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Kavala

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace

A port city below a Byzantine castle, with an Ottoman aqueduct, the old town of Panagia and ferries to Thasos.

Photo: Neptuul · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best Time to Go
May–Sep
Our full guide to Kavala is being written. It's on the Northern Greece list as If You're Nearby.

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