The Gold Book of Xanthi | Page 93

Ο μεγάλος καταρράκτης της Ξάνθης, Λειβαδίτης | Leivaditis big waterfall of Xanthi Στα Πομακοχώρια | At Pomakochoria • The area’s waterfall Leivaditis (35 m height), who is characterized as the largest in the Balkans. • The top of Gyftokastro, with a panoramic view to neighboring Bulgaria. • The Preservable Monuments of Nature, Oxia Forest at Tsichla Chaid- ou of Xanthi and the Virgin Forest in Central Rhodope (just 52km. away from Xanthi). • The arched bridge of Leonidas, on the way to Arkoudorema, an impor- tant location in the past. • The Castle of Kalyva, an important archeological site of the area with a panoramic view to the valley of Nestos. • The Macedonian Tomb in the mu- nicipal apartment of Komnina. • The meanderings of Nestos, as seen from Imera settlement. • The Folklore Museum of Stav- roupoli and the church of Evagelistria. • The picturesque Pomakochoria (“Pomak Villages”), are villages were are living Pomaks, a muslim minority on Rhodope mountainous region. • The acidic peatlands of the area. • The Nestos Villages (Nestocho- ria)... surrounding by breathtaking nature and the unaffected natural landscape after the main feature of the area is the lack of the intense human presence. 93