Kavála

Worth seeing in and around Kavála

8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Halil Bey mosque

   The Halil Bey Mosque is a former mosque in the town of Kavala, in the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region of Greece. Built in the 1530s during the Ottoman era, the mosque was abandoned in the 1820s and is now a museum open to visitors.

   1.3 km · Mosque in Kavala, Greece · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Archaeological Museum of Kavala

   The Archaeological Museum of Kavala is a museum in Kavala, Eastern Macedonia, Greece, located towards the western end of the Ethnikis Antistasis road in Kavala. The museum was established in 1934, and reopened in 1964 in its current premises.

   400 m · museum in Greece · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Kavala aqueduct

   The Aqueduct of Kavala, popularly known as the Kamares, is a well-preserved aqueduct in the city of Kavala, Greece, and is one of the city's landmarks. While the aqueduct is of Roman origin, the present structure was built by the Ottomans in the 16th century.

   1.4 km · aqueduct in Kavala municipality, Greece · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Nicola church

   The Church of Saint Nicholas is a Greek Orthodox church in the town of Kavala, in the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region of Greece. It was built during Ottoman period as a mosque, called the Ibrahim Pasha Mosque, before it was converted into a church in modern times.

   1.2 km · church building in Kavala Municipality, Greece · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Kavala Imaret

   The Kavala Imaret is a former külliye is located in the old town of Kavala, in the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region of Greece. Founded by Muhammad Ali Pasha in the early 19th century, in the Ottoman era, the complex was progressively abandoned until the imaret ceased functioning in 1960s.

   1.2 km · ottoman building in Greece · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Anthi Karagianni Stadium

   The Anthi Karagianni Municipal Stadium, formerly the Kavala National Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Kavala, Greece.

   3.4 km · building in Kavala, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Kavala Municipal Museum

   The Kavala Municipal Museum opened in 1986 in a two-story neoclassical building in Kavala city centre, very close to the Town Hall. Early in 2001, the museum moved to a tobacco warehouse, in Kapnergati Square, a much larger space.

   1.2 km · museum in Greece · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Historical and Ethnographical Museum of the Cappadocian Greeks

   Historical and Ethnographical Museum of the Cappadocian Greeks is located in the village of Nea Karvali just north of the Kavala–Xanthi national road, about 8 km from Kavala in Eastern Macedonia, Greece. In this village the local youth founded in 1981 the Nea Karvali House of Culture in order to improve the cultural heritage.

   10 km · museum in Nea Karvali, Greece · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Harbour

   It is the central point for recreational, commercial, business and tourist activity.

2. 02
   Agios Nikolas

   With a mosaic showing the landing of the Apostle Paul in Kavala on Kontouriotou Street, it's a “must-see place”.

3. 03
   Roman Aqueduct

   Well-preserved, it was cleaned and repaired few years ago.

4. 04
   Castle

   Its biggest part was built in the 15th century.

5. 05
   Halil Bey Complex

   The mosque of Halil Bey dated at the beginning of the 20th century, an older minaret on the side probably of the 16th century, and a medrese.

6. 06
   Mohamed Ali House

   Mohamed Ali was born in 1769 in Kavala and lived there until he was 30 years old.

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Things to do

Sailing boat rental. Several companies offer their boats at the harbor of Kavala or Irakliza. phionasailing, kavalayachting, egeasyachting, North Sailing. Worthwhile destinations for a sailing voyage from Kavala are the islands of Thasos, Samothrace, Lemnos and Agios Efstratios. Motor boat rental. Diving. Diving schools are at the harbor of Kavala and in the suburb Palio. Jet skiing, water ski.

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Where to eat

People in Greece usually eat late in the evening (21:00 - 24:00), so during the day some taverns, psistaries and restaurants might be closed. However, tsipouradika and fast food restaurants are open all day long. In general calculate €15 per person for meal plus drinks in Kavala.

1. 01
   Nemesis

   One of the cheapest restaurants directly at the promenade.

2. 02
   Pizza Napolitana

   Pizzeria directly at the harbour, good pizza but loud traffic noise.

3. 03
   Konstantinoupoli
4. 04
   Palladio
5. 05
   Oreia Mitilini

   Typical big tourist restaurant at the harbour.

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Getting to Kavála

Airports

Kavala Alexander the Great (KVA), 19 km · Thessaloniki Macedonia (SKG), 129 km · Plovdiv (PDV), 132 km

• Thessaloniki → Kavála

  128 km · quickest by road, 2h · €15–21
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• Spata-Artemida → Kavála

  334 km · quickest by air, 3h 47m · €100–160
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• Kerkyra (Corfu) → Kavála

  408 km · quickest by air, 5h 17m · €140–400
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