Built in 1817 by Mohammed Ali as a charitable kulliye, the Imaret remains one of Greece's most significant Ottoman-era monuments, its lead domes and citrus courtyards now forming part of a restored hotel in Kavala's Old Town. Visitors touring Panagia, the historic peninsula, typically pair a stop at the Imaret with the nearby castle and the statue of Mohammed Ali in the square that bears his name, tracing the layered history of a city that has hosted Byzantines, Ottomans and Jewish merchant communities.
Tourism
Kavala's Imaret Draws Visitors Into the City's Ottoman Past
The 19th-century Imaret complex, once a poorhouse and Islamic school, is now a boutique hotel that anchors Kavala's Old Town heritage trail.
