About Kavala

East meets West in a city in northern Greece with Ottoman treasures, Byzantine walls and a lively harbour

Known as the Blue City and as the ‘Mecca of tobacco’, Kavala’s past and present sparkle with the first rays of dawn. You are in a city where for centuries Byzantines, Ottomans, Jews, merchants, tobacco workers, refugees and intellectuals mingled and prospered. Here in Macedonia, the sea-routes encountered the East-West axis, cross-fertilising both.

Kavala’s huge but decorative tobacco warehouses and elegant neoclassical buildings recall the city’s glorious past. Take the open bus up the hill to the Old Town and the Imaret and step back in time. And then enjoy a meal and a drink in the lively centre, under the eye of the city’s castle or around the port. Welcome to Kavala, one of the most atmospheric cities in Greece!

What to do in Kavala:

The historical Imaret

Panagia, the old city of Kavala

The castle and the acropolis

Kamares: The aqueduct

Hidden gems of Kavala:

The flavourful meze of Kavala

The tobacco warehouses

Agios Nikolaos church