The Clock Tower in Komotini was built under the reign of Sultan Hamid II and it is next to the Yeni Mosque (Yeni Cami) in the old market of Komotini. The famous Yeni Mosque was built in 1586 by the chief of the financial department of the Ottoman Empire Ekmektsi Ahmet Pasha. The mosque is open to visitors. Nearby you can see the tin mill workshops (aka as teneketzidika or τενεκετζίδικα in Greek).

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Cave of the Cyclop Polyphemus

In the prefecture of Rhodope, about 30 km. South of Komotini, between Proskynites village and Maronia village, at Mount Ismaros, in the area known as "Koufou to Plai" you can find the cave of Maronia which is rich in stalactites and stalagmites.

The reference to Kikones and Maronas, priest of Apollo in Ismaros city in the Odyssey, led us to believe there is a link between the cave and the incidence of blindness of the giant Polyphemus by Odysseus (i352-452). Therefore, the cave is known as the cave of the Cyclop Polyphemus.

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Archaeological Museum of Komotini

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Clock Tower & Geni Tzami

Cave of the Cyclop Polyphemus

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