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Travel Destination Guide - Kalithea
Kalithea (Halkidiki, Greece) 
Kalithea Information
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This relatively modern, straggling, low-rise resort has a "purpose-built for tourism" ambience. Most shops, bars and restaurants are seeking the tourist Euro, lining the main through road for ¾ ml. It is a rather steep descent to the beach, where further bars and tavernas have been built to cater to visitors' demands for waterside refreshment.
The fast through traffic gives the area a slightly more hurried atmosphere than other towns on the peninsula. 1 ml S is another, smaller nucleus of restaurants and bars serving the resort's large hotel complex.
The area has broad appeal, but particularly for beach lovers. Popular with mature German visitors in summer. Steep lanes from beach may be a problem for those with mobility difficulties.
A preponderance of apartments and private villas; a few small guesthouses in the village. 2 upmarket hotels on the outskirts.
Locality:
Kalithea lies midway along the east coast of the Kassandra Peninsula. (it is 54 mls SE of Thessaloniki; 49 mls SE of its airport). It is on the coast, on level land, straddling the main road, with low hills inland. The land drops steeply away to the NE-facing shoreline.
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There is a wide bay with pale, coarse, gently shelving sand, well suited to children and swimmers lacking confidence in the water. Shoreside beverages available from an array of tavernas and bars. Sunbeds and parasols for hire.
There is a compact pedestrianised shopping area, running parallel to the main road, supplements the usual tourist paraphernalia with a range of surf-gear shops and jewellers. There is also a few supermarkets.
During the daytime activities include beach- and water-based activities, including windsurfing, water-skiing, scuba diving, paragliding and pedalloes, for history and culture lovers there is the ruins of Temple of Zeus on shore.
The nightlife offers a couple of nightclubs, music bars (including karaoke) and tavernas; otherwise, entertainment organised by larger hotels.
For food there is a choice of Mexican, pizza/pasta, British/Greek hybrid fare, fast-food eateries; almost exclusively for the tourists, with a few traditional Greek restaurants.
Kalithea Suitability ProfileSun Snow Beaches History/Culture Romance Peace & Quiet Hustle & Bustle | Activity & Adventure Famous Landmarks Water Sports Natural Beauty Art & Architecture Family Entertainment Good Nightlife | Safari Plenty of Restaurants All Inclusive Hotels Luxury Accommodation Plenty of Shops |
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Population: 10.668.400
Languages: Greek 99% (official), English, French
Currency: euro
Currency code: EUR
Local Times:
Greece - Athens
Country Dialling Code: +30
Voltage: 220V 50Hz
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Greece appeals to different types of tourist, and very few could fail to find somewhere to suit their taste. From bustling Athens to blindingly bright islands, ancient fragments abound - the belly button of the cosmos at Delphi, fallen columns galore on the sacred island of Delos, frescoed Minoan palaces on Crete and even, quite possibly, the remnants of Atlantis at Santorini. Greeks are fierce guardians of tradition, but that doesn't mean they don't know how to have fun. In addition, hot sun and limpid seas conspire to make Greece a perfect place to relax. Whether you're supping in a beachside taverna , sipping coffee in a shady plateia or disco-dancing till dawn.
The Olympic Games were spawned in ancient classical Greece, along with democracy and the fundamentals of philosophy, science and mathematics. Modern Greece is better known as a great place to vacation rather than a centre of learning and culture. Today the country attracts by offering simple pleasures: delicious food at reasonable prices, local wine, beautiful beaches, sunshine, quaint villages, a seemingly endless lacework of coastline and little islands full of scenic surprises.
The country exudes traditional charm, particularly on its ever-popular islands, which cling to their stereotypical architecture and way of life despite being often over-run by tourists. Black-clad women still deliver vegetables to island tavernas on panniered donkeys, while bronzed, lined fishermen sit in the sun, drink thick coffee, and play dominoes or dice. The tourist infrastructure has intruded in many respects, but the timeless aspect of whitewashed buildings clustered on hillsides around narrow pebbled alleys has been retained. The myriad islands in the Aegean Sea are easily accessible from Piraeus, the historic harbour of Greece's mainland capital, Athens, by ferry or hydrofoil, offering a unique chance for 'island-hopping'. Many of the larger islands also have airports with connections to Athens or seasonally with major European cities.
On the mainland the city of Athens in the south is sprawling, overcrowded and polluted but nevertheless enthralls visitors, while Thessaloniki in the north is vibrant and modern with a Byzantine flavour. Athens is dominated by its major landmark, the Parthenon: the remains of other wonders of the ancient Greek classical world are to be found mainly on the Peloponnese Peninsula, south of Corinth, the gateway to a veritable treasure trove of history.
Greece and Greeks welcome with open arms the thousands of visitors that flock to admire their national assets every year - no-one leaves without having been warmed, both by the sun and the hospitality. |
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