Acontisma
Acontisma or Akontisma, also called Hercontroma or Herkontroma, was a settlement in ancient Macedon near the border of Thrace on the coast and on the Via Egnatia, 8 or 9 miles eastward of Neapolis, on a pass of the same name.
Its site has been identified with remains about 2 miles east of Nea Karvali.
How locals move
Getting around Acontisma the local way
- Get inIt is possible to reach it by ferry from Lemnos, and several other north Aegean islands.
- Get inWith a bit of careful planning, or aimless wandering, it is possible to reach Kavala from almost any Greek island with a ferry via other islands.
- Go nextThassos can be visited as a day trip from Kavala, but it is worth to spend several days there.
- Go nextXanthi: famous for its carnival and picturesque Old Town Lemnos and Agios Efstratios Island: Reachable by ferry boat from Kavala.
- Go nextReachable by ferry boat via Alexandroupolis Nestos: About 30 km east of Kavala lies the nature reserve of the Nestos river, an area of unique natural beauty and wildlife Serres & Serres (region) is a provincial town on the way to Bulgaria.
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