Ierissos Cemetery

Ierissos Cemetery is a cemetery in Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Ierissos Cemetery is situated near the church Άγιος Παντελεήμων, as well as near the marketplace Παζάρι (streetmarket).

Type: Cemetery
Denomination: Greek Orthodox
Also known as: “Νεκροταφείο Ιερισσού”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Akanthos.

Akanthos

Archaeological site

Photo: Christaras A, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Akanthos was an ancient Greek city on the Athos peninsula, on the narrow neck of land between the sacred mountain and the mainland, to the northwest of the Xerxes Canal. Akanthos is situated 1¼ km east of Ierissos Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ierissos and Nea Roda.

Ierissos

Photo: Αλέξανδρος, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ierissos is a small town on the east coast of the Akti peninsula in Chalkidiki, Greece. It is located 115 km from Thessaloniki, and 10 km from the border of the Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain, or Mount Athos.

Nea Roda

Village

Photo: Chryspan, Public domain.

Nea Roda is a village 115 km southeast of Thessaloniki, on the narrowest point of the Athos peninsula in the municipality of Stagira-Akanthos, Chalkidiki, Greece. Nea Roda is situated 5 km east of Ierissos Cemetery.