The Prefecture of Kavala is a popular tourist destination for Greeks and foreigners (mainly Balkans, Russians and Turks throughout the year) as a result of which there is a continuous upward trend of visitors exceeding 1,500,000 per year.
Apart from the clear blue sea and the clean sandy shores, the very good hotel infrastructure, the various thermal springs, the Prefecture of Kavala is also a place of Christian and archaeological interest.
In Philippi, the first European church was founded in 49 AD by the Apostle Paul and the first European Christian was baptized, Saint Lydia, Philippi.
There are many early Christian monasteries and churches that have been preserved.
Very close to Kavala and a short distance from the K.A.A. Lydia is the ancient city of Philippi, on the road of the Old Egnatia Road, the most important archaeological site of Eastern Macedonia with the ancient theatre and castle.
It was there that the famous battle of Philippi took place in 42 BC between the assassins of Julius Caesar and the loyal generals of Rome, Antony and October, with the victory of the latter.
The ancient Amphipolis on the banks of the river Struma and on the ancient Egnatia Road, is a reference point with the historical monument of the Lion of Amphipolis and the recently discovered great archaeological value Macedonian tombs.
In addition, another archaeological site is the Byzantine Anaktoroupolis in the current area of Nea Peramos.
In Thassos the multiple archaeological sites (Acropolis, ancient harbour, ancient market, ancient theatre etc.), the sacred monasteries and the many monasteries in combination with the wonderful coastline, receives many hundreds of thousands of tourists annually.
Kavala, an old colony of Thassos, is rich in monuments from ancient, Roman and Byzantine times as well as from the Ottoman period (ancient walls, fortress, Roman aqueduct, etc.). Finds kept in the Museum of Kavala, the Museum of Tobacco and the Naval Museum located in the city, keep the history of the place alive and bring to the surface the cultural heritage of the region.
“The photos are courtesy of the P.E. of Kavala.”
