Xanthi Old Town
Παλιά Πόλη Ξάνθης
A well-preserved old town of 19th-century tobacco merchants' mansions and cobblestone lanes, blending Greek and Ottoman styles. It is a popular day trip east of Kavala.
Xanthi lies about 45 km east of Kavala at the foot of the Rhodope Mountains. In the 19th century, its tobacco trade made many merchants wealthy, and they built numerous colorful mansions on the hillside, blending neoclassical and Ottoman styles. The old town is built into the slope, with cobblestone lanes, wooden bay windows, small churches, and cafés scattered throughout. The folk museum is housed in two connected tobacco merchant mansions. The city is home to a community of Muslim minorities alongside ethnic Greeks, its Saturday market is lively, and its carnival is well known across northern Greece. It takes about 1 hour by long-distance bus from Kavala and can be combined with the Nestos Gorge or Porto Lagos as a day trip.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Nestos Straits
- St. Nicholas Monastery, Porto Lagos
- Nestos Delta
- Kamares Aqueduct
- Kavala Fortress
- Panagia Old Town
- St. Nicholas Church, Kavala
- Mohammed Ali House