Credits & Sources
Kavala Places is the work of many hands — historians, archives, institutions and creators. This page acknowledges the sources behind the stories and the people behind the project.
Texts & research
The historical content of the places draws on the following sources:
Official bodies
- Ministry of Culture (Greece)
- Ephorate of Antiquities of Kavala
- Municipality of Kavala / Visit Kavala
- Holy Metropolis of Philippi, Neapolis & Thassos
Bibliography
- Panagiotis Ziogas — Traditional Buildings of Modern Kavala
- Dimitris Lazaridis (archaeologist of Kavala)
- Georgios Bakalakis
- Kostas Papakosmas (local historian)
- Historical & Literary Archive of Kavala (ILAK) — Nikolaos Roudometof
- Kyriakos Lykourinos & Nikos Karagiannakidis
Academic & historical sources
- Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)
- Academic studies on Ottoman architecture in Kavala
Local archives & testimonies
- General State Archives (GAK) — Kavala
- Local press (e.g. the newspaper “Kiryx”)
- Oral testimonies
Photography & media
Photographs
Photographs by Dimitrios Vogiatzis and Achilleas Savopoulos, with additional material from the Municipality of Kavala & visitkavala.gr and the museum archives.
3D models
All 3D models of the monuments — from the Fortress to the Ancient Theatre of Philippi — are the result of photogrammetry and were created by Dimitrios Vogiatzis (photogrammetry, Sketchfab).
App, web & AR
The Kavala Places app, website, interactive 3D map and Web AR experiences were designed and developed by DivoGraphics.
Spotted an error, or have material to contribute?
Old photographs, testimonies and corrections are always welcome — they make the stories better.