Halkidiki has a unique nature, with secluded coves, clean sea, beautiful islands and villages with remarkable traditional architecture. It combines mountain and sea, serenity and intense nightlife, ancient history and modern life. Each city has its own history and its own ancestral glory.

The level of tourism quality in Chalkidiki is at a high point, with luxurious hotels, beautiful apartments and rooms, camping, country cottages and a lot of fun. Despite the large number of tourists, the visitor can enjoy all kinds of tourism. Cosmic beaches and beaches waiting to be discovered. The sun, the sea and natural beauties harmoniously blend in the peninsula of Halkidiki in the southeast of Thessaloniki.

Magnificent beaches, expanded general organization, archaeological treasures and historical monuments, all these make Halkidiki an ideal choice for your vacation.

Beaches

Kalithea

A crowded beach with white sand and crystal clear waters, while a verdant hill is in the background. It features bars, restaurants and water sports facilities. From here starts Toronaios Crossing, the well-known bathing games.

Nea Fokea

The beach, in front of the settlement, is sandy and idyllic. It has restaurants and taverns. The picturesque harbor of Nea Fokea while imposing stands on the hill by the Byzantine tower of St. Paul, built in 1407.

Kryopigi

The beach in front of the village, also called Pigadakia, has fine sand and crystal clear waters. There is a refreshment room and water sports facilities.

Fourka

Large sandy beach stretching in front of the cosmopolitan village. The Scala of Fourkas during the summer months is full of life! The beach is sandy, fully organized, which hosts some of the most in beach bar of Halkidiki. And when the decibels rise, the joy takes off!

Siviri

Huge beach with sand in the homonymous picturesque settlement. You will find crystal clear water that smooths up.

Huge beach, one of the most beautiful in Kassandra, with fine sand and gravel. At the end of it there is a lagoon. The beach has a refreshment room.

Pefkohori

Large, sandy and fully organized beach, in front of the homonymous village. During the summer it gathers a host of visitors. It has all kinds of restaurants, bars and facilities for all water sports.

Kavourotripes

Perhaps the most exotic coast of the second leg, with white sand that is in complete contrast to the turquoise sea. Her trademark is a huge mermaid that an anonymous artist has cast out on the rock.

Kalamitsi

Lovely sandy creek, in front of the seaside settlement, with a few sunbeds and umbrellas, two three bars, taverns, mini markets, rooms to let, camping and a few hotels. At the end of the beach, if you pass the rocks, you reach another cove, which is preferred by nudists.

Sarti

Beach in the settlement, with sand, organized and clean waters, beach bars, taverns, parks, sea shops etc. At 4.2 km from Sarti dirt road leads to a picturesque bay with a wonderful view of Mount Athos. There is a beach bar club.

Hotels in Halkidiki

There are plenty of options for your accommodation. One relatively cheap choice is Heraion Hotel in Nea Kalikratia. (http://www.heraionhotel.gr/en/index.htm)

If you wish a 4 star, luxurious hotel, you can choose Mendi Hotel in Kalandra (https://www.mendi-hotel.gr/) or Alexander the Great Beach Hotel in Kriopigi (https://alexanderthegreat.reserve-online.net/about).

Enjoy your time in Halkidiki,

TouristSpot team.

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The attraction of so many visitors from all over the world is not accidental, as Chania combines incredible natural beauty with rich history and an important cultural tradition with excellent tourist infrastructure.

Chania is the capital of the prefecture of Chania and is located in northwestern Crete. It has an area of about 11 square kilometers and a population of 53,910 inhabitants (2011 census) in the city (the second largest city in Crete after Heraklion), 108,642 inhabitants in the Municipality of Chania and 156,585 inhabitants in the prefecture of Chania.

Main sights of Chania: the entire Old Town and the Venetian Harbor, the Naval Museum, the Archaeological Museum, the Eleftherios Venizelos house, the Venizelos tombs, the War Museum and many other monuments of Byzantine, Venetian, Ottoman and modern times Period.

The climate in the region is mild Mediterranean with normal temperatures throughout the year.

The prefecture of Chania has excellent beaches that will satisfy all visitors. The beaches can be categorized into three categories depending on the place that they are located. The northern beaches are generally more crowded, more elevated, with warmer waters and most of them are caught by the meltemia. Southern beaches, on the contrary, are generally more deserted, deepen more abruptly and their waters are colder. Finally, the western beaches are among the best in Greece and their morphology resembles the northern ones.

Among the top beaches are: Elafonisi, Balos, Falassarna, Holy Apostles Beach, Kalives.

In Chania, there are traditional Cretan nightclubs, with musicians playing lyre and lute or violin many times. There are plenty of cafes and bars, as well as clubs where harmonious music and jazz, pop and Greek music harmoniously coexist.

All in all, Chania is a great choice for the travelers offering excellent beaches and amazing nightlife. It also has many cultural places to visit such as the Old Town, that really astonishing.

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