The 5th Panhellenic Conference of Pilgrimage Tours of the Church of Greece in Alexandroupolitranslated

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism and in collaboration with the Church of Greece, the Holy Metropolis of Alexandroupolis hosts in Alexandroupolis the 5th Panhellenic Conference of Pilgrimage Tours, with the central theme: "THRACE: THE PROJECTION AND HIGHLIGHT OF I. MONAS, I. PILGRIMAGES AND PILGRIMAGE ROUTES OF THE AREA – THE MONASTERY KITCHEN"

The three-day program of the conference, from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November 2026, includes important presentations and presentations by the Most Reverend Metropolitans of Thrace at the Spiritual Center of the Metropolis of Alexandroupolis, greetings from representatives of the political leadership and the Church, as well as messages from the Blessed Archbishop of Athens and all of Greece Ms. Hieronymus and His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch K.C. Bartholomew.

At the same time, the delegates will have the opportunity to participate in pilgrimage tours and visits to Holy Monasteries of the region - such as in I.M. Assumption of the Virgin "The Virgin of Evros" in Makri and in I.M. Dadias —, to get to know the monastic kitchen and take part in the worship gatherings.

The conference will culminate on Sunday…