Wine Routes of Northern Greece

The Northern territory of Greece has a rich variety of vineyards. Most of Greece’s wine production is located in the Macedonia and Thrace regions of Greece. You can easily divide Macedonia and Thrace into seven regions of wine roads. See the map below for some suggested wine routes, and the vineyards and wineries along the way. View Wine Routes in …

Honey bee in thyme

Golden Greek Honey

When travelling in Northern Greece and for that matter throughout the country you will see plenty of bee hives and specialty shops selling all sorts of Greek honey. The Greeks call it Meli or “ΜΕΛΙ”. If you come from North America or Northern Europe you’re probably thinking… “Come on, honey is honey. Bees make it. The bees are the same …

Aristotle Self-guided Tour

Can you walk in the steps of a giant? Why not give it a try with our Aristotle self-guided tour. The Hero of Halkidiki The locals of Halkidiki are proud of their homegrown hero – Aristotle. As one of Greece’s most famous and influential philosophers, Aristotle was a walking university with a wealth of information about practically everything. He was …

Penna, Drenia Islands

Discover Drenia Islands – Ammouliani

Beach bliss – Drenia Surrounded by several small islands that serve as a barrier from the waves and the wind, this vivid aquamarine coloured lagoon called Drenia will make you think you are at the height of bliss! The Drenia islands, or Gaidouronisia as the locals refer to it, is a group of 6 small islands off the southern tip …

Sanctuary of Zeus Ammon

The three sanctuaries of Afitos The peaceful view east across the sea to the middle peninsula of Halkidiki in Northern Greece has always been the same from Afitos. More than 5000 years of human habitatition and the locals have always woken up to the same sunrise over the same mountains of Sithonia, the same mesmerizing blue and green water gently …