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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022), beloved the world over, has an inimitable legacy with a reign spanning over seventy years. Among the great patrons of the arts, the Queen was also inspiration to many of the leading artists of our time, not least Lucian Freud. Her Majesty is pictured here sitting for Freud at St. James’s Palace in 2001, for a painting considered “The Finest Royal Portrait for 150 years” – captured in time by Freud’s studio assistant and fellow artist, David Dawson. Image © David Dawson.

A work meeting with tourism business operators took place on Wednesday, September 07, 2022, at the Kavala Chamber, in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Sofia Zaharakis. The Deputy Minister was welcomed by the president of the Chamber, Markos Dembas, while the members of the Administrative Committee of the Kavala Chamber, Panagiotis Angelidis (vice president), Maria Karabournioti (financial supervisor), Eleftherios Koukoutinis (business information manager) and Ioannis Koutras were present at the meeting (responsible for shipping). Also present were Anastasios Billias (president of the Tourism Department of the Chamber), the president and the General Secretary of the Association of…

The social and political concern group “Kavala Brosta” with its announcement invites all Kavalians, regardless of political ideology, to celebrate together the freedom of speech and the freedom of art, at the movie screening event at the “Apollo” cinema. This is the film by Nikos Tzimas “The Man with the Carnation” with music by Mikis Theodorakis. Before the screening of the film, there will be a discussion on “Left, Art and Politics”, with the participation of the director Nikos Tzima and the President of the Greek Actors’ Union Spyros Bibila. Elias Georgakopoulos from Kapsoula Cocktail Bar will create a cocktail…

Argyris Develegas, 47, passed away suddenly in his sleep in the early hours of Wednesday, September 07, 2022. So far, the cause of his death has not been released, pending an autopsy. Argyris Develegas was particularly loved in the local community, mainly through his professional occupation in the field of building materials and timber trading. May his soul rest in peace!

On Tuesday morning, September 6, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine were warmly welcomed by the Sub-regional administration and the Chamber of Kavala, respectively, at the Kavala Archaeological Museum. The Primate of the Orthodox Church’s second day in the area included a visit to the Deputy Regional Governor of Kavala, Alexis Politis, as well as a presence at a Kavala Chamber of Commerce event at the Archaeological Museum. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived at the Kavala Headquarters at 10 a.m., where he was greeted by Alexis Politis and escorted to his office, with the Patriarch expressing…

On Saturday, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew arrived in Kavala for an official visit. The Ecumenical Patriarch is accompanied on his visit to Thassos and Kavala by Archbishop of Athens Hieronymos and Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Epiphanios. Mr. Apostolos, Metropolitan of Geron Derko, was appointed as the Patriarchal Commissioner, and escorted His Holiness from the City’s airport. In the morning, the Ecumenical Patriarch arrived at Chrysoupoli Kavala’s airport “M. Alexandros.” The relevant Metropolitan Stefanos of Philippi greeted him and his entourage, while the Government was represented by Minister of Defence Nikos Panagiotopoulos. The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop of Athens…

Kavala is a lovely city in Greece’s northwestern region. Some say it is the most picturesque in Greece. Since antiquity, the city has seen the reigns of the Romans, the Byzantines, the Bulgarians, and the Ottomans. Today, in addition to the city’s rich historical remnants, Kavala catches your eye due to its contemporary look, brought in by street art. Walking through Kavala’s streets, you get the impression that you are being watched, because there are eyes everywhere. On the windows, front doors of garages, the walls. Every city has its secrets. Residents tell tales and urban legends that are passed…

Tthe Municipal Indoor Swimming Pool of Kavala will reopen for the public (sports season 2022-2023) again from Monday, September 05, 2022. According to the announcement of the Municipality of Kavala, the public hours from Monday to Friday will be as follows: morning zone [ 09:00-15:00 ] | many routes;afternoon zone [ 15:00-20:00 ] | one route. For more information, citizens can contact the Secretariat of the Swimming Pool, by calling 251-350-0460 .

The young Kavala tennis champion and member of the U14 National team Eleni Hatziavraam, athlete of the AOA Champions of Kavala and the “Karaproimos Coaching Team”, continues to build her own legend and her own streak. After the Greek events of the European tournaments under the auspices of Tennis Europe in, “Kilkis Cup 2022”, “Koufalia Cup 2022” and “Aridea Cup 2022” in the category of U16, she was crowned Champion in doubles of the event “Bulgaria Cup 4” in neighboring Svilengrad. It is the “4th European title in a row” in the Tennis Europe European events and the “9th overall in…

On Friday, September 02, 2022, officers of the Security Office of the Central Port Authority of Kavala proceeded to arrest five (5) foreigners for violating articles 83 of Law 3386/2005 and 216 of the Civil Code (illegal entry and forgery). Specifically, in a control carried out before the departure of the E/G-O/G ship within the passenger port of Kavala, the above were found to be in possession of fake identity cards, while they did not possess any other legal travel documents. The forged documents were confiscated from the Central Port Authority of Kavala, which conducts the preliminary investigation.