Rentina Castle - Together with our friends Philip, Micha, John and Anna, we were on the National Road 2 from Perea to Kavala, as Micha at the end of the Volvi Lake drew our attention to the ruins of a fortress, which he, together with Philip, had used earlier as a pitch for their camper.
After the stopover in Stobi in Macedonia (Camperstop) we continued our journey towards Izmir to the opening ceremony of our project at the Goethe Institute.
Even if the temperatures are rising continuously, one thinks that the many hot springs of Greece have lost their attractiveness during the summer months, one rubs his eyes in amazement when one comes to the springs of Eleftheres.
After the Greek-Turkish War in 1922, Greek settlers from Asia Minor also settled in Kavala and established villages in the area where the settlers started cultivating tobacco. By processing and shipping the tobacco, Kavala gained a certain international importance.
After extensive sightseeing of the aqueduct of Kavala, we went up to the old town.
Several times we have reported about the various sights and highlights on the ancient Roman road Via Egnatia, which ran between the port of Durrës (Albania) and Istanbul, which means between the Adriatic Sea and the Bosporus across the Balkans.
On the way to the hot springs of Eleftheres, we took Highway 2, which leads along the southern shore of Lake Volvi towards Kavala.