{"id":1303,"date":"2025-07-25T15:05:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T13:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hh.toolstg.gr\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=1303"},"modified":"2026-10-15T13:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T11:01:41","slug":"abdera","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/abdera\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdera: In the birthplace of Democritus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n \n\n\t\n\t\n<section class=\"section PageHeader__body LeftAlign destination withImage withButtons\">\n\t<div class=\"bgdImage withButtons\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-1.jpg');\">\n\t\t<div class=\"Card    \"  \n  \t\t\t >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:100%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-1.jpg\" alt=\"Abdera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-1.jpg 2160w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btnZoom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__dest Button Button--icon-only Button--alt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-1-1536x1025.jpg\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-1-1536x1025.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-1-2048x1366.jpg 1536w\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\"  aria-label=\"View all Images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon Button__icon--right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-zoom-in\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-zoom-in\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"CardTitle__title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbdera: In the birthplace of Democritus\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">Archaeological Site<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section headerStickyButtons\">\n\t<div class=\"cellBtns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hours-btn btn-cell\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/global\/Hours_Static_Badge.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">Opening hours<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Timetable\" class=\"Button Button--tertiary Button--small\" ><span class=\"Button__label\">View Hours<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directions-btn btn-cell\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/global\/Directions_Static_Badge.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rest\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">Abdera, GR<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Directions\" class=\"Button Button--tertiary Button--small\" ><span class=\"Button__label\">Get Directions<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section EmphasisText  \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>According to myth, Abdera &#8211; one of the most important ancient cities of the northern Aegean &#8211; is linked to the eighth labor of Heracles, who came to the land of the Thracian Bistones to confront the man-eating horses of their king, Diomedes.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>Historical sources, however, reveal that Abdera was founded in the 7th century BC by Ionian colonists from Asia Minor. In its early years, the settlement struggled with poor climatic conditions and diseases caused by the surrounding marshes. Yet, a century later, the city flourished economically and culturally thanks to its developing agriculture, livestock farming and fishing. Its name became closely tied to great intellectual figures such as Protagoras and Democritus.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"2\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\t two-items \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-3-1536x1025.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-3-1536x1025.jpg 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https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-2-2048x1366.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Abdera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/13a-2-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1081px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide 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courtyard.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section PracticalText  \">\n\t<div class=\"groupsInfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"groupInfoItem\" id=\"Directions\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"infoMap\">\n\t\t<div id=\"map\" class=\"mapcell\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-map-pin\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-map-pin\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\t\t<h2>Directions<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>67061, Avdira, Xanthi<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Button Custom Icon External\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/FKngg1rfm1zqaYp89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get directions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-bus\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-bus\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\tBy bus\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>By bus from Xanthi during the summer months, disembarking at the car park in front of the entrance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-car\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-car\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\tBy car\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>8 minutes from the modern settlement of Abdera<br \/>\n25 minutes from the city of Xanthi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"groupInfoItem\" id=\"Timetable\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-time\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-time\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\t\t<h2>Opening hours<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-summer\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-summer\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\tSummer hours \n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"66\">April 1 \u2013 October 31<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"207\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Mon: 08:30 \u2013 15:30<br data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"89\" \/>Tue: Closed<br data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"103\" data-is-only-node=\"\" \/>Wed: 08:30 \u2013 15:30<br data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"124\" \/>Thu: 08:30 \u2013 15:30<br data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"145\" \/>Fri: 08:30 \u2013 15:30<br data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"166\" \/>Sat: 08:30 \u2013 15:30<br data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"187\" \/>Sun: 08:30 \u2013 15:30<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-winter\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-winter\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\tWinter hours\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>November 1 \u2013 March 31<\/p>\n<p>Mon: 08:30 \u2013 15:30<br \/>\nTue: Closed<br \/>\nWed: Closed<br \/>\nThu: Closed<br \/>\nFri: Closed<br \/>\nSat: Closed<br \/>\nSun: 08:30 \u2013 15:30<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"help-text\">Last admission: 20 minutes before closing time\u2028\u2028<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays:\u2028January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 &#038; 26.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-parking\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-parking\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\tParking\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-accessibility\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-accessibility\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\tAccessibility\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"groupInfoItem\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-contact\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-contact\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\t\t<h2>Contact<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p><strong>Archaeological Site of Abdera<\/strong><br \/>\nT: +30 25410 51988<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ephorate of Antiquities of Xanthi<\/strong><br \/>\nT: +30 25410 25097<br \/>\nE: efaxan@culture.g<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n    \n    \n\n\n<link href=\"https:\/\/unpkg.com\/maplibre-gl@3.6.2\/dist\/maplibre-gl.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n\n<script 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class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/13-9.jpg\" alt=\"Archaeological Museum of Abdera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/13-9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/13-9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/13-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/13-9-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/13-9-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArchaeological Museum of Abdera: An ancient city through the ages\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__subtitle\">\n\t\t\tMuseum\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    centered\"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/komotini-museum\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Archaeological Museum of Komotini: The treasures of Thrace<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:100%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u0391\u039c\u039a-\u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u0391\u039c\u039a-\u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2-300x157.jpg 300w, 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