Agios Nicholaos on Crete

21 October 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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© C messier/cc-by-sa-4.0

Agios Nikolaos or Aghios Nikolaos is a coastal city on the Greek island of Crete, lying east of the island’s capital Heraklion, north of the city of Ierapetra and west of the city of Sitia.   read more…

Moussaka

5 October 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit Reading Time:  5 minutes

Moussaka and Greek Salad at a taverna in Laconia, Greece © Vouliagmeni/cc-by-sa-4.0

Moussaka and Greek Salad at a taverna in Laconia, Greece © Vouliagmeni/cc-by-sa-4.0

Moussaka is an aubergine (eggplant)- or potato-based dish, often including ground meat, which is common in the Balkans and the Middle East, with many local and regional variations.   read more…

Theme Week Chalkidiki – Nea Moudania

30 August 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Church of Nea Moudania © panoramio.com - Andrew Zorin/cc-by-sa-3.0

Church of Nea Moudania © panoramio.com – Andrew Zorin/cc-by-sa-3.0

Chalkidiki, alternatively Halkidiki, also known as Chalcidice, is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the region of Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia in Northern Greece. The autonomous Mount Athos region constitutes the easternmost part of the peninsula, but not of the regional unit. The capital of Chalkidiki is the town of Polygyros, located in the centre of the peninsula, while the largest town is Nea Moudania. Chalkidiki is a popular summer tourist destination.   read more…

Theme Week Chalkidiki – Agios Nikolaos

29 August 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  9 minutes

Vourvourou Beach © Anton Lefterov/cc-by-sa-3.0

Vourvourou Beach © Anton Lefterov/cc-by-sa-3.0

Agios Nikolaos (meaning Saint Nicholas) is a village located 110 kilometers south-east of Thessaloniki on the Chalkidiki peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. The village Agios Nikolaos itself is 2 km inland from the Singitic Gulf. However, its territory is quite extensive. To the north-east it borders the village of Pyrgadikia at Salonikiou Beach (8 km from Agios Nikolaos). To the north it borders the village of Metangitsi. In the west and south-west it is neighboring the village of Nikiti (9 km from Agios Nikolaos). To the south it borders the village of Sarti at Armenistis Beach (28 km from Agios Nikolaos).   read more…

Theme Week Chalkidiki – Nea Potidea

28 August 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  9 minutes

Poteidea canal © Gerhard Haubold/cc-by-sa-3.0

Poteidea canal © Gerhard Haubold/cc-by-sa-3.0

Nea Poteidaia is a town in the municipality of Nea Propontida in Chalkidiki, Greece. The location is the only land access to the Kassandra Peninsula. Built on the site of the ancient city of Potidaea, 33 kilometers south-west of Polygyros, it was re-founded in 1922 by Greek refugees from Platanos in Eastern Thrace and Kalolimnos (now called Imrali) which remained under Turkish rule. Today it has a population of 1,543 (2011) and a mainly tourist destination for visitors seeking beaches and wildlife.   read more…

Theme Week Chalkidiki – Polygyros

27 August 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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© panoramio.com – Andrew Zorin/cc-by-sa-3.0

Polygyros is a town and municipality in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is the capital of Chalkidiki. Polygyros town (pop. 7,779 at the 2021 census) is built in the shape of an amphitheatre on a plateau on the south west side of the mountain Cholomontas. It is south of Greek National Road 16 (Thessaloniki – Arnaia). Polygyros is located SE of Thessaloniki, NE of Nea Moudania, NW of Sithonia and SW of Arnaia. The municipal unit (the municipality before 2011) has a population of 11,386 inhabitants (2021) and a land area of 470.933 km². Other large communities in the municipal unit are Ólynthos (pop. 1,053), Taxiárchis (742), and Vrástama (944).   read more…

Theme Week Chalkidiki – Neos Marmaras

26 August 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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© panoramio.com – Andrew Zorin/cc-by-sa-3.0

Neos Marmaras (New Marmara) is a town on the Sithonia peninsula, in the Chalkidiki peninsula, Macedonia, Greece. In 2021, Neos Marmaras had 3,038 permanent residents; however, the summer-time population has been estimated at 20,000. The main industries are tourism, agriculture (olives, wine, and honey), and fishing. Situated on three shoreline hills, below the two mountains, Itamos and Dragoudeli, Neos Marmaras is located 125 kilometres (78 mi) from Thessaloniki, 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Poligyros and 9 kilometres (6 mi) from Elia (Nikiti).   read more…

Theme Week Chalkidiki

25 August 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon voyage, Theme Weeks Reading Time:  7 minutes

© panoramio.com - Srđan Mijatov/cc-by-3.0

© panoramio.com – Srđan Mijatov/cc-by-3.0

Chalkidiki (alternatively Halkidiki), also known as Chalcidice, is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the region of Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia in Northern Greece. The autonomous Mount Athos region constitutes the easternmost part of the peninsula, but not of the regional unit.   read more…

Athens Central Market

10 July 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon voyage, Bon appétit Reading Time:  5 minutes

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© C messier/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Athens Market Hall (Greek: Dimotikí Agorá Athinón; colloquially also Varvakios Market) is the municipal market hall in the center of Athens, located at 42 Athena Street. Meat is sold in the surrounding aisles (the covered alleys of Armodiou, Aristogitonos, and Filopimenos), fish in the central hall, and nuts, dried fruit, and spices in the shops facing the facade. Opposite is the fruit and vegetable market. Spices, pulses, sausages, cheese, regional specialties, and household goods are also sold there and in the surrounding streets.   read more…

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