Location information

Prehistoric Acropolis (1200-900 B.C.)

XYLAGANI (Small town) KOMOTINI
The Acropolis is found on the Kremastos Vrachos hill (Assar-Tepe).

Remnants of an unfortified settlement

PATERMA (Village) RODOPI

ASKITES (Village) KOMOTINI
At the Karga dere location, which is to the N of the Ismaros Mountain and 7km to the NE of Maroneia, are graves carved into the rocks dating possibly to the Early Christian era.

Macedonian Tomb

SYMVOLA (Village) KOMOTINI
The tomb is a variation of the Macedonian, subterranean, built type. It has a dromos, an antechamber and chamber, and is built of soft poros ashlar blocks. The walls are covered with coloured stucco. Two funerary couches forming a right angle are preserved inside the burial chamber. The excavations of the monument begun in 1976 and were completed in the years 1984-1987.

This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.

Hellenic Ministry of Culture WebPage
• http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21119n/e211sn04.htm...

ARSAKIO (Village) RODOPI
At a distance of nearly 2km to the S of this village stands a rectangular fortification wall with circular towers. Its construction probably dates to the late ancient times or early-Byzantine period.

The cave of Maronia

MARONIA (Ancient city) RODOPI

A Sacred Congregation

ISMAROS (Ancient city) RODOPI
By David Turner (the site may be Homer's city of Ismaros)

• http://www.he.net/%7Earchaeol/online/features/thra... (8 img.)

PARADIMI (Village) KOMOTINI
The neolithic settlement at Pardimi is considered to be the most important one in Thrace and one of the most well-known in SE Balkans.

Ancient wine presses

MARONIA (Ancient city) RODOPI

Municipality of Maronia WebPage
• http://www.maronia.gr/info/htm/wine_menou2.HTM (12 img.)
Municipality of Maronia WebPage
• http://www.maronia.gr/info/EIKONES/wine/10.HTM (1 img.)