Mount Falakro, rising majestically in the center of the prefecture of Drama and numbering among one of the highest mountains in the country, Mount Falakro consists of a group of three massifs: the northwestern one known as "Ayio Pnevma" with the highest peak rising to 1,629m, the southwestern one known as "Ayios Pavlos" whose highest peak stands at 1,768m and the eastern one known as "Profitis Ilias" whose highest peak rises to 2,232m. There are also two other peaks known as "Vardena" and "Hionotripa".

        Mount Menikio marks the western border of the prefecture of Drama and is a continuation of Mount Falakro towards the south. The highest peak on Menikio is "Mavromata" in the prefecture of Serres which stands at 1,963m while the highest peak located within the prefecture of Drama is "Thamnotopi" standing at 1.952m .

             The river Nestos springs up in the Rila Mountain range in central Bulgaria, enters Greece via the prefecture of Drama and spills out into the Gulf of Thrace. Worshipped as a sacred river in ancient times by the Thracians it was referred to by many ancient writers such as Herodotus, Thoucydides and Ptolmey. In total it is 234 km long, 130km of which pass through Greek territory following a southeast direction in general.

             The river Angitis is a main element in the hydrographic network of the lowlands of Drama. It starts at the Maara springs, crosses the western side of the lowlands and having collected its waters at Philippi pours into the Strymon river. The mean annual amount of water supplied by the springs has been calculated at 3 cubic meters per second and the mean annual amount of water supplied by the Angitis, having collected all its waters, is 8 cubic meters per second. The Maara springs at an altitude of 123m are the outlet of an underground river that crosses the Maara cave. The cave is a pipeline conduit (karst phenomenon) that is directly connected with the sinkholes of Ochyro on the Kato Nevrokopi plateau at an altitude of 535m. The underwater river is fed by waters from streams of the Kato Nevrokopi plateau which drain through the Ochyro sinkholes and are channelled through the underground (karst) system.

           Just in front of the outlet of the water there is a waterwheel that has been there since the Turkish occupation, which was used to raise water from the river and then irrigate the surrounding villages.

            Today the cave has been explored for 8.5 km of its length and is accessible for 2.5 km, of which the first 500m are open to the public for visits while it is estimated that the real length of the cave is 12 km. Inside the cave the temperature of the water is 13°C and the air temperature is 17°C. Along the length of the cave there are flat area and chambers up to 25m in width alternating with narrower areas up to 1m wide. A characteristic feature of the cave is the underground river and the stalactites in a variety of colours, shapes and sizes (there are hardly any stalagmites in the cave).