Tourist information - Kavala
There are many destinations winning your heart at first sight, allowing you to feel familiar as if you have known them for a long time, even if you visit them for the first time! Some cities are friendly, warm and also captivating, exquisite, are also able to keep you forever there, by them. That’s about the feeling Kavala will give you, because it isn’t merely a attractive place, but a modern town with a long-lasting historical background and a wealth of tradition, unique landscapes, but overall with hospitable people! It is the city, that will convince you immediately of its advantages in the aspects of life.
Kavala, worthy of its historical and cultural past, developed over the past decades its very own, really essential cultural-artistic presence.
Festival of Philippi
Since 1957, it has been the most important cultural happening of the city and one of the most important of Greece. It takes place in the ancient theater within the high season, in July, August and September with ancient and modern performances, ballets and concerts by theatrical troupes, orchestras and bands of international fame.
Eleftheria
The city commemorates its liberation during the first half of June, with cultural and artistic festivities in the open-air theater of the Castle of Panagia as well as the squares of the city under the supervision of the Municipality.
Grapes Festival of Eleochori
It occurs during July and August in the open-air theater of Eleochori, near N. Peramos (18km western of Kavala).It has musical and theatrical performances as well as...elegant surprises mainly because the visitors are offered wine and grapes from the local vineyards.
Helios & Petra (Sun & Stone)
This is a festival that takes place in the open-air theater of N. Karvali (7km eastern of Kavala). It shows the individuals of the world the opportunity of fraternization by way of the original expression of their popular music and traditional dances presented by virtuous artists.
The potato festival
A popular celebration takes place in the region of Lekani the in first days of September. The visitors are treated to tasty goodies prepared from potatoes, while listening to the turns of traditional music and enjoy dance shows.
But in the region of Kavala festivities never end. There are various more, most of them religious, just like the Carnival and Ash Monday, throughout Kavala as well as its countryside.
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