{"id":40349,"date":"2026-01-26T09:46:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/?page_id=40349"},"modified":"2026-01-27T07:52:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T07:52:32","slug":"into-hidden-thrace-greeces-silk-road-legacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/el\/into-hidden-thrace-greeces-silk-road-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Into Hidden Thrace: Greece`s Silk Road Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"40349\" class=\"elementor elementor-40349\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a670ed elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a670ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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expedition\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37eae9e1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37eae9e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Into Hidden Thrace: Greece`s Silk Road Legacy\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-462b4fa0\" data-id=\"462b4fa0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64019c9f elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget 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data-id=\"1a10385a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Paths of Silk: A 5-Day Journey Through Thrace's Hidden Heritage\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb582b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb582b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThrace served as the final European crossroads of the ancient Silk Road, bridging Anatolia with the Mediterranean. Today, few travelers venture into this northeastern corner of Greece, where Byzantine churches, Ottoman mosques, ancient bridges, and silk-weaving traditions coexist in mountain villages untouched by mass tourism. This 5-day journey invites you to walk where merchants once traded, cultures blended, and the threads of East and West were woven together.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb76d45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb76d45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcc4f54\" data-id=\"dcc4f54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0571c78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0571c78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 552 AD, two Byzantine monks returned from China carrying a secret that would change Europe forever: silkworm eggs hidden inside hollow bamboo canes. Emperor Justinian I had sent them on a mission of industrial espionage, and their success broke China&#8217;s thousand-year monopoly on silk production. The Byzantine Empire, with Thrace at its heart near Constantinople, became Europe&#8217;s first silk-producing region\u2014a status it would jealously guard for the next 650 years.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8185815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8185815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/WN8J9xE4yPk?t=540&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5b010b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5b010b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-556a195\" data-id=\"556a195\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380428f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"380428f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis carefully curated itinerary is designed for small groups of up to 8 travelers and will be available in June and September 2026, offering an intimate and unhurried way to explore Greece. Guided by Slow Travel principles, the experience emphasizes mindful exploration, meaningful connections, and the empowerment of local communities. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ae01f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32ae01f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThrough Thrace, the ancient Silk Road took root. Caravans brought Chinese silk, Persian spices, and Indian gems to meet maritime routes from the Black Sea and Mediterranean. In cities like Didymoteicho, merchants from three continents traded in markets where Greek, Turkish, and Slavic languages mixed freely.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89737bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89737bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nBy the 19th century, Soufli had become the &#8220;City of Silk,&#8221; exporting to Milan and Lyon. Today, it remains the only place in Greece still producing silk, maintaining a 1,500-year connection to those two monks who smuggled silkworms from China.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eef0c76\" data-id=\"eef0c76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb8b8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acb8b8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ancient-bridge-thrace-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40353\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our day-to-day itinerary plan\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c0f087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c0f087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Small group experience \u2022 Expert local guides \u2022 Authentic cultural immersion \u2022 Hidden Greece beyond tourism<br>Request the full detailed program PDF&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tally.so\/r\/zxxEL0\" target=\"_blank\">\u03b5\u03b4\u03ce<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8d226c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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data-id=\"48fea2ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Day 1: Xanthi's Mountains and Old Town<\/span><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de2a387 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7de2a387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur journey begins in Xanthi, where we board our private bus and head into the Rhodope Mountains. There, we explore Kalyva Castle, the Stavroupoli Folklore Museum and the ancient rock paintings. Next, we will swim in the healing thermal waters of Kato Thermes before enjoying a guided walking tour of Xanthi&#8217;s atmospheric old town and exploring historic mansions and cultural landmarks.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3239f415 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3239f415\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f64bcf0 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5f64bcf0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e21954c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e21954c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/portolagos-thrace-greece-scaled-ri7yqm8ea5moe22c2w86ubnfrui8qhbr3y5rrrkh34.jpg\" title=\"portolagos thrace greece\" alt=\"portolagos thrace greece\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 370px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 370\/256;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/portolagos-thrace-greece-scaled-ri7yqm8ea5moe22c2w86ubnfrui8qhbr3y5rrrkh34.jpg\" title=\"portolagos thrace greece\" alt=\"portolagos thrace greece\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-75ff9c6 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"75ff9c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:350}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4071a8a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4071a8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Day 2: Silk Road Heritage Along Lake Vistonida\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161bfb9 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"161bfb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn our second day, we will visit the Archaeological Museum of Avdera and the Chapel of Saint Nicholas, which rises from the waters of Lake Vistonida and enjoy a birdwatching tour in its serene waters. Then explore the heritage of Thrace at the Museum of Agricultural and Cultural Heritage in Iasmos, cross the elegant Polianthos Bridge and discover Komotini&#8217;s multicultural old town with an expert archaeologist.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-81d1600 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81d1600\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-07beace elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"07beace\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85d9350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85d9350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_20240315_135305-scaled-ri7yu1d95gb8mz3h3vgbeyktlbnbqtwl8vmdn0hwg0.jpg\" title=\"IMG_20240315_135305\" alt=\"IMG_20240315_135305\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 370px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 370\/256;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_20240315_135305-scaled-ri7yu1d95gb8mz3h3vgbeyktlbnbqtwl8vmdn0hwg0.jpg\" title=\"IMG_20240315_135305\" alt=\"IMG_20240315_135305\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-16e0266 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"16e0266\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:350}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196d16a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"196d16a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Day 3: Silk Art and Traditional Music\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa69b8 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afa69b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn our third day, we will visit Soufli&#8217;s Museum of Silk Art to learn how Thrace became central to Europe&#8217;s silk industry. We will then walk through Dadia&#8217;s protected forest and visit Orestiada before joining a traditional bagpipe celebration in Pentalofos village, which will offer us an authentic immersion into Thracian musical heritage.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a6b435 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a6b435\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e352d29 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e352d29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fae02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44fae02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_20240317_092905-scaled-ri7yvyxb76ygi4aftpipjh0xju4hkfkq6fwb5hmrnk.jpg\" title=\"IMG_20240317_092905\" alt=\"IMG_20240317_092905\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 370px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 370\/256;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_20240317_092905-scaled-ri7yvyxb76ygi4aftpipjh0xju4hkfkq6fwb5hmrnk.jpg\" title=\"IMG_20240317_092905\" alt=\"IMG_20240317_092905\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-99e1d6b elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"99e1d6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:350}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d1e7b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52d1e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Day 4: Byzantine Treasures and Spiritual Heritage\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006b04c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"006b04c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn the fourth day of our journey through Thrace, we will visit the Byzantine Museum of Didymoteicho, which is housed in a former mosque. We will also visit the impressive Cantacuzino Castle, which boasts panoramic views of the border, and discover the mystical Roussa Monastery, where Sufi traditions once flourished. Finally, we will enjoy authentic slow food in a village in Mikro Dereio before relaxing in our hotel in Alexandroupoli.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbe5772 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbe5772\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dfc979 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3dfc979\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed1f40f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed1f40f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_20240317_113320-scaled-ri7yx2ej68gi1qp3f6l1g72ai0pwjpxgbvapb408e8.jpg\" title=\"IMG_20240317_113320\" alt=\"IMG_20240317_113320\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 370px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 370\/256;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slowtravelgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_20240317_113320-scaled-ri7yx2ej68gi1qp3f6l1g72ai0pwjpxgbvapb408e8.jpg\" title=\"IMG_20240317_113320\" alt=\"IMG_20240317_113320\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f696693 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f696693\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:350}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73558af elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73558af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nDay 5: Nature, Faith, and Coastal Return<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f96d3 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6f96d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn our last day, we will enjoy a guided tour of the Ethnological Museum of Thrace, a stunning boat tour through the Evros Delta wetlands and a visit to the magnificent Monastery of Theotokos Kosmosoteira. We will then return to Xanthi via the coastal route through ancient Maroneia.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31fdcc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31fdcc3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-240c279\" data-id=\"240c279\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b646c elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"04b646c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tally.so\/r\/zxxEL0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request the full program & prices here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c65f9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c65f9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bfc7f2\" data-id=\"7bfc7f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df3b57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df3b57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Starting point of our Greece`s Silk Road exploration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df49e56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df49e56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b8cef9\" data-id=\"2b8cef9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea4687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"5ea4687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Xanthi&#038;t=m&#038;z=10&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Xanthi\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Xanthi\"\n\t\t\t src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a2b100\" data-id=\"3a2b100\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeab633 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eeab633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur starting point is Xanthi, the capital city of the Xanthi regional unit, in northeastern Greece. Xanthi is amphitheatrically built on the foothills of the Rhodopi mountain chain in Western Thrace, northeastern Greece, and serves as your entry point to the retreat.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a26ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22a26ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s easily accessible from two international airports:<\/p>\n<p>From Thessaloniki to Xanthi: 200 km (2 hours 15 minutes drive). You can check the route&nbsp;<b><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/nVeni6CBr8QaDo1f7\" target=\"_blank\">\u03b5\u03b4\u03ce<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>From Kavala: 54 km (45 minutes drive). You can check the route&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/h91CMvwkJgqCKEq2A\" target=\"_blank\"><b>\u03b5\u03b4\u03ce<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f4f016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f4f016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><i>Private transfer: We can arrange direct pickup from either airport upon request. <\/i><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1f3f22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1f3f22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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