Tavaniotis Mansion: A brilliant example of traditional Thracian architecture

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Maroneia, GR Get Directions

The modern town of Maroneia lies several kilometers north of the ancient city, which its inhabitants abandoned in the Middle Ages due to persistent piracy.

The traditional quarter of the settlement bears witness to the region’s remarkable economic prosperity in the 19th century, when the people of Maroneia migrated abroad to trade their tobacco. One of them was Parrasios Tavaniotis, who left behind an excellent two-storey mansion that is now a listed monument.

A typical example of Western Thrace residential architecture, it accommodates an exhibition of antiquities entitled “Maroneia and Ismarus from Prehistoric to Modern times”.

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Settlement of Maroneia, 69400

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On foot

3 minutes from the central square of Maroneia

By car

30 minutes from Komotini
45 minutes from Alexandroupoli

Opening hours

Summer hours

April 1 – October 31

Mon: 08:30 – 15:30
Tue: Closed
Wed: 08:30 – 15:30
Thu: 08:30 – 15:30
Fri: 08:30 – 15:30
Sat: 08:30 – 15:30
Sun: 08:30 – 15:30

Winter hours

November 1 – March 31

Mon: 08:30 – 15:30
Tue: Closed
Wed: 08:30 – 15:30
Thu: 08:30 – 15:30
Fri: 08:30 – 15:30
Sat: 08:30 – 15:30
Sun: 08:30 – 15:30

Last admission: 20 minutes before closing time  

The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays: January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.

Tickets

Full: €5.00
Reduced: €3.00

Admission is free on March 6, April 18, May 18, the last weekend of September, on October 28, as well as on the first and third Sunday of each month between November 1 and March 31.