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THE Gerakini and Huts of Polygyros, Psakoudia are its settlements Of Halkidiki
At a glance
In Gerakini, there is a festival of Agios Theodoros. At the beginning of the last century it was a small settlement of the workers of the lekolitho mine of the area. Its development began after 1960. Typical products of the region are olives and oil. Today it has developed tourism with hotels, rooms to let and camping.
Kalyves Polygyros is located in the inland of the Toroneos gulf between Gerakini and Olynthos with a permanent population of over 1,000 inhabitants which in the summer is greatly increased by vacationers. The main occupation of the inhabitants is the production of edible green olive of Halkidiki (coarse olive) which is also the main source of income. In Kalyves there are also taverns, holiday homes and rooms for rent. The patron saint of the village is Agios Modestos. The settlement was named after the huts built by the Polygyrins (farm houses), to cultivate their estates. Formerly in the area he was also involved in sericulture. For centuries there were the traditional olive groves.
History
Near Gerakini, the site of a Roman settlement was located, which probably succeeded the classic city of Mykiverna, which was located just two kilometers away. Also, a few kilometers north of Gerakini, in the place "Selio", traces of another Roman and Byzantine settlement have been identified.
In the area of Kalyves Polygyros was the ancient city of Mykiverna, which was independent and a port of ancient Olynthos, as well as the prehistoric settlement of Molyvopyrgos.
How to get there
How to move
What to see
Entertainment
What will you buy
Where are you going to eat?
Where to go for coffee - drink
Where will you stay?
- Sonia Village, Gerakini 63100 Halkidiki, ☎ 30 23710 54080, 1, 2.
- Camping Kouyoni, Gerakini 63100 Halkidiki.
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