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Kavala
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Kavala
View of Kavala from the sea
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Ancient Neapolis, the port of Philippi where apostle Paul first landed on European soil, became the Byzantine town of Christoupolis, the last stronghold against a host of aggressors; the city was fortified by Andronikos II Palaeologos only to be pillaged in the 14th century by irregular bands of Ottoman Turks. From the 15th century, under its new name, Kavala, this strategically located city once again flowered both economically and culturally.
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