Zygos

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Zygos : Ζυγός; is a village, part of the municipality of Kavala in the Kavala regional unit, Greece. Population 2,057. ()

Local name: Ζυγός Καβάλας Population: 1.5 thous.Coordinates: 41°1'0"N, 24°22'60"E

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Macedonia and ThraceGreece

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Zygos – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dikili Tash, Kavala Municipal Museum, Public, Aghios Nikolaos.

3.9 miW
Memorial
Dikili Tash, Krinides
100 min walk • Dikili Tash is a prehistoric tell settlement rising 16m above the Drama plain, in Eastern Macedonia, and located about 1.5 km east of ancient Philippi.
5.7 miS
Museum, Art museum
Kavala Municipal Museum, Kavala
145 min walk • The Kavala Municipal Museum opened in 1986 in a two-story neoclassical building in Kavala city centre, very close to the Town Hall. Early in 2001, the museum moved to a tobacco warehouse, in Kapnergati Square, a much larger space.
5.7 miS
40°56'15"N • 24°24'45"E
Public, Kavala
145 min walk • Shopping centre, Shopping
5.8 miS
Church
Aghios Nikolaos, Kavala
148 min walk • The Church of St. Nicholas of Kavala is an Orthodox Christian church in the center of Kavala, in eastern Macedonia.
5.2 miW
City, , History museum
Philippi, Krinides
132 min walk • Philippi was a major Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides after its establishment by Thasian colonists in 360/359 BC. The city was renamed by Philip II of Macedon in 356 BC and abandoned in the 14th century after the Ottoman conquest.
5.3 miE
Village, Ruins
Oreino
136 min walk • Oreino is a former village, now in ruins, in Kavala regional unit, Greece. During the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in the early 1920s, the population, primarily Turks with some Slavs, were forced to leave their homes and the village was not repopulated.
5.6 miSE
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Anthi Karagianni Stadium, Kavala
142 min walk • The Anthi Karagianni Municipal Stadium, formerly the Kavala National Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Kavala, Greece. It is the homebase of Kavala F.C. The stadium was built 1970, and currently has a seating capacity of 10,550.