Pyrgos
Pyrgos is a locality in Sithonia, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Pyrgos is situated nearby to the hamlet Schoinia, as well as near Elaionas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pyrgos Agios Nikolaos Sithonia (Ancient Singos?).
Pyrgos Agios Nikolaos Sithonia (Ancient Singos?)
Archaeological site
Singus or Singos was a town of Sithonia in the Chalcidice in ancient Macedonia, upon the gulf to which it gave its name, the Singitic Gulf. It is cited by Herodotus as one of the cities, along with Assa, Pilorus and Sarta, located near Mount Athos, which Xerxes had ordered to open a channel through which his fleet passed. Pyrgos Agios Nikolaos Sithonia (Ancient Singos?) is situated 2½ km southeast of Pyrgos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agios Nikolaos and Ormos Panagias.
Agios Nikolaos
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Agios Nikolaos is a village of Chalkidiki, in the Sithonia peninsula with a permanent population of 2,500. Agios Nikolaos is 110 km from Thessaloniki, where Sithonia peninsula begins.
Ormos Panagias
Village
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Ormos Panagias is a coastal village of Sithonia in Chalkidiki, Greece. Located between Kassandra and Mount Athos, Ormos Panagias is considered by some to be the port of the village of Agios Nikolaos, which is only a few kilometres away. Ormos Panagias is situated 4½ km southeast of Pyrgos.
Old Nikiti
Neighborhood
Photo: Andrew Zorin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Nikiti is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km southwest of Pyrgos.
Pyrgos
- Type: Locality
- Location: Sithonia, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.26898° or 40° 16′ 8″ northLongitude
23.70214° or 23° 42′ 8″ eastElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
8GG57P92+HVGeoNames ID
9353143
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In Other Languages
“Pyrgos” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Πύργος”
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