Neoi Poroi
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Neoi Poroi (new resources) is a coastal village, on the southernmost coast of Pieria
Pieria
Pieria is one of the regional units of Greece. It is located in the southern part of Macedonia, in the Region of Central Macedonia. Its capital is the town of Katerini. Pieria is the smallest regional unit within Macedonia. The name Pieria originates from the ancient tribe and the ancient country...

, near the traditional village of "Παλαιοί Πόροι", Paleoi Poroi (old resources) and the vast and scenic wetlands in the northern part of Pinios.

According to tradition, in ancient Greece
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...

 there was a half-god named Poros. He fell in love and gave his name to the place.

At the time of the 2001 census Neoi Poroi had 691 inhabitants. The main occupation in the village is tourism. A model development plan, has huge streets and squares.

Nearest places

  • Platamon
    Platamon
    Platamon , also spelled as Platamonas, is a town and sea-side resort in south Pieria prefecture, Central Macedonia, Greece. Platamon has a population of about 2,200 permanent inhabitants....

    , north
  • Beach of Panteleimon
    Beach of Panteleimon
    The Beach of Panteleimon is a settlement of the former municipal district of Panteleimonas, the former municipality of East Olympos, which belongs to the municipality of Dio-Olympos, and is one of the 16 total coast of the county....

    , north
  • Neos Panteleimonas
    Neos Panteleimonas
    Neos Panteleimonas is a settlement of the former municipality of East Olympos, which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece....

    , north
  • Palios Panteleimonas, west
  • Beach of Skotina
    Beach of Skotina
    The Beach of Skotina is a seaside settlement of one of the five municipal districts, of the former Municipality of East Olympos, which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. It is 6 κm from Leptokarya, 1 km from the beach of...

    , north

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