Pyrgos Beach
Pyrgos Beach is a beach in Sithonia, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Pyrgos Beach is situated nearby to the archaeological site Pyrgos Agios Nikolaos Sithonia (Ancient Singos?), as well as near Monastery Agios Nikolaos Chrysokamaros (ruins).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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 230 metres northwest of Pyrgos Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ormos Panagias and Agios Nikolaos.
Ormos Panagias
Village
Photo: MrPanyGoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Agios Nikolaos
Photo: W.Horseman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Old Nikiti
Neighborhood
Photo: Andrew Zorin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Nikiti is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Pyrgos Beach.
Pyrgos Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Sithonia, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.24991° or 40° 14′ 60″ northLongitude
23.72266° or 23° 43′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8GG56PXF+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 362807124OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Pyrgos Beach” goes by many names.
- German: “Pyrgos Strand”
- Greek: “Παραλία Πύργου”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monastery Agios Nikolaos Chrysokamaros (ruins) and Tower of Chrysokamaro.
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