Philippi Tours

Philippi tours at the ancient theatre of Philippi, with the orchestra, the stone seats and the plain beyond

Philippi tours start at the walled site of ancient Philippi in East Macedonia and Thrace, about 13 km north-west of Kavala, on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2016. The routes cover the theatre, the Roman forum, the early Christian basilicas, the baptistery of Lydia and the Archaeological Museum of Philippi. Greece Tours lists the … Read more

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

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

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