Build your Alexandroupolis itinerary
How long you're here, what you're into, and where you're staying — we'll put together a day-by-day plan.
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Nature & Adventure
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Walk the lighthouse and seafront promenade, then the old town café streets.
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Full day in the Evros Delta, with a guided boat tour through the reed channels.
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Beach day at the quieter coves east of the city.
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Day trip to Samothraki for the waterfalls and natural rock pools.
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Day trip to Dadia Forest — the only forest in Europe with all four vulture species.
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The Cyclops Cave above Makri beach, on the trail of Homer's Odyssey.
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Free morning before your ferry or flight home.
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Relaxation & Beaches
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Settle in with a sunset walk along the promenade.
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City beach day — calm water, an easy walk from the centre.
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Slow morning café-hopping behind the promenade.
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A quieter beach cove east of town.
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Optional half-day ferry trip to Samothraki's beaches.
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A long, unhurried seafront dinner.
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Farewell coffee by the lighthouse.
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History & Culture
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Old town & lighthouse walking tour, then the Ethnological Museum of Thrace.
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Day trip to Samothraki's Sanctuary of the Great Gods, home to the Nike of Samothrace.
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The Byzantine monastery of Panagia Kosmosoteira in Feres, on the edge of the delta.
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Ancient Maroneia — 2,600 years of history and a beach beside the ruins.
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The Roman baths of Traianoupolis, a 2,000-year-old spa town.
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A guided Thracian food & wine tasting tour.
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Market morning before departure.
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Family-Friendly
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An easy walk along the promenade, ice cream by the lighthouse.
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City beach — calm, shallow water, easy for younger kids.
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Evros Delta observation towers — short walks, big payoff.
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A second beach day.
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Day trip to Samothraki — plan the ~2 hour crossing around nap times.
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Market morning, then back to the beach.
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Departure.
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Where to stay: Hotel
Seafront hotels put you in walking distance of everything on this itinerary.
Browse hotelsWhere to stay: Apartment
More space and a kitchen — a good fit for the longer itineraries.
Browse apartmentsWhere to stay: Camping
Coastal campsites sit closest to the quieter beaches and the delta.
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