Sailing in Halkidiki

Halkidiki reaches into the northern Aegean in three long peninsulas. Kassandra, to the west, is the busiest, with long sandy beaches and most of the resorts. Sithonia, in the middle, is greener and more rugged, with pine forest running down to small coves. Athos, to the east, is a monastic community closed to casual visitors.

Thessaloniki airport is roughly two hours by road from each of our three marinas, so a day on the water fits easily into a stay anywhere on the peninsula.

Many of the best bays in Halkidiki have no road down to them, or only a dirt track. From a boat you reach them directly, drop anchor and swim without a crowd.

Off Kassandra that means the quiet southern coast below Paliouri. Around Sithonia it means the coves near Porto Carras and, further north, the Blue Lagoon among the Diaporos islets.