Everything you need to know to spend a holiday on the island of Kassandra, Greece
Kassandra It is the main center of the small peninsula of the same name, a natural extension of the better known Chalkidiki peninsula, in Greece, in the Aegean Sea. To get to this area it is advisable to get off at the airport. salonnico and rent a car, or take a bus. Summer here is very hot and temperatures easily reach 40 degrees Celsius in the months of July and August. Therefore, it is preferable to choose the month of May or September to visit or to spend one travel Let's see in detail what to see and what to do during a stay in this pearl of the Aegean Sea.
Bathed by the sea, this peninsula offers countless beaches where you can spend a few hours relaxing sunbathing or swimming in its splendid azure blue waters. The entire coast is equipped for toilets and the beaches are also suitable for families with children. You can find beach volleyball courts, children's play areas, bars, nightclubs and restaurants where you can taste some dishes from the Greek culinary tradition, such as moussaka and yogurt sauce, as well as of course fresh fish prepared in different ways. We suggest a visit to the beach. Playa Dorada (golden beach), considered one of the most beautiful in the entire territory of the Halkidiki peninsula. You can't miss a walk along the white sand beach. Cryopigs, really long and very suggestive.
Lovers of water sports will have fun surfing, sailing or diving in these splendid settings. Who is passionate about it? excursions You can walk through the numerous pine forests scattered throughout the area. It is called a peninsula but in reality it is an island joined to the continent by bridge of Nea Potidea on the canal that divides it from land. You should also not miss the excursion that includes a visit to the Anthropological Museum and the cave discovered in 1959, inside which a human skull dating back more than seven hundred thousand years was found. He museum collects collections of very old finds of the Paleolithic era, including animal fossils and tools built by hominids of the time.
you can also visit Monastery Byzantine of Phokea of 1407 and the remains of the Doric Sanctuary dedicated to Zeus Amon, of the Sanctuary of Dionisio and of the Nymphs, as well as the small chapel of Agios Panteleimon to Kallithea, Very particular. You can do other small excursions. I unoccupied surrounding areas, which still preserve wild and uncontaminated nature.
