ABOUT CHALKIDIKI PREFECTURE
This prefecture is a region with important tourist growth, that attracts thousands of visitors every year with its separate sandy beaches, the clean sea, the beautiful islets and villages with appreciable traditional architecture and the intense nightlife. Here, everyone can enjoy water sports and admire remoted creeks with natural beauty. It allocates beautiful landscapes, verdurous hills and beautiful villages. It is offered for excursions near Thessaloniki and it is also an ideal choice, for unforgettable vacations, offering to you all types of tourism.
Poligyros, the capital of prefecture, is a rich city with marvellous climate, between parks and abundant waters. The houses are stretched out amphitheatrically on the slopes of Prophet Ilias with fascinating view to the around regions. You should visit the church of Agios Nikolaos , the country churches of Virgin Mary and Prophet Ilia, the region Palaiporta, that is located to the ancient Apollonia and finally to travel in the archaeological museum of city and the cemetery of Olinthos, Ierissos, Toronis, Kastri and other cities of all Chalkidiki.
In Petralona you can visit without fail the important cavern "person of Petralona'' with discoveries that is worldwide known. Those who love the mountaineering they can be glad in mountain Cholomonta, while the fishermen must be careful of the abrupt changes of weather.
Kassandra is one of the most famous places in Chalkidiki prefecture, and it is located in the western peninsula of Chalkidiki's trident. The development of tourism of Kassandra has forwarded the creation of very well organized facilities, luxury hotels and plenty of entertainment centers that provide a wonderful environment for vacations. It is a heavenly and peaceful place, with immense sandy beaches and pine-clad locations that reach the aquamarine sea. You can admire the really Greek natural beauty, with the dense vegetation and the clear waters.
Kallithea is a refugee's village which is located in Kassandra's municipality. The habitants were established in the region after the Near East disaster in 1922, which are came from Maltepe of Propontida and of the vaster region of Pontos, Êerasounta. Before 1925 a Monks Metohi (monastery) operated in Kal l ithea though as a manor, which was managed by the Russian Monastery in Mount Athos. In 1946 it becomes a self-existent Community named "Kallithea" which states the beautiful position the village has.
The region is famous for the wonderful beaches but also for the archeological findings. The Temple of Ammona Zeus (Doric order that was built in the 4th century b.c., as well as other architectural parts that belong to the paleochristian basilica). There is a small temple of St. Panteleimona of the most recent years, where in its interior part one can see some very interesting wall paintings. Kallithea is a village that can offer unforgettable vacations.
