Student life at Egnatia Aviation

Kavala boasts a unique character reflecting its recent past: neoclassical mansions and big tobacco warehouses evoke the memory of a distant past when a wealthy bourgeoisie was dominating the city. In the “Mecca of tobacco” as Kavala was named in the past, thousands of tobacco workers, male and female, earned their living. Their faces will remain alive for all eternity thanks to the black and white photos adorning the walls of the city’s Tobacco Museum. At the cobblestoned, lined with palm trees port, stand one next to another modern buildings and fish tavernas, while fish boats cast their reflection on azure waters.

This unique character perfectly combines with the modern ways of life and entertainment. The city’s most popular meeting point is Eleftherias Square, while the most buzzing point is Megalou Alexandrou pedestrian street, featuring chic shops, cafes, bars as well as a tobacco warehouse that has been transformed into a shopping centre. Close to Eleftherias square lies the old scenic neighbourhood of Agios Nikolaos, with the picturesque pedestrian streets and tavernas, leading you to the ultimate traditional destination, the old town at Panagias Peninsula. Kavala is also a centre of arts. The Filippi drama Festival in the Summer, the musical festival of every kind of music, and many more cultural events take place in Kavala all year round.