Byzantine Chapel of Saint Catherine
Byzantine Chapel of Saint Catherine is a museum in Didymoteicho, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace. Access is restricted and requires permission. Byzantine Chapel of Saint Catherine is situated nearby to the archaeological site Forty Chambers, as well as near the historic site Didymoteicho Fortress.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Museum
- Address: Διδυμότειχο, 68300
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of Didymoteichon and Bayezid Mosque.
Castle of Didymoteichon
Castle
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Didymoteicho Fortress or Castle, is an ancient and medieval hilltop citadel complex in the town of Didymoteicho, Thrace, Greece. It has been an important landmark since ancient times due to the strong fortification surrounding it. Castle of Didymoteichon is situated 130 metres west of Byzantine Chapel of Saint Catherine.
Bayezid Mosque
Museum
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Çelebi Sultan Mehmed Mosque, also known as the Bayezid Mosque and the Great Mosque, is a former mosque in Didymoteicho, in the East Macedonia and Thrace region, in the far northeast of Greece. Bayezid Mosque is situated 390 metres east of Byzantine Chapel of Saint Catherine.
Hamam of Oruç Paşa
Archaeological site
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Oruç Pasha Hamam, also known as the Bath of Whispers or the Baths of Love is an Ottoman bath dating from around 1398-1399 near the banks of the Erythropotamos river, in Didymoteicho, northern Greece. Hamam of Oruç Paşa is situated 460 metres south of Byzantine Chapel of Saint Catherine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Didymoteicho and Ellinochori.
Didymoteicho
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Didymoteicho is a city in western Thrace with about 8,500 inhabitants.
Ellinochori
Village
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Ellinochori is a village in the northeastern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. Ellinochori is part of the municipality of Didymoteicho. It is situated on the left bank of the river Erythropotamos, northwest of the centre of Didymoteicho. Ellinochori is situated 3½ km northwest of Byzantine Chapel of Saint Catherine.
Isaakio
Village
Isaakio is a village of Evros regional unit in Greece, part of the municipality Didymoteicho. It is located 5 kilometers east of Didymoteicho. Its population according to the 2021 census was 316. Isaakio is situated 4½ km east of Byzantine Chapel of Saint Catherine.
Byzantine Chapel of Saint Catherine
- Categories: church, building, tourism, chapel, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Didymoteicho, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.35042° or 41° 21′ 2″ northLongitude
26.48936° or 26° 29′ 22″ eastInception
14th centuryOpen location code
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In Other Languages
“Byzantine Chapel of Saint Catherine” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Βυζαντινό Παρεκκλήσιο Αγίας Αικατερίνης”
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