Sithonia
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Mount Athos
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peninsula at the east. Sithonia is also a municipality, covering the Sithonia peninsula. The seat of the municipality is the town Nikiti.
Geography
Gulfs that surround the peninsula are the Singitic Gulf to the west and the Toronean Gulf to the east. The mountain Itamos or Dragountelis is in the center of the peninsula. Amongst the many places in Sithonia is the ancient city, the castle and the church of Agios Athanasios in Toroni, the windmills in Sikia and the 16th century church in Nikiti. Porto koufo, is the largest and safest natural harbor in Greece, which is mentioned by Thoukididis as "hollow harbor" it appears to be the fishing spot in the area. South, from the harbors exit you will find Kartalia, the most southern part of Sithonia, a very impressive area which puts its visitors under a spell with its rocky secluded beaches. Known for their natural beauty are the beaches Azapiko, Tristinika, Korakas, Marathias, Kalamitsi, Kriaritsi. All the villages cover the peninsula mainly in the central and the southern portions.In the middle of Sithonia peninsula, near the village of Neos Marmaras
Neos Marmaras
Neos Marmaras is a village on the Sithonia peninsula, in the prefecture Halkidiki, Greece. In 2001, Neos Marmaras had 2,854 residents, the summer-time population has been estimated at 20,000. Situated on three shoreline hills, below the two mountains, Itamos and Tragoudeli...
, there is the famous holiday resort of Porto Carras
Porto Carras
Porto Carras , known as Porto Carras Grand Resort, is one of northern Greece's largest and most famous hotels and holiday resorts. It is located on Sithonia, Halkidiki peninsula in northern Greece. It is about 120 km away from Greece's second biggest city, Thessaloniki.Porto Carras was created...
; the place of the 2003 European Union
European Union
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leaders' Summit. The landscape is covered with forests, grasslands, and mountains.
Municipality
The municipality Sithonia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:- Sithonia
- ToroniToroniToroni is an ancient Greek city and a former municipality in the southwest edge of Sithonia peninsula in Chalkidiki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sithonia, of which it is a municipal unit.-History:...
Places
- Agios NikolaosAgios Nikolaos (Sithonia), GreeceAgios Nikolaos is a village located 120 kilometers south-east from Thessaloniki on the Chalkidiki peninsula in Macedonia, Greece.-Location:...
- Armenisti Camping
- Elia Akti or Elia, or Olive Beach
- Kalamitsi
- Metamorfosi
- Neos MarmarasNeos MarmarasNeos Marmaras is a village on the Sithonia peninsula, in the prefecture Halkidiki, Greece. In 2001, Neos Marmaras had 2,854 residents, the summer-time population has been estimated at 20,000. Situated on three shoreline hills, below the two mountains, Itamos and Tragoudeli...
- Nikiti
- Ormos Panagias
- Partenonas
- Platanitsi
- Porto CarrasPorto CarrasPorto Carras , known as Porto Carras Grand Resort, is one of northern Greece's largest and most famous hotels and holiday resorts. It is located on Sithonia, Halkidiki peninsula in northern Greece. It is about 120 km away from Greece's second biggest city, Thessaloniki.Porto Carras was created...
Grand Resort - Porto Koufos or Porto Koufo
- Pyrgaditika or Pyrgadikia
- Salonikiou
- Sarti
- Sykia
- ToroniToroniToroni is an ancient Greek city and a former municipality in the southwest edge of Sithonia peninsula in Chalkidiki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sithonia, of which it is a municipal unit.-History:...
- Vourvourou