Goodbye Halkidiki - I'll be back for more!

Pefkohori,Halkidiki, Greece

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March 27th 2009
Pefkohori - Halkidiki A hundred or so kilometres south of the port city of Thessaloniki, on the first of the three fingers-shaped peninsulas comprising Halkidiki that juts out into the Aegean Sea, and south of the pretty coastal town of Kassandra is the picturesque Greek village of Pefkohori, literally translated as “village of pine trees”. The drive down from Thessaloniki is spectacular. A ... read more

Europe » Greece

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more