Despite being established as a leading destination for autumn, winter and spring holidays, mountainous Halkidiki, in Greece’s north, remains a destination with a number of widely unknown, unexplored areas. This can probably be attributed to the great focus placed on Mount Holomontas and its surrounding villages, leaving other locations out of the picture, despite being just as impressive.
Megali Panagia is one such largely neglected and unknown spot; for people not living in the area. This small town, previously known as Arevenikia, then Revenikia, has a population of 2,592 and is built 443 metres above sea level at the foothills of Mount Htikelas, between Halkidiki’s middle peninsula, Sithonia, and the eastern peninsula hosting Mount Athos.
Megali Panagia is 83 km from Thessaloniki, approximately a one-and-a-half-hour drive. This relatively short distance, along with relatively easy driving conditions along Halkidiki’s roads, make the small town an ideal prospect for a day-trip to a destination with densely vegetated hills and valleys.
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