Kıyıköy

Kıyıköy, formerly known as Medea or Midye, stands on the Black Sea coast of Thrace between wooded river valleys. Byzantine walls guarded the landward approach to the settlement. Nearby, a monastery dedicated to Saint Nicholas was carved into the rock beside the Pabuç stream: its church, chambers and sacred spring form a remarkable underground sanctuary. The coastal town changed hands between Byzantine and Ottoman rulers in the later Middle Ages, before becoming part of the Ottoman lands in the fifteenth century.