Open hours

from October to February: 

• Tuesday - Saturday 9:00-15.00
• Sunday 10:00 - 15:00

from March to September: 

• Tuesday, Wednesday 9:00-15:00
• Thursday, Friday 9:00-15:00 & 18:00-21:00
• Saturday, Sunday 10:00-15:00

Open hours  Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00 - 13:00

The Monastery Panagia Kosmosotira is located in Feres town, on the southeast part of the Prefecture of Evros, beside the homonymous river. The monastery was built in 1151-52 AD by Isaac Komninos, son of Emperor Alexios Komninos. The paintings that have survived until nowadays can be found in the center of the temple. They are the icons of four military saints who have been identified with individuals of the Komninos family. Around Katholikon you will see the cells and the baths of the monks, the Bank, the Library, the bell tower and the water tank.

The church of Panagia Krimniotissa is located in Pahia Ammos. It took its name from the high rock on which it is built. The church is impressive for two reasons: because of its location and because of its history. According to tradition, the icon that you can see in the Church had been thrown in the sea by Christian inhabitants of Asia Minor in order to be saved from the looting of the iconoclasts. Around 1700, a ship was sailing around the island of Samothrace, when a storm broke out. The captain saw the icon in the water and got it in the ship. The storm subsided immediately.

The Delta of Evros River is one of the most important in Europe. It has been recognized as an international wetland (Ramsar Convention, 1971), a protected area (Directive 79/409 / EEC and the Barcelona Convention 1977) and a shelter of animals, where many rare or endangered species live. The total area of the Delta is 500,000 hectares out of which 100,000 belong to Turkey.