Calcidica è una terra situata nella parte settentrionale della Grecia e ha giocato un ruolo vitale nella storia di tutto il paese. Nel 348 a.C., Calcidica divenne parte del regno macedone, sotto il controllo di Filippo. Dopo la fine delle guerre tra macedoni e romani, la regione divenne parte dell’Impero romano, insieme al resto della Grecia. Alla fine della Repubblica Romana, una colonia romana fu stabilita a Cassandreia, che fu in seguito reinsediata da Augusto. Pertanto, nella zona di Calcidica, troverete una grande varietà di monumenti e chiese bizantine.
Besides the myths though, Halkidiki has a tradition that goes well back in time. The monasteries of Mt Athos stand tall – as they have done for 1,000 years and
Olynthos has a unique historical past, from the years of Aristotle and even older. The modern village is called Nea Olynthos and it is located at the base of the
Kassandra peninsula has a variety of folklore museums where guests can discover the way the local habitants used to live. There are Folklore museums in Polychrono, in Kassandria, in Agia
In Halkidiki, there are ruins of early Christian churches. Christianity was first introduced in 50AD, when the Apostle Paul passed through Apollonia on his way from Philippi to Thessaloniki. Moreover,
Ancient Stagira in northern Halkidiki is famous for being the birthplace of the great Greek philosopher, Aristotle. The village of Stagira was built near the archaeological site of Stagira. The
Pella is best known as the ancient and wealthy capital of the kingdom of Macedon in the time of Alexander the Great and is located near Thessaloniki. There, you can
Thessaloniki is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia, located just 100 km away from our Flegra Palace Hotel. Thessaloniki is Greece’s second major economic, industrial, commercial