Kavala

Kavala Essentials

Kavala’s landscape is defined by its strategic position between the mountains and the Aegean. This collection spans the UNESCO-listed archaeological site of Philippi, where the Apostle Paul founded the first Christian church in Europe, to the city's Ottoman core. Key structures include the 16th-century Kamares aqueduct and the Byzantine castle. The city’s industrial heritage is preserved in specialized tobacco museums and neoclassical warehouses, reflecting its 19th-century status as a premier tobacco processing center.