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Neapolis, today the harbour city of Kavala in northern Greece, was the port where Paul landed after sailing from Troas by way of Samothrace (Acts 16:11).
From here he walked up to nearby Philippi. The city climbs a hillside above the Aegean, crowned by an old fortress, with a Roman aqueduct and the harbour Paul would have known.
A church and mosaics in the city mark the tradition of his arrival on European soil.
Neapolis is the doorstep of Christian Europe. When Paul stepped off the boat here, following the vision of a man of Macedonia calling him to come and help, the gospel crossed from Asia into Europe for the first time.
Every Western church traces a line back to this harbour. Pilgrims pause here at the start of the Greek journey to feel the weight of that single step.
Why is Kavala important to Christians? As ancient Neapolis, it was Paul's first landing in Europe (Acts 16).
What was its old name? Neapolis.
What is nearby? Philippi, a short drive inland.
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