Drama (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Δράμας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Region of East Macedonia and Thrace in Greece. Its capital is the town of Drama. The regional unit is the northernmost within the geographical region of Macedonia and the westernmost in the administrative region of East Macedonia and Thrace. The northern border with Bulgaria is […]

Florina (Greek: Φλώρινα) is a town and municipality in mountainous northwestern Macedonia of Greece. Its motto is, ‘Where Greece begins’. It is also the Metropolitan seat for the region. It lies in the central part of Florina peripheral unit, of which it is the capital. Florina belongs to the periphery of West Macedonia. The town’s population is 16,771 people (2001 census). It is […]

Kastoria (Greek: Καστοριά Kastoriá) is a city in Macedonia (Northern Greece – periphery of West Macedonia). It is the capital of Kastoria peripheral unit. It is situated on a promontory on the western shore of Lake Orestiada, in a valley surrounded by limestone mountains. The town is known for its many Byzantine churches, Ottoman-era domestic architecture, fur clothing industry, and trout.   […]

  Grevena (Greek: Γρεβενά, Grevená) is a town and municipality in Macedonia (Northern Greece), capital of the Grevena peripheral unit. The town’s current population is 10,447 citizens; it lies about 400 km from Athens and about 180 km from Thessaloniki. The municipality’s population is 30,564. Grevena has had access to the Via Egnatia since the early 2000s, which now connects Igoumenitsa with Thessaloniki and Alexandroupoli at […]