Kavala

Philippi Day Trip from Thessaloniki: UNESCO Ruins, Roman Forum, and Saint Paul’s Baptism Site

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Philippi Day Trip from Thessaloniki: UNESCO Ruins, Roman Forum, and Saint Paul's Baptism Site

Philippi is a UNESCO World Heritage archaeological site on the plain of eastern Macedonia, set about a hundred and sixty-five kilometres east of Thessaloniki and a short drive inland from Kavala. Philip II of Macedon founded the city in the fourth century BC on the earlier settlement of Krenides, and Rome later raised it to … Read more

Kavala Day Trip from Thessaloniki: Old Town, Aqueduct, and Ancient Philippi

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Kavala Day Trip from Thessaloniki: Old Town, Aqueduct, and Ancient Philippi

Kavala rises in tiers above its harbour on the north Aegean coast, a two-hour drive east of Thessaloniki along the Egnatia motorway. Stone houses of the Panagia quarter climb toward a Byzantine castle, an Ottoman aqueduct strides across the ridge, and the grand Imaret anchors the waterfront. The ruins of Ancient Philippi, a UNESCO World … Read more