Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Olymbiádha
HALKIDHIKÍ: KASSÁNDHRA,
SITHONÍA & SECULAR ATHOS
Stáyira
Cape
Eléfthero
Stratóni
N
Paleohóra
Paleohóri
Arnéa
Áyios Pródhromos
Ierissós Gulf
Ierissós
Gomáti
Néa Ródha
Trypití
Políyiros
Kόkkïnes Pétres
Pyrgadhíkia
Metangítsi
Néa Tríglia
Ouranoúpoli
Ammoulianí
Olynthos
Ólynthos
Paralía Salonikioú
Yerakiní
Áyios Nikólaos
Néa
Moudhaniá
Metamórfosi
Áyion Óros Gulf
Órmos Panayías
Nikíti
Sithinía
Néa Potídhea
Potidaia
Vourvouroú
Kassándhra Gulf
Néa Fókea
Mt Sithonía
(817m)
Parthenónas
4
Áfytos (Áthytos)
Néos Marmarás
Sáni
Sárti
Kallithéa
Kryopiyí
Kassándhria
Pórto Carrás
Sykiá
Síviri
Polýkhrono
Paralía Sykiás
Cape Papadhiá
Pefkohóri
Eyeopelayítiko
Haniótis
Mála
Kalývía
Tristiníka
Mt Kassándhra
(307m)
Kalamítsi
Toróni
Posídhi
Kalándhra
Ayía Paraskeví
Cape Kassándhras
Pórto Koufó
Néa Skióni
Palioúri
Kánistro
0
10
Loutrá
Cape
Lemós
Cape Ayíou
Nikoláou
kilometres
Néa Fókea
Bypassing the eyesore of
Néa Potídhea, some 6km beyond Néa Moudhaniá and across
the ancient canal, the first place you might consider stopping at is
NÉA FÓKEA
,
a
modest place consisting mostly of holiday apartments for Greeks, rendered picturesque
by a Byzantine watchtower on a grassy headland. From the harbour a long beach heads
north under cliffs, improving as you distance yourself from the tower.
Sáni
Just north of Néa Fókea, an 8km paved side road takes you westwards through
bucolic countryside to
SÁNI
on the west coast, with a British-operated manicured
marina full of boutiques and chic restaurants. Sáni is also noted for its summer
festival
, which boasts a cosmopolitan billing of world music, salsa, jazz and
cutting-edge Greek stars. This takes place up by another quaint Byzantine
watchtower on the headland.
Áfytos
Some 5km south of Néa Fókea, you reach the turning east for
ÁFYTOS
(or Áthytos), by
far the most attractive spot on Kassándhra. This large village of tile-roofed traditional
houses spreads over a series of ravines that punctuate the bluff here, which ends in a
