Kavala

Kavala is a metropolis in northern Greece, the important seaport of japanese Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is located at the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the Egnatia motorway, a one-and-a-half of-hour drive to Thessaloniki 160 kilometres. The city became founded within the past due seventh century BC by means of settlers from Thassos. It turned into one in every of numerous Thassian colonies alongside the shoreline, all founded in an effort to take gain of wealthy gold and silver mines, especially the ones located within the nearby Pangaion mountain which have been finally exploited with the aid of Phillip II of Macedonia.

Worship of Parthenos the Virgin, a woman deity of Greek–Ionian foundation associated with Athena, is archaeologically attested inside the Archaic length. Kavala hosts a wide array of cultural activities, which in most cases take area all through the summer time months. The top competition is the Festival of Philippi which lasts from July to September and includes theatrical performances and music concert events. Since 1957, it's been the city's most critical cultural event and one of the maximum crucial of Greece. Cosmopolis is an global pageant held within the Old Town of Kavala that gives an acquaintance with cultures round the arena via dancing and musical businesses, conventional countrywide cuisines, cinema, and well-knownshows at the kiosks of player nations.