Ethnological Museum of Thrace — Attraction in Municipality of Alexandroupoli

It's a must visiting. The museum exhibits facts of Thrace, that apart from being historically important in relation to its contributed role in the cultural and agricultural development as a significant Balkan economic centre, it also exposes the cultural fashion design as a result of its multicultural environment. Greek, Armenians, Pomaki, Othomans, Bulgarians, Gipsies/Roma, Jews lived in the area. It is not accidental, that reps from international fashion houses visit the museum. After the visit today together with the visit to the similar museum in Xanthi, it makes me feel that it is understandable why the coexistence of multicultural people develop their social, cultural, ideological and economic living by creating new standards, as long as the civilization principles supersede the ethnical ones. The other way round brings civil wars and...

I have the best experience of any museum in my life simply because of the guide. Although the museum artefacts looked ordinary the tour guide made them extraordinary explaining every detail with excitement and passion. I never felt bored or overloaded with facts, but learned about Thracian lifestyle through her stories. I would recommend museum for everyone even for kids - when I was a kid I really hated long guided tours, but this one was...

Fantastic museum... Great folk artifacts, plows, bellows, pottery, silver, books ..... AND .... Costumes. We were so fortunate that the beautiful lady who worked there explained the decorations and customs that were at play in the clothes. Why necklaces of money was common, why scarves were different materials. The basement was exciting to us... A 20 foot deep well .. wine making, wine press, tools, thatching .... Just go. You...