Kavala

Tuesday, 23 May 2017

This morning we took a short flight from Athens to Kavala, a small town on the Aegean Sea in eastern Greece.

We're staying at the Imaret Hotel. This is a historic property that started life as a madrassa (Islamic school) and imaret (soup kitchen to feed the poor). It is now a luxury hotel.

As befits its past as a madrassa, there is still a small mosque on the property.

Dogs and customers share the tavernas along the harbor.

We saw several box turtles on our walks through Kavala. (Of course, I think our Eastern Box Turtles are prettier!)

The city is built on a steep hillside. In the afternoon we climbed up steps and steep streets to reach the "castle" at the top of the hill.

Kavala's medieval "castle" is really more of a fort.

The view from the top of the tower is worth the climb. This is looking east.

And this is looking west.

A 16th century aqueduct runs through the town.

Another view of the aqueduct.