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Sights in Didymoteicho

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Bayezid Mosque

The monumental early fifteenth-century Bayezid Mosque occupies the lower town with an immense timber-roofed form and exceptional architectural importance.

Stone castle tower and houses along a steep lane in the Kale quarter of Didymoteicho

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Didymoteicho Castle and Kale

Didymoteicho's double-walled castle encloses the lived-in Kale quarter, where Byzantine fabric, rock-cut spaces, churches and viewpoints share narrow lanes.

Protected excavation trenches and Roman mosaic remains on Agia Petra hill at Plotinopolis

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Plotinopolis at Agia Petra

Plotinopolis was founded under Trajan and has yielded important mosaic floors, but the active archaeological site has less predictable access than the town museum.