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Pefkochori in the region of Central Macedonia with its 1,650 habitants is a town located in Greece - some 139 mi or ( 224 km ) North of Athens , the country's capital .
Local time in Pefkochori is now 06:52 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Volos, Larisa, Lamia, Athens, and İzmir. When in this area, you might want to check out Volos . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Pefkochori ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Pefkohori - Greece (2010)
My second trip to Pefkohori on the Kassandra peninsula i northern Greece. First one was way back in 1997. Background music by Despoina Vandh. ..
Pefkohori 2008
Pefkohori 2008 ..
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Pefkohori beach
Best beach near Pefkohori, Halkidiki, Greece ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Pallene, Chalcidice
For other Pallenes, see Pallene. Pallene is the ancient name of the westernmost of the three headlands of Chalcidice, which run out into the Aegean Sea. Its modern name is Kassandra Peninsula (Χερσόνησος Κασσάνδρας). It is said to have anciently borne the name of Phlegra (Φλέγρα) and to have witnessed the conflict between the gods and the earthborn Gigantes.
Located at 40.02 23.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Kalandra
Kalandra is a small town on Kassandra, the westernmost peninsula of Chalkidiki. In ancient Greece it was the site of the town of Mende, one of the many colonies in Chalkidiki founded by Chalcis, the main city on the island of Euboia. Mende was also the birthplace of the sculptor Paeionius, (also Paionios), who made a statue of Nike, which was put on top of the victory pillar in Olympia, and is currently in the Archaeological Museum of Olympia. There was also a temple of Poseidon.
Located at 39.97 23.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Kassandreia
Kassandreia is a town in Chalkidiki, northern Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of Kassandra, in the center of the peninsula. Relatively unknown because of its zero tourist attraction but full of life in winter. Known in Greece for being the smallest town with a football team playing for the Beta Ethniki (managed to take the 4th place) and for the high debt the municipality was in at the start of the 2000s.
Located at 40.05 23.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Porto Carras
Porto Carras, known as Porto Carras Grand Resort, is one of northern Greece's largest and most famous hotels and holiday resorts. It is located on Sithonia, Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece. It is about 120 km away from Greece's second biggest city, Thessaloniki. Porto Carras was created by Yiannis Carras, a Greek businessman and ship-owner. Originally it was planned with the renowned architect Walter Gropius, but the construction works started posthumously in 1973.
Located at 40.08 23.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Neos Marmaras
Neos Marmaras (New Marmara) is a village on the Sithonia peninsula, in the Chalkidiki peninsula, Greece. In 2001, Neos Marmaras had 2,854 residents, the summer-time population has been estimated at 20,000. Situated on three shoreline hills, below the two mountains, Itamos and Tragoudeli (singing mountain). The main industries are tourism, agriculture (olives, wine, and honey), and fishing. Neos Marmaras is located 125 kilometres from Thessaloniki, and 55 kilometres from Poligyro.
Located at 40.10 23.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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