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The town of Avdira is 28 km from Xanthi.
Today, Avdira consists of the village of Avdira and Skala Avdira. In place of the ancient harbor, there is today a new one organized with a port authority. In the last ten days of July, Democracies are held in honor of Democritus with famous artists taking part in events. There are organized beaches: Skala Avderon, Ai-Giannis, Mandra, and the beaches that have received the European Blue Flag Award Porto Molo and Myrodatou.
There are two museums in today's Abdera. To be more specific, the Archaeological Museum of Abdera since 2000 in the eastern part of the village and the Folklore Museum, housed in the renovated neoclassical school building, dating back to 1860.