The Natural History Museum is a
museum
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in
Paranesti
Paranesti ( el, Παρανέστι) is a municipality in the Rhodope Mountains of northeastern Drama regional unit, Greece
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,
Greece
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, which has been operating since October 2002 and has an exhibition space exceeding 300 sq. m., in which the presentation of the exhibits is done in the most modern way, providing rich information about the geology, the rocks, the fossils and the wealth flora and fauna of
Rhodope region and the valley of
Nestos.
Gallery
File:Macedonian_Museums-112-Fysikis_Istorias_Paranesti-495.jpg, Interior view with samples of local flora
File:Macedonian_Museums-112-Fysikis_Istorias_Paranesti-496.jpg, View of the interior with information about the local flora and fauna
File:Macedonian_Museums-112-Fysikis_Istorias_Paranesti-497.jpg, Fox
File:Macedonian_Museums-112-Fysikis_Istorias_Paranesti-498.jpg, Samples of minerals (sphalerite, aragonite, pyrite) from Chalkidike
References
External links
* Museums i
Paranesti official website
Museums in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Natural history museums in Greece
Buildings and structures in Drama (regional unit)
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