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Fast but… Tasty! Giro Giro – for traditional Greek Giros and Souvlaki with tzatziki sauce. Great place for meat lovers who want to taste the famous Giros and Greek Salad! Fast food restaurant with self-service, just a short 5 minutes walk from OpenSky apartments. Prices: 5-10 euro per person Find on map Fregio – the most famous ice cream franchise company in Greece. You should definitely try their unique tastes such as American Cheesecake, Banofee, Lila lover etc… Distance from OpenSky: ~250m Prices: 3-5 euro per person Find on map Lemonis Bakery – A greek traditional bakery/patisserie with many tasty...

Greece: a COVID-19 free safe summer destination

Greece has successfully coped with COVID-19 and we are proud of it! Greece is one of the safest summer travel destinations for 2020 in the world now. Our goverment succeed to take measurements and follow a strict lock-down policy at the very early stage of contamination. Since May 4, the country is safely phasing out of quarantine and preparing for the touristic season. In Halkidiki district there were registered 0 infections from COVID-19 during the last weeks and is considered the safest travel destination in Greece! On May 16, in compliance with safety requirements, beach bars began to open. On...

Thessaloniki – a City that Never Sleeps

Dynamic and Authentic The nearest airport to Halkidiki is Macedonia. It is just a 15-minute drive from Thessaloniki. Be sure to plan your trip so that you have the opportunity to see the city. Thessaloniki is the metropolis of northern Greece, built by Kassander in 316 BC. on the shore of the Thermaikos Bay. The city is named after the wife of Kassander – Thessaloniki. In 50 BC the apostle Paul brought the first message of Christianity here. Now it is the second largest city in Greece with its unique complex history. In 1917, Thessaloniki was burned during a terrible...

Treasures of Halkidiki

Festive Halkidiki The peninsula of Halkidiki is located in the North Greece and points its three “fingers”: Kassandra, Sithonia and Athos into the Agean sea. Kassandra is the west and most cosmopolitan direction of Halkidiki. Tourists love Kassandra for its numerous organized beach bars, turquoise sea, interesting night life, traditional villages. Popular touristic destinations are primary on the east side of Kassandra from Athytos to Pefkohori of which Kallithea is the most central . You can easily reach them by bus or car from the airport off Thessaloniki. Kallithea is the heart of Kassandra. It attracts tourists from all over...