The route is about 2 km long, lasts about 80 minutes and is of moderate difficulty. In it you will meet the families of old Xanthi, which in various ways contributed to the history of Xanthi, but also to the form that the old town has today. Touring the residences of old families of Xanthi, unknown aspects of their family stories will unfold and important personalities of the city will be pulled out of oblivion.

Some of the most important Christian families are: Chasirtzoglou, Stalios, Sigalas, Valixoglou, Michaloglou, Metaxas, Leontaridis, Blatsios, Angelos, Alexiou, Kalevras, Kougioumtzoglou, Kaloudis, Adamides, Christidis, Karadimoglou, Alatas. Also important were the families of Ottoman officials, such as Hamdi Bey, Muzaffer Bey, Hilmi Pasha and Memet Pasha, as well as the Jewish families of Moses and the Cohens.

Thus, the population composition of the city, the religions combination that existed and exists until today, the economic and social stratification in relation to the type and form of residence and the type of professions that found fertile ground to develop will be revealed. Many names, marking streets in old Xanthi, will come alive through this route.