(Greek: Καβάλα) As we heard a lot about Kavala, we’ve never given a chance since Thessaloniki is just 2 hours away from this city, we always gave a miss to this city. Finally we made a trace trip on last October and stop by in Kavala for one night.
While I didn’t learn much about its history, as I made a quick search and I ended up with Thassians (the people from Thassos islands) who founded this city several centuries before, and they called it Neapolis, which means “new city”. What a contradiction for Kavala since it’s one of the oldest one in Greece currently! Oldie but goldie.. Let’s go on.
Old Kavala is settled on the skirts of a hill with a castle on the top, and the harbour at the bottom. New districts are settled on the coastal line, with most big hotels (and the one I stayed, Hotel Esperia as well) in the town. The main attractions of the city is in the small streets of old town and some parallel streets of the coastal road.
The main historical monuments in the city are the great aquaduct, which is built in Byzantian period and restored by the Ottoman empire Suleiman the Magnificent, the Kavala Castle which has a great view of peninsula, the Imaret, biggest edifice of the Ottoman period, which is used as an hotel now, and the Town Hall which is built by an Hungarian trader at 1895. There are signs and tables for a walking path and also informative tables about the buildings or the streets you’re in front of. You can visit many things on this path in a whole day and you can enjoy delicious Greek food while you’re having breaks.
I strongly recommend you to watch the sun go down from the Kavala Castle. It’s one of the most amazing sunsets I’ve ever seen. After you’re finished with the city walk, it’s time for a great dinner at the harbour. You can enjoy many restaurants along the harbour. We’ve chosen Panos&Zafira (by the help of the kind receptionist of Hotel Esperia) at the corner of Plateia Karaoli and Dimitriou. We had many samples of Greek kitchen with an extremely competetant price.
In the morning we had a nice cup of Greek coffee in a café while the sun started to warm us again, watching the quiet sea. There are regular buses to and from Thessaloniki. From Kavala, you can also go to Thassos Island.
I’ve to accept that Greek food is as great as Turkish food. I’d expect some likeliness, but not this far!
As the weather didn’t let us to do, but we’re definitely sure that the beaches would give us a lovely chance to swim in an amazingly crystal clean and quiet environment in a warmer period. I’ve heard that it’s getting too crowded in the summer period but late summer, let’s say September would be a great choice of time to visit.
One last note about this beautiful city: Kavala is famous for its patisseries and a special cookie named as the city. Don’t hesitate to buy some for your friends..
If you are planning to visit Kavala and stay in Kavala, take a look at this Greece Kavala hotels page.
While I didn’t learn much about its history, as I made a quick search and I ended up with Thassians (the people from Thassos islands) who founded this city several centuries before, and they called it Neapolis, which means “new city”. What a contradiction for Kavala since it’s one of the oldest one in Greece currently! Oldie but goldie.. Let’s go on.
Old Kavala is settled on the skirts of a hill with a castle on the top, and the harbour at the bottom. New districts are settled on the coastal line, with most big hotels (and the one I stayed, Hotel Esperia as well) in the town. The main attractions of the city is in the small streets of old town and some parallel streets of the coastal road.
The main historical monuments in the city are the great aquaduct, which is built in Byzantian period and restored by the Ottoman empire Suleiman the Magnificent, the Kavala Castle which has a great view of peninsula, the Imaret, biggest edifice of the Ottoman period, which is used as an hotel now, and the Town Hall which is built by an Hungarian trader at 1895. There are signs and tables for a walking path and also informative tables about the buildings or the streets you’re in front of. You can visit many things on this path in a whole day and you can enjoy delicious Greek food while you’re having breaks.
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| Kavala Old Town |
In the morning we had a nice cup of Greek coffee in a café while the sun started to warm us again, watching the quiet sea. There are regular buses to and from Thessaloniki. From Kavala, you can also go to Thassos Island.
I’ve to accept that Greek food is as great as Turkish food. I’d expect some likeliness, but not this far!
As the weather didn’t let us to do, but we’re definitely sure that the beaches would give us a lovely chance to swim in an amazingly crystal clean and quiet environment in a warmer period. I’ve heard that it’s getting too crowded in the summer period but late summer, let’s say September would be a great choice of time to visit.
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| Antipaxoi |
If you are planning to visit Kavala and stay in Kavala, take a look at this Greece Kavala hotels page.
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