East Macedonia and Thrace is one of Greece’s 13 regions. Located in the northern part of the country, it is bordered by Bulgaria to the north, Turkey to the east, and Central Macedonia to the west.

However, Greece's East Macedonia and Thrace region is not far from Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, which even makes a day-trip from the mega city to the region possible.

MUSIC FROM MACEDONIA AND THRACE Few places in the world can match the degree of overlap between folk and popular musics that persists in Greece. In the region of Epirus, in the northwest, the tart ...

Democritus University of Thrace is based in Komotini, a city in the region of East Macedonia and Thrace, northeastern Greece and is home to a sizeable Turkish-speaking Muslim minority. It is one of ...