The city’s history starts in the 7th century B.C. under the name Neapolis. It used to be the seaport of the gold mines on Mount Pangeon and the Thassian’ s trade with the mainland and probably the starting point of Alexander the Great when he set out on his expedition to Asia. Apostle Paul set foot in Europe in this very city, and from here he went to Philippi where he founded the first Christian church of the Continent.
In the mid 19th century most of the tobacco trade activity of the Balkans gathered in Kavala, because of its climate, the appropriate soil and for being in the neighbourhood of areas were the famous outstanding “Basmas” variety was cultivated and, last but not least, because of its natural situated harbour with a capacity for large cargo ships.
The city’s history starts in the 7th century B.C. under the name Neapolis. It used to be the seaport of the gold mines on Mount Pangeon and the Thassian’ s trade with the mainland and probably the starting point of Alexander the Great when he set out on his expedition to Asia. Apostle Paul set foot in Europe in this very city, and from here he went to Philippi where he founded the first Christian church of the Continent.
In the mid 19th century most of the tobacco trade activity of the Balkans gathered in Kavala, because of its climate, the appropriate soil and for being in the neighbourhood of areas were the famous outstanding “Basmas” variety was cultivated and, last but not least, because of its natural situated harbour with a capacity for large cargo ships.