The placid old town, enclosed by a massive Ottoman wall, conceals several appealing guest houses, and culminates on a bluff above with an Ottoman citadel and fascinating Byzantine museum.

BBC: Driving Greece's modern ancient highway, the Egnatia Odos

For its part, Komotini offers an intriguing archaeological museum and Byzantine and Ottoman structures.

BBC: Driving Greece's modern ancient highway, the Egnatia Odos

The event is organised in cooperation with the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO, and with the support of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki, the ICOM Regional Alliance for South-East Europe, and the UNESCO Chair in intercultural policy (Thessaloniki).

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