Philippi
An ancient city founded by Philip II of Macedon in 356 BC, near modern Kavala. It has a theatre, a forum and early Christian basilicas, and it is where St Paul preached in Europe. It is a UNESCO site.
- Where
- Kavala, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 41.0121, 24.2846
Get the Philippi stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Philippi. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Eastern Macedonia and Thrace volume with your photos and a note.
Near Philippi
Thasos 47 km
The northernmost large Greek island, green with pines and olive trees and ringed by beaches with white marble pebbles. The main town of Limenas has an ancient agora, a theatre and a harbour, and Thasian marble was exported widely.
Hilandar 76 km
A Serbian Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos, founded in 1198 by Stefan Nemanja and his son Saint Sava. It holds a notable library of manuscripts and is among the twenty ruling monasteries of the peninsula.
Mount Athos 95 km
A peninsula in northern Greece that holds a self governed community of twenty Orthodox monasteries, active for more than a thousand years. Only men may enter, with a permit, and it is a UNESCO site.
Petralona Cave 119 km
A karst cave 300 metres above sea level on the western foot of Mount Katsika, about 35 km southeast of Thessaloniki. A fossil skull found here in 1960 is among the oldest human remains in Europe.
Sanctuary of the Great Gods 119 km
A major Pan Hellenic religious sanctuary on the island of Samothrace, built just west of the ancient city walls. The Winged Victory of Samothrace, now in the Louvre, was found here in 1863.
Arch of Galerius and Rotunda 120 km
A Roman triumphal arch from about 300 AD and a nearby domed Rotunda, both built under the emperor Galerius. The Rotunda was later a church and then a mosque, and both stand on Egnatia Street in Thessaloniki.
Basilica of Agios Dimitrios, Thessaloniki 120 km
The largest church in Thessaloniki, dedicated to the city's patron saint and first built in the 5th century. It was rebuilt after a fire in 1917 and has fine early Christian mosaics, and is a UNESCO site.
White Tower of Thessaloniki 120 km
A monument and museum on the waterfront of Thessaloniki, the city's best known landmark. The present tower likely replaced a Byzantine fortification, and it is thought to date from the 15th century under Ottoman rule.
Questions
Where is Philippi?
Philippi is in Kavala, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Thasos (47 km), Hilandar (76 km), Mount Athos (95 km).
How do I get the Philippi stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Philippi and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Eastern Macedonia and Thrace volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Philippi before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Eastern Macedonia and Thrace volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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