We spent several days travelling from Alexandroupoli in Thrace, north eastern Greece to Naoussa in Macedonia.
Byzantine Church of Panagia Kosmosotira, Feres – this was a miniature copy of the Hagia Sofia in Istanbul
Dadia Forest Reserve – home to 36 of the 38 known species of European birds of prey. We hiked 3½ km through the oak and pine forest to the bird hide where the only birds we saw were crows!
Autumn in Thrace, north eastern Greece near the border between Greece and Turkey
The remains of Bayezit’s Mosque, Didymotiho – the largest mosque built on European soil
The Byzantine castle at Pythio in in the morning fog
Excavation of 1st Century AD interred funerary cart with horse skeletons and various household belongings at Mikri Doxipara
Thracian plain
The mosque in Komotini
The ruins of the ancient city of Philippi
Mosaic floors at the ancient city of Pella, birthplace of Alexander the Great
The vineyard of Domaine Kir-Yanni, Naoussa, complete with Ottoman lookout tower
Naoussa is a wine growing region in Macedonia, northern Greece. Many of its wine producers also produce Tsipouro by distilling the residue from the wine press. It comes in two flavours: pure or anise/fennel flavoured, which makes it taste similar to the more famous Ouzo. With 40-50% alcohol it has a kick like a mule but the Greeks prefer it to Ouzo.
Using a wood-fired copper still to make Tsipouro at Domaine Foundis, Naoussa
Giorgio Diamantakou emerging from his cellar at Domaine Diamantakou
Xino Mavro Vineyard at Domaine Diamantakou
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