Drama, our city in Greece Drama The prefecture of Drama is one of the 13 prefectures of Macedonia. It borders to the North with Bulgaria, to the West with the prefecture of Serres, to the South with the prefecture of Kavala and to the East with the prefecture of Xanthi. The prefecture of Drama has a population of 100.000 people. The city of Drama is the capital city of over 40.000 inhabitants is approximately 150 Kilometres far from Thessaloniki, 670 km from Athens and 35 Kilometres from Kavala. The prefecture of Drama is not very touristically developed, despite its countless spots of natural beauty, the historical monuments and the significant archaeological sites. Nevertheless, the area is an ideal winter vacation destination, also offering opportunities for autumn and summer vacations in the unspoiled nature. Drama today is a modern city of Macedonia, with respect to the past and with the look turned to the future. In the centre of the city there are the sources of Saint Barbara, round of which has been developed a model space of recreation, with very old-aged trees, waters that run to all the directions. The old multi- floored tobacco storehouses are harmonised with the beautiful traditional houses. Inside and outside of these parks there are enough spaces of recreation like taverns, restaurants and outdoor cafes, which will satisfy your each expectation. It is a very graphic city that deserves to be visited. Built in place full of plants, where abundant waters rise shaping real lakes and cool streams. It is the city in which the centre dominates, for hundreds of years, the humid element, the vegetation and the calm that offers its natural aged-long parks. The hill of Drama which is called Korylovos, offers panoramic view of all the plain and the homonym forest, that "touches upon" Drama. It is also the meeting point of all paragliding lovers. Drama has an Archaeological, a Folk art and an Ecclesiastical Museum. The Archaeological Museum of Drama, through the big variety and right provision of its exhibits, will travel you behind in time. At a distance of 21 km from Drama, on the provincial road connecting Kavala with Drama, lies the historical city of Philippi, now the most important archaeological site in Eastern Macedonia with the city walls, the acropolis, the theatre, the forum, Basilica A, Basilica B, and the Octagon. Saint Paul founded the first Christian Church on European soil at Philippi in 49/50 AD. The city of Drama is built on the foot of mountain Falakro. The ski centre of Falakro at an elevation of 1700m offers the opportunities for skiing. Falakro mountain is also ideal for hiking, mountaineering, climbing, aerial sports, bird watching and walking, and enjoying the beauty of the scenery. In the natural points of interest of the prefecture is included also the Maara cave in the area of Kokkinogia, which is naturally decorated with a plethora of stalactites with amazing colours. The Rodopi E mountain range, the Nestos River, the L southernmost spruce forest in Europe in the A forest of Elatia, and T of course, the Frakto virgin forest – one of I the planet’s most precious ecosystems! A In the village called Kali Vrissi there is the temple of God Dionysus, preserved in good condition. Drama recently started Dramoinognosia, an annual festival celebrating Dionysus, the god of wine. Every September the city of Drama organizes the Greek and International Festival of Films of Small Length, unique in Greece, that each year knows bigger success always. At the duration of the Festival the city lives a cultural orgasm as there are realised a lot of parallel events, of varied interest. Oneiroupoli (meaning “City of Dreams”) takes place in Drama every Christmas and invites residents and visitors alike to take a trip into a world of fairytales. It takes place at the Municipal Garden of Drama in a magical setting linked to the town’s central square where other festive activities take place. The night life that the city offers satisfies all the preferences. There are bars and cafes in the centre of the city but also in the most romantic corner of the city, in the park of Saint Barbara. All in all, as you can understand Drama is one of the most beautiful and hospitable towns in East Macedonia with many things to see and do! WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR STAY HERE!!! D R A M A .