The land border between Greece and Turkey is a short but highly significant and sensitive frontier that serves as a key boundary for the European Union. It is almost entirely defined by the course of the Evros River (known as the Meriç River in Turkey), which snakes through the flat plains of Thrace. There are only two road crossing points along this 200-kilometer line. The northern crossing is at Kastanies (Greece) and Pazarkule (Turkey), near the city of Edirne. The southern, and more heavily used, crossing is at Kipi (Greece) and İpsala (Turkey), which lies on the main E90 highway connecting Thessaloniki with Istanbul.
This is a heavily militarized and monitored border due to its immense geopolitical importance and its role as a major route for migration into the EU. You should expect thorough security and customs checks on both sides, and photography of military installations is strictly forbidden. The river itself has historically been a point of contention and a difficult barrier to cross, making the two official bridges vital chokepoints. Crossing here is a passage through a region of immense strategic and historical weight, where modern geopolitical realities are on full display.