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  Kavala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is prettily situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos.
Kavala was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1371 to 1912.
Kavala is one of the largest cities including Heraklio that does not have a train station in Greece.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kavala   (412 words)

  
 Anglo-Hellenic Teacher Recruitment - English Teachers in Greece
Kavala's harbor is particularly beguiling, filled with dozens of brightly colored fishing kayaks bobbing up and down at the quay before they set out at twilight, lamps lit for the night's adventure.
Kavalas port offers hospitality to all yacht owners, while the island of Thassos opposite, with its many bays and small coves of untamed beauty, marries the mountain and sea, leaving a wonderful impression on all its visitors.
Kavala is considered ideal for tourists of all ages, with attractions for the sightseer who is looking for something different.
www.anglo-hellenic.com /vacancies/kavala.htm   (623 words)

  
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Over the course of time, the region of Kavala had a turbulent history of invasions, wars and oppression before evolving into the important commercial center it is today.
Although a modern business center, Kavala, is amply endowed with charms to attract and captivate any visitor, for it has managed to hold on to many features of its former appearance, resulting in a graceful balance of old and new.
Kavala’s harbour is particulary beguiling, filled with dozens of brightly coloured fishing caiques bobbing up and down at the quay before they set out at twilight, lamps lit for the night’s adventure.
www.grecian.net /GREECE/macedonia/kavala/kavala.htm   (278 words)

  
 Kavala
Over the course of time, the region of Kavala had a turbulent history of invasions, wars and oppression before evolving into the important commercial centre it is today.
Although a modern business centre, Kavala, is amply endowed with charms to attract and captivate any visitor, for it has managed to hold on to many features of its former appearance, resulting in a graceful balance of old and new.
Kavala's harbour is particulary beguiling, filled with dozens of brightly coloured fishing caiques bobbing up and down at the quay.
www.mcm.aueb.gr /ment/spetses/Koutsompogera-Manolopoulou/KAVALA.htm   (317 words)

  
 kavala the small monte carlo
With the new administrative divisions the Prefectures of Kavala and Drama compose Eastern Macedonia and belong to the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.
Kavala is stretched between the Nestos River from the east and Strimonas River from the west.
From the south, Kavala is bordered by the Aegean Sea.
www.kavalanet.gr /town/en_index.shtml   (185 words)

  
 kavala thassos island hotels macedonia, travel agents, car rental, information, pictures, map kavala thasos island ...
The prefecture of Kavala is one of the most organized prefectures of the country with exceptional tourist substructure for both winter and summer vacations.
The prefecture of Kavala belongs to the geographical district of Macedonia and is surrounded by Drama in the north, Xanthi in the east, Serres in the west and the Strymonikos gulf and the gulf of Kavala in the south.
Kavala, the capital and port of the homonymous prefecture, is an extremely picturesque town with an intense eastern character.
www.united-hellas.com /tourism/macedonia/kavala   (369 words)

  
 Greece Hotels
Kavala is a picturesque seaside city rising out of the Northern Aegean coast, and an ideal place to stop off when traveling between Athens and Istanbul.
Kavala has an interesting mix of rich history, beautiful architecture, natural surroundings and modern culture that will provide something of interest to every type of traveler.
Kavala is also the first place in Europe that St. Paul set foot in after leaving Asia Minor to spread the word of Christianity.
www.tour-turkey.com /greece-kavala-info.htm   (385 words)

  
 Kavala/Info -englisch
KThe town Kavala lies in the northern Greek province of East Makedonia and nestles between the Simvolon mountains and the Aegean Sea.
Through the partnership between Nuremberg and Kavala, sealed in summer 1999, we are striving to promote economic relations, particularly in the areas of transport, environmental protection and tourism, as well as in education and culture.
St. Paul is the patron saint of Kavala and is honoured on the 29th June at the Peter and Paul Festival.
www.partnerstaedte.nuernberg.de /englisch/e_kavala02.html   (723 words)

  
 Kavala   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Kavala from the 16th to the 19th century
Lithograph with a view of the town of Kavala from the sea, 19th cent.
Ancient Neapolis, the port of Philippi where apostle Paul first landed on European soil, became the Byzantine town of Christoupolis, the last stronghold against a host of aggressors; the city was fortified by Andronikos II Palaeologos only to be pillaged in the 14th century by irregular bands of Ottoman Turks.
www.macedonian-heritage.gr /HellenicMacedonia/en/C3.2.html   (92 words)

  
 JewishEncyclopedia.com - KAVALA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
It is nine miles southwest of Old Kavala, the ancient Neapolis.
Kavala has 4,000 inhabitants, one-fourth of whom are Jews, originally from Salonica and Serres.
The Jews of Kavala are engaged mostly in the manufacture of tobacco products, the work being done only during the summer.
www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=146&letter=K   (115 words)

  
 kavala history
Kavala has always been an important port on the Balkan Peninsula.
Kavala' s course through history is alive at every step you take.
In the Archaeological Museum of Kavala, there are unique exhibits, such as remains of Athena Parthenon' s Temple and other exhibits from the whole region, namely from, Yssimi, Galypsos, Dikili, Tas, Nikissiani and Avdira.
www.kavalanet.gr /town/en_history.shtml   (234 words)

  
 Kavala from the 16th to the 19th century   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The aqueduct at Kavala, built in the reign of Suleiman II the Magnificent, 1520-1530, Kavala.
In the middle of the 16th century, the French naturalist Pierre Bellon described Kavala's walls, baths, places of worship and aqueduct, built during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent and the reason for the changed face of the city (which had previously been reduced to a way station after the Turks destroyed it in 1391).
Because of the etymology of the word, Bellon believed that Kavala was founded on the site of the city of Boukefala (Bucephala) and that it was initially (around 1520-1530) inhabited by Jews of Hungarian origin, who were eventually surrounded by both Greeks and Muslims.
www.macedonian-heritage.gr /HellenicMacedonia/en/C3.2.1.html   (259 words)

  
 Kavala
East along the coast, Kavala is a modern, commercial seaside port with hotels, beaches, museums, and restaurants.
It is not stated in Scripture that Paul passed through the city of Dion, it is likely that he left from that port city to kavala, since it is the nearest port to Veria.
The ruins of Dion are about 4 miles from the sea, but it believed this is the result of the silting which occurred through the centuries.
www.wdbydana.com /kavala.htm   (762 words)

  
 KAVALA, Greek Macedonia
Kavala, the prefectural capital, is one of the most attractive of Greece's largest cities rising like an amphitheatre from the beautiful harbor up to a huge byzantine fortress.
Not far from Kavala (17 km.), near the tobacco producing villages of Krinides and Filipi, you'll find the ruins of the ancient Macedonian city of Filipi, named after its founder, Philip II.
Kavala is linked by Air with Athens and charters from several major European cities.
www.magicaljourneys.com /Macedonia/macedonia_discover_kavala.html   (480 words)

  
 Kavala Municipal Stadium "Anthi Karagianni"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The stadium is located in Kavala, a north-eastern city of Greece, 170 km east of Thessaloniki.
If you drive to Kavala from Thessaloniki, do not leave the motorway at the exit signposted "Kavala", but use the next one to "Nea Karvali, Kavala East" instead.
Kavala Stadium was somewhat upgraded in 2004, but works involved almost everything except basic amenities for the fans!
www.stadia.gr /kavala/kavala.html   (232 words)

  
 Kavala guide, Makedonia (Macedonia) by SuperbGreece.com
Kavala is the star of Eastern Makedonia and its historical crossroads.
A focal point of your first view of Kavala as you approach it, is the castle atop the hill which acts as the backdrop for the harbour, fishing boats and the sea-side parts of the town.
One of the most important wetlands in Europe is nearby, the Nestos river, just 40 kilometres east of Kavala on the border with the neighbouring Greek county of Thrace.
www.superbgreece.com /Makedonia/Kavala/index.htm   (822 words)

  
 Kavala - Elizabeth Mills
(“Kavala (3)”), and is the major warehousing and exporting center for tobacco in the country (“The Prefecture of Kavala”).
For example, winter is moderately cold, spring is brightly colored and scented, summer is cool at the seaside, and fall in the mountains surrounding Kavala is brightly colored with golden leaves (“Kavala (1).
  In Kavala, syrup and sweets are still made according to old traditional recipes and even their coffee is known to have a distinct (“Kavala (1)”).
facweb.furman.edu /~jpitts/23r-Kavala.htm   (1284 words)

  
 Acropolis of Kavala   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
he acropolis of Kavala is one of the medieval fortification walls of the "white era", that is, the period before the use of gunpowder in war practice.
Moreover, the Technical Chamber of Greece and the Polytechnic University of Athens in collaboration with the 12th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities are studying the restoration and repairing of the joints of the blocks in order to prevent the destruction caused at several points by the deposits of earth and the weight of the superimposing houses.
It contains all the typical defensive structures, that is the bastion, the water cistern, the storehouse for military equiment (later used as a prison), a guard's house and the circular tower which was preserved from the Byzantine period.
www.culture.gr /2/21/212/21212a/e212la02.html   (270 words)

  
 All about Kavala Greece, everything you want to know.
The natural beauty of Kavala is a sight to see.
The Prefecture of Kavala is also the home of the only Island in Macedonia, the Island of Thassos.
The island lies very close to the mainland, which makes it ideal for any visitor to enjoy an island holiday, yet also enjoy all the treasures that the mainland has to offer with day trips from the island.
www.gokavala.gr   (232 words)

  
 Kavala Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kavala prefecture (Greek: Νομός Καβάλας Nomos Kavalas) is a prefecture in eastern Macedonia.
Kavala serves as a capital city but mainly for Thrace because Greek Thrace had no permanent capital.
Kavala prefecture is the easthernmost in Greek Macedonia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kavala_Prefecture   (207 words)

  
 Folias Theodore: Kavala City Page
Geographically, the location of Kavala presents many advantages, making the town among the most attractive in Greece.
The site is naturally fortified and of singular strategic importance since it sits atop hills and gazes deep into the protected port.
Suleiman the Magnificent refortified the city, built a new mosque and constructed one of the most impressive structures in his empire: the aqueduct (today's "Kamares").
www.cs.ucr.edu /~folias/kavala.htm   (710 words)

  
 Kavala after the liberation
Kavala was liberated and incorporated into the Greek state on 6 June 1913, after seven months of Bulgarian occupation.
The change in the flow of trade at the end of the 19th century and the isolation of the port of Kavala from the railroad network had not affected the export traffic.
The town's modernization and wealth, which soon easily absorbed some 25,000 refugees from Thrace and Asia Minor, was disrupted only by the destruction dealt by the Bulgarian occupations during the First and Second World Wars.
www.macedonian-heritage.gr /HellenicMacedonia/en/C3.2.4.html   (157 words)

  
 KAVALA - location in (GTP) Greek Travel Pages
Although a modern buisiness centre, Kavala is amply endowed with charms to attract and captivate any visitor, for it has managed to hold onto many features of its former appearance, resulting in a graceful balance of old and new.
Kavala’s harbour is particularly beguiling, filled with dozens of brightly coloured fishing caiques bobbing up and down at the quay before set out at twilight, lamps lit for the night’s adventure.
This text (extract) is cited August 2003 from the Greek National Tourism Organization tourist pamphlet (1988).
www.gtp.gr /LocPage.asp?id=10857   (500 words)

  
 Kavala, Greece Car Rental Guide from Auto Europe
Kavala is the second largest town in northern Greece, with its history beginning in 7 century, BC.
Originally named Neapoli, then in the Byzantine period Christoupoli, and finally, in 15AD it was occupied by the Turks and renamed Kavala.
Auto Europe offers several pick up locations and a large fleet selection, so finding a car rental in Kavala is both easy and economical.
www.autoeurope.com /car-rental/Kavala-rental-guide.cfm   (430 words)

  
 T.E.I. of Kavala - The city
Neapolis, Christoupoli, Kavala - the ancient, Byzantine and modern names for the city.
Kavala, Palio,Nea Peramos, Kalamitsa, Nea Heraklitsa, Keramoti are all awaiting you, right next to the sea.
Kavala, Nea Peramos or Keramoti are the setting off points for Thasos with its em
www.teikav.edu.gr /html/kavala_en.html   (298 words)

  
 KAVALA MACEDONIA GREECE
It is by far the most attractive part of town to explore, wandering amid the twisting wedge of lanes and up towards the citadel.
Mehmet Ali, the Pasha of Egypt and founder of the dynasty which ended with King Farouk, was born in Kavala in 1769 and his birthplace, at the corner of Paulidou and Mechmet Ali, is maintained as a monument.
Close by, on Odhos Filippou, is the Folk Art Museum (daily 9–11am and 6–9pm) which, as well as traditional costumes and household utensils, has some interesting rooms devoted to the locally born sculptor Polignotos Vigis.
www.macedonia.info /kavala.htm   (341 words)

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