The prefecture of Drama is one of the 13 prefectures of Macedonia. It borders to the North with Bulgaria, to the West with the prefecture of Serres, to the South with the prefecture of Kavala and to the East with the prefecture of Xanthi. The prefecture of Drama has a population of 100.000 people.

The city of Drama is the capital city of over 40.000 inhabitants is approximately 150 Kilometers far from Thessaloniki, 670 km from Athens and 35 Kilometers from Kavala.

The prefecture of Drama is not very touristically developed, despite its countless spots of natural beauty, the historical monuments and the significant archaeological sites.

Nevertheless, the area is an ideal winter vacation destination, also offering opportunities for autumn and summer vacations in the unspoiled nature.

The dense forests, the abundant springs, the impressive caves, the majestic gorges, the picturesque villages and the Byzantine monuments, all compose a setting of unequalled charm.

The city of Drama is built on the foot of mountain Falakro.

Drama today is a modern city of Macedonia, with respect to the past and with the look turned to the future. In the city you can distinguish the humid element, which is present everywhere in its each point. In the centre of the city there exist the sources of Saint Barbara, round of which has been developed a model space of recreation, with very old-aged trees, waters that run to all the directions. It is a very graphic city that deserves to be visited.

Built in place full of plants, where abundant waters rise shaping real lakes and cool streams. It is the city in which the centre dominates, for hundreds of years, the humid element, the vegetation and the calm that offers its natural aged-long parks.

The hill of Drama that is named Korylovos, offers panoramic view of all the plain and the homonym forest, that "touches upon" Drama, constitutes the basic lung of oxygen of the city.

Saint Barbara as the Municipal garden, constitute ideal regions to visit, because they are natural "oases" flooded from the streams, that shape their hundreds sources. In the graphic Saint Barbara dominate with their expansion the old multi-floored tobacco storehouses, which are harmonised with the beautiful traditional houses. Inside and outside of these parks exist enough spaces of recreation like taverns, restaurants and outdoor cafes, which will satisfy your each expectation.

Drama has an Archaeological, a Folk art and an Ecclesiastical Museum. The Archaeological Museum of Drama, through the big variety and right provision of its exhibits, you will travel behind in the time. The Folklore and Ecclesiastical Museum, which are also characterized by a variety of exhibits, can be visited afterwards agreement.

Every September the city of Drama organizes the Greek and International Festival of Films of Small Length, unique in Greece, that each year knows always bigger success. At the duration of the Festival the city lives a cultural orgasm as there are realised a lot of parallel events, of varied interest.

The nightly life that the city offers satisfies all the preferences. There are bars and cafes next to the streets and for the most romantic cafes and taverns in the most romantic corner of city, in the park of Saint Barbara.

At a distance of 19 km from Drama, on the provincial road connecting Kavala with Drama, lies the historical city of Philippi, now the most important archaeological site in Eastern Macedonia with the city walls, the acropolis, the theatre, the forum, Basilica A, Basilica B, and the Octagon.

Iin the village called Kali Vrissi there is the temple of Dionysus, preserved in good condition.

In the natural points of interest of the prefecture is included also the Maara cave in the area of Kokkinogia, which is naturally decorated with a plethora of stalactites with amazing colours, the beautiful dense forest of Elatia, the only red-spruce forest in Greece and the unspoiled forest of Frakto.

The ski centre of Falakro at an elevation of 1700m offers the opportunities for skiing. Falakro mountain is also ideal for hiking, mountaineering, climbing, aerial sports, bird watching and walking, and enjoying the beauty of the scenery.

Every Christmas in the town of Drama, the municipal garden and the central Square took place a great celebration for all ages called Oneiroupoli.
The entire city is putting its best to celebrate the revival of our childhood dreams along with Santa Claus!
The magical village of Santa Claus is the largest in Greece, started 6 years ago and lasts from early December until early January of each year.
The City of Drama in this effort has enabled thousands of volunteers, many organizations and clubs in the area. Every year we have 30 full days of action, 30 days with daily events, 30 days with fabulous Christmas atmosphere.