Halkidiki's History: According to the mythology, Halkidiki was given one of the hardest battles, the battle of Giants. The place of conduct was the Flegreo Field, where today it can be found on the plain of Flegras, in Pallini.

The Mount Athos: An orthodox spiritual center since 1054 and has an autonomous status since the Byzance. The area is forbidden to children and women and to even female animals.

Did You Know?... The Mount Athos in Halkidiki is today inhabited by 1400 monks and there are 20 monasteries.

Petralona Cave: It was found in 1959 by the inhabitant of Petralona, Mr. Philippos Hatzaridis and it became well known all over the world in 1960, when the skull of Arhanthropos was found by another inhabitant of Petralona, Mr. Christos Sarrigiannidis.

Did You Know?... That Halkidiki is the birthplace of Alexander the Great.

Kassandra: The first peninsula of Halkidiki and the most popular area because is nearest to Thessaloniki. There is no mountain in Kassandra but there are a lot of beaches with hotels, beach bars and generaly a cosmopolitan ambience.

Sithonia: Have the chance to admire endless magical landscapes, golden beaches, secluded beaches, covered in green valleys and forests, fish villages, but also the magnificent architectual structure of houses and churches.

History: Amongst the many worth seeing places in Sithonia is the ancient city, the castle and the church of Agios Athanasios in Toroni, the windmills in Sikia and the 16th century church in Nikit The mountainous peninsula projects south from the mainland of Thessaloniki into the Aegean Sea. It terminates in three steep-sided, finger - like promontories - Kassandra, Sithonia, and Mount Athos (Greek: Agion Oros, "Holy Mountain"), the location of several well - known monasteries.

Beaches: Hanioti Beach is the livliest of the main beaches, and it offers a wider selection of
watersports and nightlife (there’s even a go-kart track).

Did You Know?... Pefkohori is a friendly and easy going all-round sort of resort.

Kassandra: The easiest peninsula to get to and around, and has suffered package resort development overload as a consequence. If you're a package person then Kassandra may suit you, though it's more like a Phuket Patong than a Greece paradise.

Thessaloniki: With its quiet roads winding past glimpses of tiny, perfect turquoise bays, endless pine trees and clusters of beehives.