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Delve into Riyion in Greece
Riyion in the region of East Macedonia and Thrace is a city in Greece - some 281 mi or ( 453 km ) North-East of Athens , the country's capital .
Current time in Riyion is now 09:01 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: İzmir, Bucharest, Stara Zagora, Sofia, and Kardzhali. While being here, make sure to check out İzmir . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Riyion ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Orestiada
Orestiada at Evros, Greece *Scenes from the video of Prefecture of Evros for the promotion campaign of Evros ..
Didymoticho
Didymoticho at Evros, Greece *Scenes from the video of Prefecture of Evros for the promotion campaign of Evros ..
Club Blue - Ορεστιάδα
Promo video του Club Blue Ορεστιάδας. Εκέι που οι νύχτες αποκτούν άλλο χρώμα. Powered by: www.e-evros.gr ..
Didymoteicho - Since 4th BC
The area around the town was founded at neolithic times. It was an important Thracian and Hellenistic town.The town was sacked by the Romans in 204. In the early 2nd century bc, the Roman emperor Traj ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Pythion
Pythion or Pythium, was an ancient city of Perrhaebia in Thessaly, situated at the foot of Mount Olympus, and forming a Tripolis with the two neighbouring towns of Azorus and Doliche. Pythion derived its name from a temple of Apollo Pythius situated on one of the summits of Olympus, as we learn from an epigram of Xeinagoras, a Greek mathematician, who measured the height of Olympus from these parts (ap. Plut. Aemil. Paul. 15). Games, were also celebrated here in honour of Apollo. (Steph. B. s.
Located at 41.38 26.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Isaakio
Isaakio is a town of Evros regional unit in Greece. It is located 2 kilometers north of Didymoteicho. Its population according to the 2001 census was about 800.
Located at 41.36 26.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Greek National Road 51
Greek National Road 51 (Greek: Εθνική Οδός 51, abbreviated as EO51) is a single carriageway road in northeastern Greece. It connects the Greek National Road 2 (Florina - Thessaloniki - Alexandroupoli - Turkey) near Feres with the Bulgarian border near Ormenio. The main towns on the GR-51 are Didymoteicho and Orestiada. The entire GR-51 is part of the European route E85. Its length is about 128 km. It runs from south to north, parallel to the river Evros.
Located at 41.39 26.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Petrades
Petrades is the easternmost point of mainland Greece. It is located south of the community of Pythio. The community was affected by the floods of Evros which lasted from February 17 to March 8, 2005. Turkey is to the south and to the east. Forests are along the riverbed and farmlands are along Petrades. It is accessed by a road linking GR-51 near Didymoteicho and Pythio and Uzunköprü and south to Keşan.
Located at 41.35 26.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Erythropotamos
The Erythropotamos (Greek: Ερυθροπόταμος, meaning "red river") or Luda reka (Bulgarian: Луда река, meaning "mad river") is a river in southern Bulgaria and northeastern Greece. Its Turkish name was Küzüldeli Su. Its source is near Mega Dereio. It flows into the Maritsa (Evros) near Didymoteicho. The source of the river is in the eastern Rhodope Mountains in the western Evros regional unit, Greece, near the village Mikro Dereio.
Located at 41.33 26.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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