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The Castle of Kavala

dominates the top of the peninsula, where the old city is built.During the Byzantine period and later, repeated reconstruction works and fortification repairs were made by the Byzantines, Venetians and Turks.Substantially all the phases of the Modern History affect the castle and left their traces on its walls.The castle (Citadel) in its current form was built in the first quarter of the 15th century, relying on foundation from the Byzantine period.At the outdoor theatre are organized cultural events.

Archaeological Museum of Kavala

The history of the Museum of Kavala, together with that of the Archaeological Service in the region, starts in 1934 with the allocation of the first curator of Antiquities G. Bakalakis in Kavala, who later became a professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.During the occupation of Kavala from the Germans and the Bulgarians, the museum was looted and many antiquities were smuggled or destroyed. In recent years the museum takes its most complete form.Built next to Faliro park and in the left side of the port.Among the finds that it accommodates are objects made of stone and clay from the Neolithic period and the Bronze Age, as well as all the findings of the Dikili Tas settlement.There is also a special room with the findings of Neapolis, such as remnants of the temple of Athena Parthenos (Athina the Virgin), archaic and classical black-figure vases and figurines.The findings from Ancient Amphipolis are also very important.

Tobacco Museum of Kavala

The tobacco museum of Kavala is a thematic museum, which includes objects and archival material for the cultivation and the production of tobacco, its commercial and agricultural processing, its industrial tobacco products and exhibition samples.It not only includes and exhibits the commercial processing of the Eastern Tobacco (not found in any other museum in the world) but it also showcases the social history of Kavala and the rest of the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.Its collection is extremely rich.It includes objects used in the cultivation of tobacco, machinery, photographs, rare documents, bank documents, association statutes, etc.The visitor can also find books on tobacco, publications of the Greek Organisation of Tobacco, archives of the Commercial Tobacco Association, private documents, tobacco maps and drawings, furniture etc.

Toska Beach

Tosca beach is 5 km from Kavala.It has been awarded with the “blue flag” for its clear water and its organisation.It can be reached by taking the coach to Nea Peramos.There is an entrance fee to use the facilities.On the site there is a 4 star hotel, a restaurant and a cafeteria.

Kalamitsa Beach

Organised beach of the municipality of Kavala on the west entrance of the city, awarded with the “blue flag” and accommodating a large number of bathers during the summer months.There is no entrance fee. Accessible by buses No. 4, No. 5 and No. 8. On the beach and nearby there are taverns and bars.

Festival of Philippi

For visitors who seek food for their soul, as well as for their spirit, there is a wide array of cultural events, which mostly take place during the summer months.One of the top festivals is the Festival of Philippi, which lasts from July to September and includes theatrical performances and great concerts.Since 1957, it has been the most important cultural event of the city and one of the most important of Greece.

Cosmopolis International Festival

It is an International Festival held in the Old Town of Kavala and it constitutes an excellent opportunity for anyone to be acquainted with cultures around the world through dancing and musical groups, traditional national cuisines, cinema and exhibits at the kiosks of the participant countries.

Batis Beach

A bay 4 km from Kavala.Organised beach awarded with the “blue flag”.There is also an organised campsite with 100 designated spots for camping.There is an entrance fee to use the facilities.The visitors will find water sports, swimming pools, a pool bar, a beach bar and a playground.During the summer months it can be reached by bus No. 8 as well as by taking the coach to Nea Peramos.

July - September
December - April

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