Remains of an ancient Greek pillar on Fillipous area archaeological site in North Greece


Filippoi (Greek: Φίλιπποι), is a village and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kavala, of which it is a municipal unit. The 2001 census reported a population of 10,827 for the municipal unit and 896 for the village. The ruins of ancient Philippi are located in the municipal unit. The most important cultural event of the town is its annual festival, held since 1957. It takes place in the Ancient Theatre of Filippoi during the high season with ancient and modern performances, ballets and concerts by theatrical troupes, orchestras and bands. This ancient Greek theatre dates to 357 It was first restored in 1957 by Dimitris Lazaridis with a view of holding the festival.


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Location: Ancient Filippoi, macedonia, Kavala city, Greece
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