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Things to see in Orfeas municipal unit

31 sights on the map

  • History: 5
  • Museums and culture: 2
  • Nature: 24
  • Religious sites: 12
  • Eat and drink: 12
  • Where to stay: 3
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About Orfeas municipal unit

Orfeas (Greek: Ορφέας), named after the mythical musician Orpheus, is a former municipality in the Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Soufli, of which it is a municipal unit. Its land area is 643.266 km2 (248.366 sq mi). It is located in the north-central part of Evros, and borders both southeastern Bulgaria and northwestern Turkey. The seat of the municipality was in Lavara (pop. 747 in 2021). Much of the land is mountainous and forested to the west, extending up to the Rhodope regional unit. It is linked with the EO51 road, which is part of European route E85. The town of Lávara sits on a plain. It is located SE of Svilengrad, S of Edirne, Turkey and Orestiada, and 13 km N of Soufli and 78 km N of Alexandroupoli. The municipality's next largest towns are Agriani, Mega Dereio and Amorio.

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Religious sites

  • Agios AthanasiosPlace of worship
  • Agios AthanasiosPlace of worship
  • Agios DimitriosPlace of worship
  • Agios DimitriosPlace of worship
  • Eikonostasi NekrotafeiouPlace of worship
  • Ekklisia Zoodochou PigisPlace of worship
  • Efktirios Oikos Aleviton Tzem EviPlace of worship
  • I AnastasisPlace of worship

and 4 more on the map

Eat and drink

  • VasilikiRestaurant
  • Kanelou SotiriaRestaurant
  • Tavena PetrolofosRestaurant
  • Psistaria To MpougiourntiRestaurant
  • EvroparkoCafe
  • I IpeirosCafe
  • ThanasisCafe
  • Kafeneio AkisCafe

and 4 more on the map

Where to stay

  • ...Camp site
  • day 2Camp site
  • Zoodohos PighiHotel