Rigio () is a village in the eastern part of

Didymoteicho Didymoteicho ( el, Διδυμότειχο, Didymóteicho ) is a city located on the eastern edge of the Evros regional unit of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, in northeastern Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. The town ...

municipality, Evros regional unit,

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. It is 13 km east of the centre of Didymoteicho, on the right bank of the river Evros, where it forms the border with

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. Rigio belongs to the community of Pythio. The nearest villages are

Pythio Pythio (Greek: Πύθιο, tr, Kuleliburgaz), sometimes referred to as Pythion, is a village and community in the eastern part of Didymoteicho municipality, Evros regional unit, Greece. It is 16 km east of the centre of Didymoteicho, on t ...

to the south,

Asimenio Asimenio ( el, Ασημένιο) is a village in the municipality of Didymoteicho in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. It is about 8 km northeast of the centre of Didymoteicho. It is bypassed by the Greek National Road 5 ...

to the west and Sofiko to the northwest. The town is populated by

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Sites of interest

* Ancient Tombs, 4th century BC

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{{Didymoteicho Didymoteicho Populated places in Evros (regional unit) Albanian communities of Western Thrace

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