Country Greece Postal code 640 03 Elevation 78 m Area code 2510 Regional unit Kavala | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Vehicle registration ΚΒ Local time Saturday 7:18 PM Municipality Kavala | |
Weather 11°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 68% Humidity Administrative region Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | ||
Filippoi (Greek: Φίλιπποι, Philippi), 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 municipal unit has an area of 238.751 km2. The 2011 census reported a population of 11,711 for the municipal unit and 894 for the village. The ruins of ancient Philippi are located in the municipal unit.
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Map of Philippi 640 03, Greece
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 B.C. It was first restored in 1957 by Dimitris Lazaridis with a view of holding the festival.