Sithonia (Σιθωνία) is a peninsula of the Halkidiki.
To know
Sithonia is the middle peninsula of the Halkidiki, placed between Kassandra and the monastic republic of Mount Athos. With its slender and elongated shape, like its conserelle, Sithonia is characterized by a continuous succession of coves and coves that now host white sandy beaches, now large pebble beaches often surrounded by pine forests. Sithonia is a paradise for campers but there is no shortage of hotels from luxury to budget ones.
Territories and tourist destinations
Sithonia: full screen map.Urban centers
- 1 Kalamitsi (Καλαμίτσι Χαλκιδικής)
- 2 Metamorphosis (Μεταμόρφωση Χαλκιδικής)
- 3 Neos Marmaras (Νέος Μαρμαράς)
- 4 Nikiti (Νικήτη)
- 5 Ormos Panagias (Όρμος Παναγίας Χαλκιδικής) - Port where cruises and circumnavigation of the Mount Athos and of Sithonia also with vintage boats and sailing ships. It constitutes the stopover of the village of Agios Nikolaos located at a distance of 2 km above
- 6 Tailors (Σάρτη Χαλκιδικής) - Beaches: Platanists (Πλατανίτσι), Armenistis (Αρμενιστής), Achlada (Αχλάδα), Kavourotripes (Καβουρότρυπες).
- 7 Sykia (Συκιά Χαλκιδικής)
- 8 Toroni (Τορώνη Χαλκιδικής) - A crowded seaside resort with a long beach.
- 9 Vourvourou (Βουρβουρού Χαλκιδικής) - In the midst of thick pine forests
Other destinations
- 1 Akti Salonikiou (Ακτή Σαλονικιού)
- 2 Porto Carras (Πόρτο Καρράς) - Huge hotel complex of three units built in 1970 by the owner Ioannis Carras.
- 3 Porto Kufò (Πόρτο Κουφό)
 Sithonia: the beach of Sykia |  The Melito hotel in Porto Carras |  Sithonia: The beach of Vourvourou |
How to get
How to get around
What see
- Toroni (Τορώνη) - At the southwestern end of Sithonia, Toroni was a colony of Chalcis inEuboea. Excavations in 1975 conducted by the Australian Institute have unearthed traces of Lykithos, the ancient port of Toroni, which stood on a low promontory. The research, also extended to the seabed, proved that the place was inhabited since the Bronze Age.
