Cemetery of Ancient Akanthos

Cemetery of Ancient Akanthos is an archaeological site in Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Cemetery of Ancient Akanthos is situated nearby to the fire station Fire Service of Stagira - Akanthos, as well as near the church Άγιος Νεκτάριος.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 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 1 km southeast of Cemetery of Ancient Akanthos.

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

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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 4½ km southeast of Cemetery of Ancient Akanthos.