Glimpses ancient northern greece5/17/2023 ![]() If you’re traveling in July, don’t miss the bustling fishing town of Nea Moudania and its annual sardine festival: a big, fat Greek party complete with free grilled sardines and wine, singing and dancing. (After restoration work, the cave is scheduled to reopen in May 2023, its museum in August of that year.) Today, you can admire the cave’s impressive, millennia-old stalagmites and stalactites. On your drive to Halkidiki from Thessaloniki (one hour), make a stop at Petralona Cave, off the main road, where remains of our ancestors dating back some 300,000 years ago were discovered alongside prehistoric animal fossils. ![]() You may choose to proceed (carefully!) by car or motorbike, or catch the regular intercity (KTEL) buses from Thessaloniki to each of Halkidiki’s peninsulas. Combine any of these day-long itineraries however you wish. Ready? Let’s begin our exciting four-day trip to my Halkidiki. Mt Athos, meanwhile, takes you off the beaten track as you tread along ancient footpaths, refresh under secret waterfalls and unwind over fresh fish and Greek wine on tiny islets in the middle of the Aegean – with the Holy Mountain (known as “Agion Oros” in Greek) as a dramatic backdrop. Oriented toward families, campers and outdoorsy types, Sithonia offers wilder beaches, low-key seafront bars and plenty of activities. Kassandra attracts a younger, fun-seeking crowd with its beach bars full of happy people and endless shorelines lined with sun beds – not to mention lots of music, sea and sun. Whether you’re into camping and exploring or sightseeing and partying, Halkidiki has it all, with each of its three “legs” boasting its own vibe. This peninsula of stunning coastal scenery – think lunar-like rock formations, shore-touching pine forests and pristine beaches with powder-soft sand – is made up of three smaller peninsulas (which Greeks call “legs”). “There’s nowhere like Halkidiki.” That’s what the locals say about this region in Northern Greece, about an hour’s drive from Thessaloniki.
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