Kavala: facts

At a glance

• Country: Greece
• Region: East Macedonia and Thrace
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 54,027
• Coordinates: 40.9396° N, 24.4069° E
• Time zone: Europe/Athens (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Athens: 334 km (207 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (KVA): 18 km (11 mi), straight line
• Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG): 130 km (81 mi), straight line
• Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport (AXD): 131 km (81 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Eleftheroupolis: 13 km (8 mi)
• Kalampaki: 22 km (14 mi)
• Chrysoupolis: 25 km (15 mi)
• Thasos: 31 km (19 mi)
• Drama: 32 km (20 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Thessaloniki, 128 km (80 mi)

Things to see

• Aqueduct of Kavala (attraction)
• Halil Bey Mosque (museum)
• Aghios Nikolaos (church)
• Ancient Antisara (archaeological site)
• Ι. Ν. Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου (church)
• Ιερά Μονή Λαζαριστών (attraction)