Marmara is one of the most cosmopolitan villages in Halkidiki. It is a picturesque village that was built amphitheatrically on a top of a hill.
The village was founded in 1922 by some refugees from Asia Minor.
Today, the village attracts thousands of visitors every summer and every kind of facilities can be found: hotels, restaurants, fish taverns, bars, cafι, water sports…
The area has some of the most beautiful beaches of Halkidiki.
Full of golden beaches, eucalyptus trees and a picturesque harbour lined with excellent fish-taverns, Neos Marmaras is the most cosmopolitan village of Sithonia.
It was built amphitheatrically on a top of a hill, surrounded by a pure blue sea. The village was founded in 1922 by some refugees from Asia Minor, joined by some of the inhabitants of Parthenionas in 1970.
Just outside the village stands the modern and luxurious hotel complex of Porto Carras, offering three hotels, a marina, an open-air theatre, a golf course and a casino.
In its vast lands citrus, almond and pistachio trees are cultivated, while its vineyards produce the well-known Carras wines. Combining sea, mountain and full entertainment, Neos Marmaras is a great place to go for those who want to enjoy dynamic and crazy holidays.
Porto Koufo village Halkidiki: Porto Koufo is the southern most point of the Sithonia peninsula. It is a picturesque place with a golden beach and the largest and safest natural harbour in Greece.
Some caves, which visitors can visit by boat, stand on the rocky and steep coastline of Porto Koufo. The village is surrounded by incredibly dense vegetation.
Again, for those searching for a house in Halkidiki, this page could help you: House for sale in Halkidiki and Properties in Halkidiki
Some maps about Halkidiki are:
Halkidiki Map
Map of Halkidiki
Political Map of Halkidiki
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Entertainment in Greece
While you are visiting Greece, you can combine your holidays with attending some interesting art festivals.
You can find an updated list of running Festivals in Greece and to book your tickets here: Greek Festivals. Thanks God, the page is in English :)
The most famous festivals are: Athens Festival, that mostly take place at Lycabettus Theater and Epidaurous Festival, a festival dedicated to the ancient Greek theater. The official websites can be found here: Epidaurous. Fortunately enough, the last page includes many events through out Greece.
If you are visiting Syros or Cyclades, you could attend an event of the Aegean Festival, hosted at the Apollo Theater in Syros. If you have visited Syros, but you missed to visit Apollo, you should do it! An excellent place to be. The official website of the Festival is: Aegean Festival-Syros.
In case that you are visiting any part of North Greece on 15th August (Dekapentaugoustos in Greece), keep in mind that almost all the villages of North Greece celebrate Saint Mary's name day. Indeed, an important day for the Greek tradition and the local life. I am definitely recommending you to look and attend these events.
And for properties in Greece, please visit the link: House for sale in Greece
I will update you with more soon!
Kalinixta!
You can find an updated list of running Festivals in Greece and to book your tickets here: Greek Festivals. Thanks God, the page is in English :)
The most famous festivals are: Athens Festival, that mostly take place at Lycabettus Theater and Epidaurous Festival, a festival dedicated to the ancient Greek theater. The official websites can be found here: Epidaurous. Fortunately enough, the last page includes many events through out Greece.
If you are visiting Syros or Cyclades, you could attend an event of the Aegean Festival, hosted at the Apollo Theater in Syros. If you have visited Syros, but you missed to visit Apollo, you should do it! An excellent place to be. The official website of the Festival is: Aegean Festival-Syros.
In case that you are visiting any part of North Greece on 15th August (Dekapentaugoustos in Greece), keep in mind that almost all the villages of North Greece celebrate Saint Mary's name day. Indeed, an important day for the Greek tradition and the local life. I am definitely recommending you to look and attend these events.
And for properties in Greece, please visit the link: House for sale in Greece
I will update you with more soon!
Kalinixta!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Listening to the Radio!
Imagine that you are travelling in the green forests of Halkidiki, or you are resting in a hotel in Halkidiki, with magnificent sea view!
What could be better than being accompanied these moments with music!
An easy solution to this is of course radio! Always and almost everywhere someone has the possibility to listen radio, either in the car or in a hotel or home. This fact provides also the opportunity for someone to become familiar with the local stations and the local music and learn better about the local culture of an area.
To begin with, some familiar radio stations are:
1. Radio Thessaloniki at 95,4 Hz
2. Antenna Radio at 97,5 Hz
3. Kanali 98fm Stereo
4. Top fm 104fm Stereo
5. Radio Delta at 98,6
6. and Radio Energy
An online listing of these radio stations can be found here:
Greek Radio Live and Greek e-radio
Now if you are looking for a house in Greece, do not forget to check this out: Properties in Greece and for properties in Halkidiki (Chalkidiki) here: House for sale in Halkidiki
Stay tuned and enjoy!!
What could be better than being accompanied these moments with music!
An easy solution to this is of course radio! Always and almost everywhere someone has the possibility to listen radio, either in the car or in a hotel or home. This fact provides also the opportunity for someone to become familiar with the local stations and the local music and learn better about the local culture of an area.
To begin with, some familiar radio stations are:
1. Radio Thessaloniki at 95,4 Hz
2. Antenna Radio at 97,5 Hz
3. Kanali 98fm Stereo
4. Top fm 104fm Stereo
5. Radio Delta at 98,6
6. and Radio Energy
An online listing of these radio stations can be found here:
Greek Radio Live and Greek e-radio
Now if you are looking for a house in Greece, do not forget to check this out: Properties in Greece and for properties in Halkidiki (Chalkidiki) here: House for sale in Halkidiki
Stay tuned and enjoy!!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Events and festivals!!!
Halkidiki is a place where many cultural events take place all year round.
The most famous events are during the summer period and especially between July and August.
In the traditional village of Olympiada you have the chance to celebrate together with fishmen the clam festival at the beginning of July. Moreover, in the village of Nea Moudania, at the end of July is the sardine festival, with folklore events and lots of fun.
Some traditional events are the Prophet Helias celebration (20th of July). In many villages, like Ierissos, Vavdos, Polygyros and Petralona, are celebrating “ta kazania tou Ai-Ilia” (the caldrons of Prophet Helias) with free food and wine.
Another traditional event is on 26-27th of July (Agia Paraskevi – Panteleimonas celebration). Religious feast in Arnaia and folklore festival with several events, textile exhibition and other forms of folklore art. Traditional festivals in the church of Agia Paraskevi in Kassandra, in Agios Nikolaos, Galatista, Neos Marmaras (Partheniona), Nikiti, Nea Triglia, Kallithea and Kryopigi.
Also the last Sunday of July is taking place the cross swimming in Toronaios (24km) from Kallithea to Nikiti. Free swimming athletic event with great attention of swimmers. Also, folklore dance in the beach of Nikiti at night.
At last, we should not forget to mention the mushroom festival in September. It is in the mountainous Taxiarchi with the so-called mushroom pies, as well as the olive festival in Olynthos, the festival of Prophet Helias (20 July) and the great festival of Agios (Saint) Mamas every September, not to mention all the cultural events that take place in Afytos throughout summer.
The most famous events are during the summer period and especially between July and August.
In the traditional village of Olympiada you have the chance to celebrate together with fishmen the clam festival at the beginning of July. Moreover, in the village of Nea Moudania, at the end of July is the sardine festival, with folklore events and lots of fun.
Some traditional events are the Prophet Helias celebration (20th of July). In many villages, like Ierissos, Vavdos, Polygyros and Petralona, are celebrating “ta kazania tou Ai-Ilia” (the caldrons of Prophet Helias) with free food and wine.
Another traditional event is on 26-27th of July (Agia Paraskevi – Panteleimonas celebration). Religious feast in Arnaia and folklore festival with several events, textile exhibition and other forms of folklore art. Traditional festivals in the church of Agia Paraskevi in Kassandra, in Agios Nikolaos, Galatista, Neos Marmaras (Partheniona), Nikiti, Nea Triglia, Kallithea and Kryopigi.
Also the last Sunday of July is taking place the cross swimming in Toronaios (24km) from Kallithea to Nikiti. Free swimming athletic event with great attention of swimmers. Also, folklore dance in the beach of Nikiti at night.
At last, we should not forget to mention the mushroom festival in September. It is in the mountainous Taxiarchi with the so-called mushroom pies, as well as the olive festival in Olynthos, the festival of Prophet Helias (20 July) and the great festival of Agios (Saint) Mamas every September, not to mention all the cultural events that take place in Afytos throughout summer.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
The Train is back!
The train is back! I read with great pleasure that the old train connecting Volos with Milies (a well known village of Pelion Mountain) is ready to start operating again! The train is 106 years old and has been implemented by the engineer Evaristo De Kiriko, father of the famous painter Gorgio De Kiriko. The train was constantly operating till 1971. The train was used for transporting products from Volos to Pelion and vice verca. This year the train strats its trips from 11th of April and from 1991 is used only for touristic purposes. The trip is about 40 minutes and passegengers will view one of the most beautifull parts of Pelion.The local name of the train is: Μουντζούρης meaning roughly in English "grease monkey".
For those of you loving technicalities, Mountzouris travels over rails of 60cms and is the only train of that sort in Greece. Mountzouris has its brother in Belgium where both trains work over the same sort of rails!
Some links that you could seek more information about Volos and Pelion are:
Contact Municipality: Contact Volos
where the main page is: Volos
Now if you are looking besides a pleasant summer in Pelion, also for a house in Greece note that we could help you to find your house in Greece!
Properties in Pelion
Properties in Volos
Properties in Greece
We will post soon with more travel information about Greece!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Summary
In this post we summarize some information about properties in Halkidiki and Pelion hosted by Properties in Greece. First of all we give an overview of the available houses in North Greece and later we point some information about the prices. Note that soon we will compare these properties with other properties provided by other real estate websites.
By the Properties in Greece there are 28 available houses for sale in North Greece. In more detail:
I hope that the links above are giving you a better understanding of the avalaible houses and their prices.
By the Properties in Greece there are 28 available houses for sale in North Greece. In more detail:
- 18 houses for sale in Halkidiki (Chalkidiki)
- 1 avalaible house for sale in Thessaloniki.
- 9 houses for sale in Pelion.
- 12 houses in Halkidiki range from € 100.000 up to € 300.000.
- 5 out of 9 houses in Pelion range from € 100.000 up to €300.000.
I hope that the links above are giving you a better understanding of the avalaible houses and their prices.
Friday, March 6, 2009
About Kassandra
Kassandra is one of the three peninsulas of Chalkidiki.
Visiting this area it is an amazing experience! It combines impressive sightseeing, stimulating nightlife, fantastic beaches, lush forested areas ideal for nature walks and picturesque villages!
Some of the most interesting natural sites are the Potidea Canal and the Nea Fokea Wild Life Reserve.
In the villages of the area you can find significant sites such as the ruins of Ancient Afitios in the village Afitos, the Sanctuary of Amon Zeus and the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the village Kallithea and in Kassandria there is the Folklore Museum and the Cathedral of the Birth of the Virgin.
Wonderful natural sites offers Pefkochori, Polychrono and Agia Paraskevi with the therapeutic waters.
Concerning the nightlife, there is a huge variety in Kassandra. All of the settlements, Possidi, Nea Potidea, Pefkochori, Chanioti and other villages offers cafes, bards, restaurants, tavernas and clubs.
This was a small description about Kassandra! A visit in this area it’s is sure that it will convince you that it worth!
Visiting this area it is an amazing experience! It combines impressive sightseeing, stimulating nightlife, fantastic beaches, lush forested areas ideal for nature walks and picturesque villages!
Some of the most interesting natural sites are the Potidea Canal and the Nea Fokea Wild Life Reserve.
In the villages of the area you can find significant sites such as the ruins of Ancient Afitios in the village Afitos, the Sanctuary of Amon Zeus and the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the village Kallithea and in Kassandria there is the Folklore Museum and the Cathedral of the Birth of the Virgin.
Wonderful natural sites offers Pefkochori, Polychrono and Agia Paraskevi with the therapeutic waters.
Concerning the nightlife, there is a huge variety in Kassandra. All of the settlements, Possidi, Nea Potidea, Pefkochori, Chanioti and other villages offers cafes, bards, restaurants, tavernas and clubs.
This was a small description about Kassandra! A visit in this area it’s is sure that it will convince you that it worth!
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