Kassandra
The coast of Kassandra peninsula, near the city of Thessaloniki, offers many excellent beaches.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Afytos and Chaniotis.
Afytos
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Afytos is a village in Chalkidiki, northern Greece. It is part of the municipality Kassandra. It is situated on the northeastern coast of the Kassandra peninsula, 6 km northeast of Kassandreia, 31 km south of Polygyros and 73 km southeast of Thessaloniki.
Chaniotis
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Chaniotis, is a town in the eastern part of the peninsula of Kassandra, Chalkidiki, Greece. Chaniotis is on the northeastern coast of the peninsula, 3 km northwest of Pefkochori, 4 km southeast of Polychrono, 7 km northeast of Nea Skioni and 89 km southeast of Thessaloniki.
Nea Phokea
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Nea Phokea is a village on the Kassandra peninsula in Greece with isolated beaches and big pine-trees which almost reach the sea water. The inhabitants of Nea Phokea are 1,500, but during the summer months this number increases to 10,000.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Possidi.
Possidi
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Possidi is a sea resort in Kassandra peninsula, the first "leg" of Chalkidiki, Greece. A visit to Possidi can be a memorable experience, as you are in front of the sea and under the beautiful pine hills.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ι. Ν. Γεννήσεως του Χριστού.
Ι. Ν. Γεννήσεως του Χριστού
Church
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Ι. Ν. Γεννήσεως του Χριστού is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polychrono and Fourka.
Polychrono
Village
Polychrono is a town located in the eastern part of the peninsula of Kassandra, Chalkidiki, Greece. Its elevation is 10 metres. Polychrono is situated on the northeastern coast of the peninsula, 4 km northwest of Chaniotis and 85 km southeast of Thessaloniki.
Kassandra
- Type: Locality with 15,000 residents
- Description: municipality of Macedonia, Greece
- Also known as: “Kassandra Municipality” and “Kassandra, Chalkidiki”
- Category: municipality of Greece
- Location: Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Kassandra” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاساندرا”
- Bulgarian: “Касандра”
- Catalan: “Kassandra”
- Cebuano: “Dimos Kassandra”
- Chinese: “卡桑德拉”
- Dutch: “Kassandra”
- Esperanto: “Kasandra (duoninsulo)”
- Esperanto: “Kasandra”
- Finnish: “Kassándra”
- French: “Cassandra”
- French: “dème de Kassándra”
- French: “Kassándra”
- Galician: “Kassandra”
- German: “Kassandra”
- Greek: “Δήμος Κασσάνδρας”
- Greek: “Κασσάνδρα”
- Greek: “Κασσάνδρας”
- Ido: “Municipo Kasandra”
- Italian: “Cassandrea”
- Italian: “Cassandria”
- Italian: “Kassandra”
- Japanese: “カサンドラ (ギリシャ)”
- Japanese: “カッサンドラ半島”
- Lithuanian: “Kasandra”
- Macedonian: “Касандра”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kassándra”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kassandrahalvøya”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Kassandra”
- Polish: “Kasandra”
- Polish: “Kassandria”
- Romanian: “Kassandria, Halkidiki”
- Russian: “Касандра”
- Serbian: “Општина Касандра”
- Spanish: “Kassandra”
- Swedish: “Dimos Kassandra”
- Turkish: “Kesendire belediyesi”
- Turkish: “Kesendire”
- Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Kassandra”
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