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Before leaving the old town and the castle do not forget to have a look at the Imaret Hotel, one of the best hotels in Europe. It was built in 1817 on the hill of the Panagia in the Old Town by Mehmet Ali Pasha, thus its oriental appearance. It stands out thanks to its impressing and imposing architecture. In the beginning it served as a...
It is the work of Ibrahim Pasha and it was built during the decade 1520-1530. It was a sort of an aqueduct that supplied the city of Kavala with water, providing also the means for growth for the local society. The water was carried via a 6,5 km pipeline from the Old Town of Kavala to Kamares which used to serve as a bridge that helped water...
The old town of Kavala is maybe the greatest sight of the city. It is the symbol of the city and it takes us back to another historical period and a different society. The old town was populated in the 7th century BC. For a long period of time, the Panagia district was characterized by its Muslim appearance as it had been occupied by the...
The house of Mehmet Ali is located in the old town and is a shining example of the 18th century Ottoman architecture. It meets all the conditions to be considered as a typical ottoman house, with separate rooms for men and women, a harem and a Turkish bath (hammam), large rooms and a garden in which lies a part of the grave of Mehmet Ali’s...
The mosque is located in the old town, not far from the castle and it reveals the ottoman presence at this region. It dates back to 1530 and was the mosque of the Muslims that lived in the old town. It replaced the byzantine church of Agia Paraskevi which was built at that particular site. When refugees came, it was used it as shelter for many...
The Municipal Tobacco Warehouse is a combination of Ottoman architecture with neoclassical elements. It was built during the first decade of the 20th century. The building used to belong to a Turkish merchant of tobacco, but now it is property of the Municipality of Kavala and it hosts various events and exhibitions.
Moni Lazariston, nowadays called Catholic Church of Agios Pavlos (Saint Paul), was built during the period 1888-1892 to serve the religious needs of the Catholics who lived in Kavala. In front of the building lies the statue of Agios Vikentios (Saint Vincent). In 1916 the Church operated as a French Consulate. The building is a combination of...
The City Hall of Kavala was built in the end of 1890. It is one of the most unique and remarkable buildings of the city. It belonged to a Hungarian tobacco merchant and in 1937 became a property of the Municipality of Kavala. Its appearance reminds us of towers of medieval castles, while the gothic architecture of the Renaissance in the arches...
This is also an impressive building with several corners and pointed appearance, with elements of Gothic architecture. Houses some municipal services of Kavala.
The Megali Leschi (Grand Community Club) was built in 1909 and it is a grandiose building of honey-red tones that make it look royal and majestic. The Austrian Baroque architecture that was adopted for the building gives this impression. Baroque, even if it is pompous and pretentious according to some people, in this case it succeeds in finding...
This Mansion was built in 1879 in order to be the house of the tobacco merchant Dimitrios Tokos. It is the oldest building of Kavala and its architecture combines the romanticism and the eclecticism, two movements that flourished in 19th and 20th century Europe. The combination of neoclassical and baroque elements creates this unique building...
It was built before 1884 to serve as a house of a tobacco merchant. After World War I it became a bank and nowadays it houses the Municipal Conservatory of Kavala which organizes musical events and seminars. It is a building with neoclassical windows, pediments and simple geometric shapes. Next to the current conservatory lies the building of...
The ancient city of Neapoli, which was later renamed to Christoupoli and then to Kavala, was the first station of Apostle Pavlos in Europe while teaching the words of Jesus Christ in 49 BC. The monument is part of the Church of Agios Nikolaos in Kavala and decorates its exterior. It is a beautiful sacred monument in honor of Apostle Pavlos with...
