There simply is no way to tour Europe and not be awestruck by its scenic beauty, epic history and dazzling artistic and culinary diversity.
We spent one day on the second “finger” of Chalkidiki in the Sithonia peninsula. Compared to the neighboring Kassandra peninsula, less inhabited Sithonia comprises a far larger area. It means infinite untouched landscapes defined by a large mountain in the center with lush greenery and...
The most popular holiday destination in North Greece is the Chalkidiki region famous for its white beaches. Its easily recognized because of its unique shape, it resembles three “fingers” that go into the sea – Kassandra, Sithonia, and Mt. Athos. Our first night we spent in...
After busy Thessaloniki, we took a rest at nearby sandy Potamos Beach, which is the gateway to the Thermaic Gulf and the Aegean Sea. As the prettiest beach near Thessaloniki, Potamos is particularly popular among city-dwellers during the weekends. It is situated on the open sea, so the...
Thessaloniki, formerly Salonika, lies on the western Chalkidikí peninsula at the head of a bay on the Gulf of Thérmai. The city was founded in 316 BCE and named for a sister of Alexander the Great and became the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia. As a military and commercial...
We spent the whole day in the Olympus National Park, there is located Mount Olympus, the highest peak (2917 m) in Greece. It is part of the Olympus massif near the Gulf of Thérmai of the Aegean Sea. Olympus National Park hosts more than 1700 plant species, some rare and endemic, as well...
We were not sure, how to enter Olympus National Park with our truck, so we did pay a visit to the local office in Litochoro, where we got all the necessary information for our tomorrow’s exploration of the national park and mythic Mount Olympus. This little town stretches up the...