthi also has got its special times. The Carnival of Xanthi, the Old Town Festival and the music festival, in which take part music schools from all over Europe, are few of many events that a visitor can enjoy in specific times of the year.
