The Archaeological Museum of Kavala was established in 1943 and it is an important museum for the entire East Macedonia Region. It hosts exhibits of Kavala dating back to the prehistoric times, as well as masterpieces found during the excavations in Neapoli, the ancient city of Kavala, in Amphipoli and in other places located at the East...
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The Municipal Museum of Kavala houses a variety of exhibits that include historical archives and documents, audiovisual and cinematographic material, traditional costumes, tools, everyday objects and other finds that present the traditions and civilization of the period from the 18th to the 20th century. Furthermore, it includes paintings,...
Tobacco is an integral part of the city and of its history, as after the mid-19th century people of Kavala developed various activities concerning the tobacco processing. This particular museum differs from the others, since it houses archives and finds regarding the tobacco manufacturing and processing as well as the tobacco products. Visitors...
The Archaeological Museum of Philippi is located at Krinides, 16 km away from Kavala. It is built next to the Ancient Theatre of Philippi and is surrounded by the beautiful Basilicas and the Ancient Agora. The museum hosts exhibits from the excavations of the ancient city. There are finds dating back to the prehistoric period until the Roman...
The Olive Museum is the first museum of the Kavala Prefecture and of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace in general. It is a 3,000 m2 museum that includes a reception hall, an open theatre and the old site of the olive oil extraction. The museum houses a variety of tools and machinery used during olive cultivation and production of oil...
Το Ναυτικό Μουσείο είναι άρρηκτα συνδεδεμένο με την ιστορική πορεία της Καβάλας, η οποία υπήρξε από αρχαιοτάτων χρόνων μία πόλη με ανεπτυγμένη ναυτιλία και αλιευτική δραστηριότητα. Είναι...
The visitor of Kavala shouldn't skip a visit to the Wax Museum, located at Kipia, a village near Kavala. It is an alternative museum presenting the wax figures of celebrities created by the artist Theodoros Kokkinidis. If you want to meet Michael Jackson, Aliki Vougiouklaki, Madonna, Melina Mercouri and other famous personalities, visit this...
The Historical and Literary Archive of Kavala operates since 1996 as a non-profit institution, which keeps a rich collection of written documents as well as audiovisual material on the history of Northern Greece in general and of Kavala in particular. It operates as a museum-library and counts more than 30,000 books, journals and newspapers...