Traditional Villages
The vernacular architecture of Halkidiki is a local version of the familiar Macedonian style. The region offers a wide range of interesting buildings, from simple
These are the villages of Geroplatanos and Palaiohora (between Agios Prodromos and Arnaia), with the small nearby settlements of Sana and Riza. Because of their position on the mountainside these villages all see the sun rise to their left, unlike most of the neighbouring villages – hence the name, from the Greek word zervos – left.
The vernacular architecture of Halkidiki is a local version of the familiar Macedonian style. The region offers a wide range of interesting buildings, from simple
The picturesque seaside villages of Halkidiki were first home to families of fishermen. Each village had its little harbour where the fishermen moored their vessels