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The photogenic tower ruins are located in a forest above the city. The view from the top is well worth the visit, even more so than the tower itself. Built in 1308, the tower was the terminus of a 1.5 km long wall which controlled the road from Macedonia to Thrace and supplied the city with water. Starting on the north side of the city wall at the castle, the wall led to the opposite hills, interrupted only by the aqueduct.
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There is a nice, scenic, small fishing harbour at the east end of Kavala, with good restaurants and bars right on the seafront. It's the perfect place to have dinner.
Well-preserved, it was cleaned and repaired few years ago. It looks like new now and is one of the city's landmarks. It is of Roman origin but the present structure dates to the 16th century during Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent's repair and improvement of the Byzantine fortifications. It reaches up to 25 m high, 280 m long and contains 60 arches. Interesting to see are also some old houses that were built into this monument. If you go 100 m up the street on the side of the new town (Hellenikis Dimokratias Str.) and turn right into the 1st street (Konstantinidou Str) after 50 m (in front of the school) you find the start of the Aqueduct. You can even climb on it a few meters to take nice photos of the Aqueduct plus Old Town.
It is partially a pedestrian area with narrow streets lined with shops of all kinds and numerous street cafés. You shouldn't miss the opportunity to go window shopping here. There are also pubs and restaurants there in the evening.
In the sheltered bay, there has been a small, very photogenic boatyard since 1591, which deals with the construction, repair and maintenance of traditional wooden boats (and nowadays not only wooden ones).
It was built around the first decade of the 20th century as a tobacco warehouse by the Turkish tobacco merchant. It's a stylish building, a combination of Ottoman architecture with neoclassical elements. Belonging to Kavala’s City Council it was refurbished and it hosts various events and exhibitions, e.g. the Maritime Museum of Kavala.
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To the right (when viewed from the sea) is the old St Nikolas quarter, with its pubs, restaurants and small shops, which give an impression of what the town was like many years ago. To the left of the square is a modern shopping district with pedestrianised zones and a large number of small shops and cafés. In front of the National Bank is a station for a train-like bus that goes to the old town every hour (except on Sundays). This is a good alternative if you don't want to climb the hill to the old town on foot. Next to the bank is the tourist information centre, which offers friendly assistance and free maps.