kavala seafront Photo

Photographer’s Note

Kavala seafront.

Kavala, the prefectural capital, rises like an amphitheatre up the sides of the foothills of Mt. Sim volo. Though a modem commercial city, it has no dearth of features belonging to its colourful past.

The spacious squares, contemporary buildings, and shopping centres on the west side of the city form a pleasant contrast to the traditional old houses, tiny gardens and flagged alleyways of the eastern side.

The harbour is particularly Picturesque with its countless brightly coloured fishing caiques moored along the waterfront. Among the city's impressive landmarks are the old walls, the Byzantine castle, and the Kamares - the aqueduct erected by Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century - Mehmet Ali's house (18th century) and the Imaret, a Turkish building.

The walk UP to Profitis Was to admire the panoramic view over the city takes you through the fascinating old district.

If You like to swim and eat fresh fish, then head for the lovely beaches and friendly favernas not far from town at such places as Kalamitsa, Palio, Nea Iraklitsa, Raspani, Perigiali, and Nea Peramos.

Other villages in attractive settings are Agios Silas, with its homonymous monastery, Palia Kavala, Krioneri, Korifes and Stavros on a hill, for those who collect views.

Not far from Kavala (17 km.), near the tobaccoproducing villages of Krinides and Filipi, you'll find the ruins of the ancient Macedonian city of Filipi, named after its founder, Philip 11. Still visible on the site are the remains of two Early Christian basilicas, traces of the via Egnatia, the grand Roman forum, the acropolis, the theatre, etc.

mikolaj_kawa, cirano, fulvio52, siamesa, lucasgalodoido, portmanndominic, vasilpro, UlfE, darek1978, gunbud, belido has marked this note useful

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mikolaj_kawa (30269) 2009-03-31 11:35

Hello Constantino! Nice shot. Very interesting cityscape. Beautiful colours. Original frame. Good work. Good luck!

mesutilgim (36868) 2009-03-31 11:41

Hi dear Costantino,
Very nice capture from Kavala. Good pov and nice soft colors. Very good and usefull notes as well.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

bobocortis (14140) 2009-03-31 11:41

Ciao Costantino.
Bella composizione con le palme in prospettiva.
Luce forte ma ben controllata.
Ciao.
Bobo.

Wandering_Dan (3243) 2009-03-31 11:42

Hi, Constantino -

This looks warmer than I usually think of that area of the coast as being. Maybe it's the palm trees.

Very nice curve made up of the trees and the other elements, moving the eye around without losing the focus. Good choice to include that amount of sky, too. But you did cut off the bench on the right edge.

Best,
Dan

Hunkar (4730) 2009-03-31 11:43

A beautiful park..
Nice colorful city scene with relaxing effect..
Best regrads,

grigand (12644) 2009-03-31 12:12

Ciao,
Bellissime queste palme, ottima prospettiva e ottima l'atmosfera con la luce calda.
ciao
andrea

zanzi (4520) 2009-03-31 12:18

Hi Costantino
Great to see this kind of landscape when we have nothing but clouds here in Switzerland.
Great colors and light.
Bravo
Chris

cirano (1279) 2009-03-31 12:54

Slav Costantîno,
A great image.Very good composition with vivid colours and sharpness.
Thansk for sharing.
Regards from Mesopotamia.
Dûrzan

fulvio52 (8314) 2009-03-31 13:11

Ciao, Costantino.
Splendida inquadratura, grande atmosfera, colori brillanti, e un formato che si addice alla perfezione a questa veduta. Direi che basta e avanza, bravissimo! Buona serata, a presto. Un abbraccio,
Fulvio.

stamatis (2410) 2009-03-31 14:14

geia sou file Costantino eimai xaroumenos pou ksanagyrizw sthn oikogeneia tou trekearth kai briskw filous.

omorfh fwto poly katharh kai me poly wraia xrwmata.
Poly kalo kai to frame ths.
filika Stamatis.

siamesa (12934) 2009-03-31 14:22

Hi Costantino

These palm trees are impressives.These palms are very beautiful and the trunk is interesting.
A nice composition, friend.
Hugs
Maria

lucasgalodoido (16605) 2009-03-31 14:58

Hi Costantino,
very nice garden here, and color of your capture are great, I´d like.
Regards,
Lucas

portmanndominic (2388) 2009-04-01 2:32

Costantino Geia sou

a classic sea front weel shot with a nice framing
palm tree , city , clouds swwet mood before the tourist coming
TFS
Filika
Dominic

vasilpro (8834) 2009-04-01 8:58

Γεια σου Κωνσταντίνε,
Όμορφη φωτογραφία με τους φοίνικες και την πόλη της Καβάλας στο βάθος. Πολύ καλή σύνθεση με όμορφα χρώματα.
Σε χαιρετώ φιλικά, Βασίλης.

danos (32588) 2009-04-01 10:08

Κωνσταντίνε καλησπέρα,
ωραία η πλευρά αυτή της Καβάλας με τους φοίνικες και το καλοσυντηρημένο πράσινο να κάνουν την προβλήτα φαντάζομαι, τόπο συνάντησης και βόλτας για τους ντόπιους.Μου αρέσουν τα ζωντανά χρώματα και το φως.

Καλό βράδυ,Δάνος

UlfE (9000) 2009-04-01 12:28

Hi Costantino,

Wonderful scene. I really like your inclusion of the palm tree and your POV is really great. The green lawn is a very attractive element of this picture. TFS and have a nice evening!

Cheers,

Ulf

rodgerg (24203) 2009-04-02 3:07

Hello Costantino,

A nice place, a nice shot too with a very good balance in the composition, a great prospect and many various details well collected. Good and nice photowork.
Best regards,
roger

darek1978 (11303) 2009-04-02 8:08

Hello Costantino,
A good POV to show us the breathtaking beauty of the coastline of Kavala. I think this is excellent place for holiday. I like warm tones on this picture and lovely architecture in the background. Well done!
Regards,
Darek

AiresSantos (42194) 2009-04-02 11:40

Hi Costantino
Fine view from Kavala. Great colours and POV. Good contrast, sharpness and depth
TFS and have a nice evening
Aires

gunbud (27933) 2009-04-02 19:26

Hi Costantino,
Amazingly beautiful tropical harbor scene with the lovely palms swaying against the soft pastel sky.
The beautiful city's impressive skyline makes a fine backdrop to this tranquil image.
Regards, Tom

belido (16577) 2009-04-04 5:51

Hi Costantino,

what a beautiful garden! I wish I could seat on one of those benches and read a book or contemplate the sunset. Very nice place, great photo!
Have a good weekend,
Carlos

jmdias (19355) 2009-04-04 7:56

costantino

the star of this compo is this CICA, it is similar that one I have in my home. Beautiful the other palms , sending the view to the background, perfect pov and light. beautiful place

hugs

jorge