Kavala 5th high school in 14-16 Theodorou Poulidou street in the Panagia district in a historic building of Ottoman neoclassicism of the early 20th century. The building is listed as a monument because of its architectural and historical value.

The church was built in the mid-16th century. It used to be the central mosque in the named after Ibrahim Pasha. It was converted into an Orthodox church in 1926. In 1945 it was inaugurated and dedicated to Agios Nikolaos (St. Nicholas). The facade retains the Islamic style, even though it features a bell tower at the base of the old minaret. Later, the chapels of Ioannis Chrysostomos and Dimitrios were added; as a result, the church has three aisles. In the surrounding area of the church, a monument was built in memory of St Paul's arrival in Europe. Paul was also the founder of the local Church. Visit Kavala My Kavala

On the road artery of Macedonia and Thrace In the middle of the 2nd century BC. when Macedonia was a Roman province and new provinces were created further east, the construction of new road networks and the development of existing ones was deemed necessary to connect Rome with all its territories. Thus, in Macedonia and Thrace the road network which already existed from the Archaic era (7th-6th century BC) and was developed later by the Macedonian kings, had to be modernized and expanded. This work was completed by the viceroy of Macedonia Gnaios Egnatios, between the years 146 and 120 BC, after whom the road took its name. It started from Apollonia (the ancient colony of Corinth and Corfu, founded in the early 6th century BC) and Dyrrachium in Illyria (present-day city of Durrës, Albania) and ended in Byzantium, an old colony of Megara (founded in the 7th century BC), today's Istanbul, Turkey. It essentially connected the Adriatic with the Black Sea and remained in use in the following centuries until the Ottoman period. The length of ancient Egnatia road from the Adriatic to Evros River was 861 kilometers or 535 miles and for the most part, in prefectures of Xanthi and Rodopi, is visible along the modern Egnatia motorway. Parts of it can be seen and are preserved in good condition in Philippi, in Kavala, from the settlement of Stavros to the national road Drama - Kavala to the junction of Makedonias and Egnatia streets, near the Egnatia Hotel. From the existence of stations and towers related to road safety and services, it passed through Akontisma where the traces of a fortress for the control of the Egnatia road are preserved, from Topeiros, Xanthi, Palia Morsini and Petrochori as well as the villages of Semeli and Ageli. To the east, parts of it can be seen after Alexandroupolis and Traianoupolis. More specifically, on the borders of the Prefectures of Rodopi - Evros, mountainous parts were located in the area of ​​Komaros, northeast of the archeological site of the Zone. In the prefecture of Evros, three lowland sections of Via Egnatia are preserved next to the old national road, 3 km. east of Alexandroupolis and Traianoupolis to the settlements of Maistros and Apalo.   Egnatia Motorway S.A. 

The emblematic theatre in Philippi The Ancient Theater of Philippi was built by Philip II in 356 BC, immediately after the conquest of the city by the Macedonian king. After the conquest of the city by the Romans, during the 1st and 2nd c. AD, the theater underwent many changes to accommodate a larger number of spectators and to adapt to the particular Roman spectacles. The most important operations took place in the 2nd century AD with several additions of auxiliary spaces as well as the construction of the scene, which was designed with two floors to the orchestra and three floors on the exterior of the theater. At this point it was decorated with marble reliefs depicting the female followers of Bacchus, the maenads, satyr masks and other symbols of god Dionysus. In the 3rd century AD the theater was converted into a typical Roman arena with all the necessary modifications for the needs of the new spectacles and for the safety of the spectators. The figures related to the duels, Mars, Victory and Nemesis, were carved then. Unfortunately, in the following centuries, the predominance of the new religion, which was opposed to violent spectacles and theatrical performances in general, would bring the desolation of the theater, at least as a gathering place for spectacles. The great earthquake of the 7th century AD and the fire that destroyed the stage rendered whatever material could be used for second building use. The parts of the theater that remained in good condition housed other commercial activities. After rescue excavations and restoration work, the ancient theater hosts performances of the Philippi Festival every summer. Ministry of Culture DIAZOMA  EMT Greece

Masterpieces bring to life the history of a great city of antiquity The Archaeological Museum of Philippi houses all the findings from the excavations of this important city of Antiquity and the first Byzantine years. The exhibition is divided into two large sections. On the ground floor of the Archaeological Museum the visitor can see the findings from the excavations that come from the area before its colonization, from the prehistoric period to the 4th century BC. The most important and numerous findings include coins, jewelry, sculpture and vases from the founding of the colony to the end of the Roman period.  The findings from the Christian city are exhibited on the first floor of the museum. Among them are inscriptions, parts of buildings, mosaics, vases and coins from the early Christian and early Byzantine years, which coincide with the prosperity of the city, until the recession (7th century AD) and its abandonment following the Turkish conquest in the late 14th century. With the aid of visual material, the visitors complete their acquaintance with the city of Philippi. Greek Archaeological Museums Ministry of Culture  EMT Greece  Visit Kavala