Relaxing Sheltered Bays With Warm Aegean Waters
Halkidiki holidays can be taken in northern Mainland Greece with the Aegean Sea lapping around its shoreline, offering a wonderful mixture of superb sandy beaches, lush green countryside, and secluded bays and steeped in history and ancient ruins. Halkidiki as a whole is extremely popular with Greek holidaymakers as well as foreign so retains a lot of the authenticity that has made Greece a favourite retreat for many decades. Halkidiki is an intriguingly shaped three pronged peninsula each with its own appeal and very different from the other.
The westerly 'finger' is known as Kassandra and is the most popular of the three as well as the most developed. Here the beaches are spectacular and a perfect haven for developing a golden tan, the larger of these beaches offer a wide range of water sports in the Caribbean like seas for the young at heart. As well as developed beaches there a numerous sheltered bays backed by picturesque mountains and secluded coves to be discovered and enjoyed. Kassandra offers a selection of great resorts just perfect for a family holiday such as Fourka, Hanioti and Sani which have many tavernas, bars, restaurants and entertainment to keep you occupied. There are also numerous small and relaxing resorts to be enjoyed such as Afitos and Pefkhori which are a perfect combination of white sandy beaches and traditional villages set slightly back from the shores.