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Sithonia is a Greek peninsula located south of the cental part of Chalkidikí which is also in the southcentral part of the Chalkidikí peninsula. The Kassandra peninsula lies to the west and the Mount Athos peninsula at the east. Sithonia is also a municipality.
Gulfs that surround the peninsula are the Singitic Gulf to the west and the Toronean Gulf to the east. The mountain Itamos or Dragountelis is in the center of the peninsula. Amongst the many places in Sithonia is the ancient city, the castle and the church of Agios Athanasios in Toroni, the windmills in Sikia and the 16th century church in Nikiti. Porto koufo, is the largest and safest natural harbor in Greece, which is mentioned by Thucydides as "hollow harbor" it appears to be the fishing spot in the area. South, from the harbors exit you will find Kartalia, the most southern part of Sithonia, a very impressive area which puts its visitors under a spell with its rocky secluded beaches. Known for their natural beauty are the beaches Azapiko, Tristinika, Korakas, Marathias, Kalamitsi, Kriaritsi. All the villages cover the peninsula mainly in the central and the southern portions. The landscape are covered with forests, grasslands, and mountains
A beach in Vourvourou, Chalkidice
Kavourotrypes Beach, Kavourotrypes Beach and Mount Athos, Kavourotrypes Beach, Division of the municipality, population 8891 in 2001:
Murrays Handbook of Travels 1854 Nikita, a village at the N.E. angle of the Toronaic Gulf. It is scattered over a chasm worked in a hill of sand, which rests against a rock of the most singular character and appearance; it is sparkling schist, cut out into grotesque forms. It is sometimes white, sometimes light blue. The skirt of the wood comes over the edge of the hill behind. The ruins of 280 houses are fancifully placed along the steep sides or on the terraces, or are concealed by orchards at the bottom of the chasm. On the side of the hill, in a small enclosure which once surrounded the church, stand seven white columns close together. The enclosure itself is nearly undermined, and below it hangs a column suspended across the road, laving been caught or sustained by the bushes on each side. Parthenonas (old Form Parthenon) Kelyfos is a c. 3km2 large island 5 km SW of Neos Marmaras.. Porto Karras Grand Resort
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