The Municipality of Alexandroupolis takes special care of older persons as a large percentage of older people experience loneliness due to unsupportive environments. In remote settlements the largest percentage of the population is older people, with many of these older persons not having relatives in the Municipality of Alexandroupoli. Most older persons in the municipality state that their children have migrated either to a larger urban center in Greece or abroad.

The cultural identity of the Thracian Greek is characterized by high sociability. Older persons, as long as their health allows them, actively participate in the social life of the place and attend all the cultural events and social events of the community. The Municipality of Alexandroupolis has supportive social structures such as Help at Home or Open Protection Centers for the Elderly and delivers daily meals to older persons’ homes, acting to both maintain healthy ageing at home and avoid social isolation. In the city of Alexandroupolis, the University General Hospital of Alexandroupoli also operates, which provides its services free of charge to older citizens living in the Municipality of Alexandroupolis. Access to the settlements and to every part of the city is through a network of frequent urban transport. The Municipality particularly supports the creation of creative groups for older persons (choirs, women’s clubs, sports groups, skills training groups, cross-curricular field trips). Joining the groups does not require a special effort on the part of the organizers as the production of cultural activities is a special cultural characteristic of the Greek Thracian culture and older persons usually maintain active collectives in all the settlements of the Municipality and embrace with fervor any activity organized by Municipality or other body.