Halkidiki — Greece's Three-Pronged Peninsula 🔱
Northern Greece's summer playground: three finger-like peninsulas reaching into the Aegean, pine forests running down to turquoise coves, and a prehistoric cave where Europe's oldest human skull was found. Hand-picked stays and must-book experiences — every link takes you straight to Trip.com to check live prices and book.
🏨 Where to Stay
- Danai Beach Resort and Villas ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — a family-run Leading Hotels of the World hideaway on the Sithonia peninsula, with 315 metres of private beach, three restaurants and one of Europe's largest wine collections.
- Kassandra Palace Hotel & Spa — smart pick, family-friendly — a Blue Flag beachfront resort in Kriopigi with three pools, a kids' club and a spa set across 70,000 sqm of Macedonian pine forest.
- Aegean Melathron Thalasso Spa Hotel — family-friendly — a forest-wrapped resort on Kassandra with nine pools and a private beach on the Gulf of Toroni, with a dedicated thalasso spa.
- La Mer Apartments — attainable pick — genuinely good value, family-run apartments directly on Nikiti Beach in Sithonia, recently renovated with sea-view balconies and a warm, personal welcome.
- Mirabilia Boutique Hotel — hidden gem — a genuinely peaceful 14-room boutique in Kriopigi, tucked into pine-shaded gardens a short walk from the beach, with an excellent Greek breakfast.
✈️ Flights
- Flights to Thessaloniki (SKG) — direct flights from Manchester with easyJet, Jet2 and Ryanair (seasonal), around 3 hours 30, then roughly an hour by road to Kassandra or Sithonia.
🎟️ Experiences
- Petralona Cave — a prehistoric cave on Mount Katsika where the 300,000-year-old Petralona Skull, among Europe's oldest human remains, was discovered, its chambers lined with dramatic stalactites and stalagmites.
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