Hotels in Drama
Wine roads, forests and the river cave of Maaras. Compare stays in Drama, Choristi, Granitis and book your ideal hotel.
Where to stay in Drama
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Choristi
6 hotels
Village of Thrace with a multicultural heritage
Best for
Traditional, Off the beaten path, Car recommended
Doxato
1 hotels
Town of the Drama plain with old mansions
Best for
Traditional, Wineries
Drama
50 hotels
Town of springs and plane trees below Mount Falakro
Best for
All-year destination, Wineries, Winter destination
Granitis
2 hotels
Village of Thrace in the plain below the Rhodope mountains
Best for
Traditional, Off the beaten path, Car recommended
Kalampaki
1 hotels
Village of the Drama plain near the Angitis river
Best for
Traditional, Off the beaten path
Kato Nevrokopi
Mountain village near the Falakro ski centre
Best for
Skiing, Winter destination, Mountain
Paranesti
2 hotels
Village on the Nestos river near forests and rafting routes
Best for
Lakes & rivers, Green & nature, Off the beaten path
Prosotsani
Village of Thrace in the plain below the Rhodope mountains
Best for
Traditional, Off the beaten path, Car recommended
About Drama
Drama is a mountainous prefecture in eastern Macedonia, on the border with Bulgaria, a green land of forests, rivers, caves and vineyards that remains one of the least discovered corners of northern Greece. Its capital, Drama, is a lively town built around the springs of Agia Varvara, a shady park of streams, ponds, old watermills and cafés in the heart of the city; every December the park becomes Oniroupoli, the 'Dream City', one of the best-known Christmas festivals in Greece. Drama is also one of the most respected wine regions in the country: along its wine roads, renowned estates welcome visitors for tastings among vineyards at the foot of the mountains. North of the city, the Maaras Cave at Aggitis is a spectacular cavern where an underground river flows through chambers of stalactites, and part of it can be visited along walkways. Further north, Mount Falakro has a ski centre with views over the region, and the Rhodope mountains hide Elatia and the Frakto forest, one of the last near-virgin forests in Europe, with ancient spruce, beech and fir trees. The plateau of Kato Nevrokopi is known for its potatoes and beans, and the Nestos river flows through the eastern part of the region. Drama suits wine lovers, hikers and winter travellers.
Quick facts
LOCATION
Eastern Macedonia & Thrace
KNOWN FOR
Wineries & Falakro ski slopes
BEST FOR
Wineries, Skiing, Winter destination, Green & nature, Off the beaten path
Explore Drama
Entertainment
Oniroupoli (Dream City) Christmas Park
Olympia Cinema
Falakro Ski Center
Kallifytos Open Theatre
Sokratis Dimitriadis Theatre
Posidonio Water Park
Religious Sites
Church of Agia Sofia
Metropolitan Church of Drama
Church of Agia Varvara
Monastery of the Ascension (Sipsa)
Monastery of the Transfiguration (Prasinada)
Museums & History
Santirvan Mosque
Castle of Adriani
Sanctuary of Dionysus at Kali Vrysi
Monument to the Victims of the Bulgarian Occupation
Byzantine Walls of Drama
Pamboukas Mansion
Portokaloglou Tobacco Warehouse
Fortress of Petroussa
Theologos Stone Bridge
Archaeological Museum of Drama
Folklore Museum of Drama
Fort Lisse Museum
Education
Public Central Library of Drama
Other
Wine Art Estate
Maaras Cave (Angitis Cave)
Ktima Lazaridi Winery
Nature
Agia Varvara Park
Municipal Garden of Drama
Angitis River Springs
Lake Thisavros
Skaloti Waterfall
Elatia Forest
Frakto Virgin Forest
Shopping
Drama Town Centre (Eleftherias Square)
Getting to & around Drama
By air
Kavala International Airport, with summer flights from Europe and flights from Athens, is about 45 minutes from Drama, and Thessaloniki airport about one and three-quarter hours by motorway.
By ferry
Drama is inland, with no ferries. The nearest port is Kavala, about 40 minutes away, with ferries to Thasos and some to Limnos, and Keramoti, about an hour away, has the shortest crossing to Thasos.
Getting around
Essential. Drama’s attractions, such as the Maaras and Alistrati caves, the wineries, the Nestos valley and the mountain forests of Elatia and Falakro, are spread out and poorly served by buses, so a car is needed.