Mosynopolis, Komotini

Name: Mosynopolis
Address: Komotini, Greece

#6 among attractions in Komotini

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Mosynopolis, of which only ruins now remain in Greek Thrace, was a city in the Roman province of Rhodope, which was known until the 9th century as Maximianopolis or, to distinguish it from other cities of the same name, as Maximianopolis in Rhodope. ()

Local name: Μαξιμιανούπολις - Μοσυνούπολις Abandoned: XIII centuryCoordinates: 41°7'42"N, 25°19'32"E

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Mosynopolis – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Eski Mosque, Folklore Museum of Komotini, Archaeological Museum of Komotini, Imaret of Komotini.

4 miE
Mosque
Eski Mosque, Komotini
103 min walk • The Eski Mosque is a mosque in the Greek town of Komotini dating back to 1608, or 1677/88, based on an inscription. Despite its name, the Eski Mosque was built after the Yeni Mosque of 1585, but it is likely that an original mosque stood at that place, dating back to the time of the Ottoman conquest of the area under Evrenos.
4.2 miE
History museum, Museum
Folklore Museum of Komotini, Komotini
108 min walk • The Folklore Museum of Komotini is a museum in Komotini in Greece. It was founded in 1962 and since 1989 it is housed in the Peidis Mansion, itself a restored sample of local traditional architecture. The collection is displayed in the mansion's two floors, in the cellar and under a roofed part of the courtyard.
3.9 miE
Museum, Archaeological museum
Archaeological Museum of Komotini, Komotini
101 min walk • The Archaeological Museum of Komotini is a museum on Symenonidi Street in Komotini in Greece. The museum was designed by Aris Konstantinidis, an architect, and was commissioned in 1976.
4 miE
41°7'8"N • 25°24'7"E
Imaret of Komotini, Komotini
103 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4.4 miE
Church
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church, Komotini
112 min walk • Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church, is an Armenian Apostolic church in central Komotini, Greece.
4.2 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Mosque
New Mosque, Komotini
107 min walk • The Yeni Mosque is an Ottoman building in the Greek town of Komotini dating back to 1585. It is the only surviving structure in Greece to feature Iznik tiles from the 1580s, the zenith of the Iznik potters' art.
3.6 miE
41°7'31"N • 25°23'39"E
Kosmopolis Center, Komotini
92 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
3.8 miE
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Komotini Municipal Stadium, Komotini
98 min walk • The Municipal Athletic Centre of Komotini is a multi-purpose stadium in the administrative capital of North-eastern Greece, the city of Komotini.