Haldikiri | Greece | Mount Athos, Kassandra, tourists, beaches, monastery
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Ελλάδα, ελληνική, όμορφη Ελλάδα, ταξίδια στην Ελλάδα, πόλεις στην Ελλάδα, ελληνικός πολιτισμός, ξενοδοχεία στην Ελλάδα, ελληνικά τρόφιμα, ελληνικός πολιτισμός, φύση στην Ελλάδα, ελληνικά μνημεία, τουρισμός στην Ελλάδα, εμπόριο Chalcidice or Chalkidike or Chalkidiki or Halkidiki (Greek: Χαλκιδική [xalciðiˈci]), is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the Region of Central Macedonia in Northern Greece. The autonomous Mount Athos region constitutes the easternmost part of the peninsula, but not of the regional unit. The capital of Chalkidiki is the main town of Polygyros, located in the centre of the peninsula.
Chalkidiki today is a popular summer tourist destination.Acanthus
Acrothoi
Aege
Alapta
Aphytis
Apollonia (Chalcidice)
Charadrus
Cleonae (Chalcidice)
Galepsus
Mekyberna
Mende
Neapolis, Chalcidice
Olophyxus
Olynthus
Palaiochori Neposi castle
Polichne
Potidaea
Scione
Scolus
Sermylia
Stageira
Spartolus
Thyssus
Torone
Xerxes Canal
Economy[edit]
Agriculture[edit]
The peninsula is notable for its olive oil and olive production. Also various types of wine are produced.
Tourism[edit]
Chalkidiki has been a popular summer tourist destination since the late 1950s when people from Thessaloniki started spending their summer holidays in the coastal villages. In the beginning tourists rented rooms in the houses of locals. By the 1960s, tourists from Austria and Germany started to visit Chalkidiki more frequently. Since the start of the big tourist boom in the 1970s, the whole region has been captured by tourism.[7] In the region there is a golf course and there is a plan for other four in the future.
Mining[edit]
Gold was mined in the region during antiquity by Philip II of Macedon and the next rulers. Since 2013, a revival of mining for gold and other minerals was underway with a number of concessions having been granted to Eldorado Gold of Canada. However, critics claim that mining would adversely affect tourism and the environment.[8]
Administration[edit]
The regional unit Chalkidiki is subdivided into five municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[9]
Aristotelis (2)
Kassandra (4)
Nea Propontida (3)
Polygyros (1)
Sithonia (5)
Prefecture[edit]
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Chalkidiki was created out of the former prefecture Chalkidiki (Greek: Νομός Χαλκιδικής). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.[9]
New municipality Old municipalities Seat
Aristotelis Arnaia Ierissos
Panagia
Stagira-Akanthos
Kassandra Kassandra Kassandreia
Pallini
Nea Propontida Kallikrateia Nea Moudania
Moudania
Triglia
Polygyros Polygyros Polygyros
Anthemountas
Zervochoria
Ormylia
Sithonia Sithonia Nikiti
Toroni
Provinces[edit]
Aristotle was born here in 384 B.C.
Athos the Holy Mountain (Greece) - CBS Documentary
Orthodox Christian Monasteries in the monastic peninsula of mount Athos (Holy Mountaint)
in Chalkidiki, Nothern Greece.
The Holy Mountain Athos (The Garden of the Mother of God) was created by ancient Byzantine emperors to be the spiritual capital of Orthodox Christianity. Millions of Orthodox Christians believe it is the most sacred place on Earth.
There are 2,000 Anthonite monks living in what is the most unique monastery complex in the world; most pray all day. Some monks even tell that they pray while they sleep -- and they only get about three hours of sleep a night. The monks divide their day into three parts: They spend about eight hours a day in church, and when they're not resting their time is dedicated to the work needed to keep the 20 monasteries running. Mt. Athos is also beautiful and has probably changed less than any other inhabited place on the planet. Some of the monasteries here are perched high on cliffs above the Aegean Sea, with sylvan hills as a backdrop and architecture that could have come out of a medieval fairytale. It was the architecture that first attracted a young boy from Winthrop, Mass.
It was just so impressive and I turned around and I said to him, 'Dad, you know, I don't think I am going to believe that somebody lives in that building until I step on those balconies myself, says Fr. Iakovos, one of three monks originally from the U.S. He came to Mt. Athos 25 years ago and he points out that it's not just the way of life that hasn't changed, neither has the Divine Liturgy that the monks celebrate every day. You have to understand, the words that we are saying in today's liturgy are the same words Christ was saying, are the same words that saints from the first century, the second century, the third century, the fourth century.
Over the last millennium, the 20 monasteries here have been a repository for sacred treasures and religious relics that date back to the days of the Byzantine Empire. Father Matthew, from Fond du Lac, Wis., was given special permission by the abbot of Vatopedi Monastery to show just a few of the almost 4,000 religious icons stored there, the highlight, a restored icon of Christ dating from the 14th century.
These priceless artifacts are kept behind lock and key and are rarely seen by pilgrims or even the monks themselves. The lock system was ancient and extraordinary. It requires four separate keys to unlock the door to the inner sanctum, and normally takes at least two monks to unlock the door, because no one monk is allowed to have all four keys at the same time. It could be described as a medieval version of the nuclear launch control.
The rare treasures on Mt. Athos have attracted many invaders over the centuries. Fr Maximos, a former professor at the Harvard Divinity School who is from Long Island, N.Y., tells that the German forces were about to invade the peninsula. The monks met with German officers who told them the only way to save themselves was to make a direct appeal to Hitler. The monks wrote a letter and asked Hitler to place the Holy Mountain under his personal protection and It seems that Hitler liked the idea and accepted the invitation to become the personal protector of the Holy Mountain.
Hitler's plan was to loot the sacred treasures though, and he sent an advance team of academics to photograph and catalogue almost everything on the Holy Mountain. In the end, not a thing was ever taken -- no one really knows why -- possibly divine intervention.
Most monks today consider the Nazi episode a small blip on the road -- after all, the monks there have been devoting their lives to prayer for 1,000 years. They say they try to get as close to God as humanly possible.
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10 Best Places to Visit in Greece - Travel Video
Known for its plethora of ancient ruins, whitewashed villages, sunny beaches, tasty cuisine and friendly atmosphere, it is no wonder that Greece ranks among Europe’s top travel destinations. Greece is made up of a mountainous mainland and hundreds of islands where each one offers its own share of stunning landscapes, historic sites and cultural delights. Here’s a look at the best places to visit in Greece.
Οδοιπορικό στο Άγιον Όρος - Travel to Mount Athos - GREECE
Το Άγιο Όρος αποτελεί αυτοδιοίκητο τμήμα του Ελληνικού Κράτους, που βρίσκεται στη χερσόνησο του Άθω της Χαλκιδικής στη Μακεδονία. Περιλαμβάνει τις είκοσι Ιερές Μονές, τα εξαρτήματά τους και διάφορα καταστήματα και υπηρεσίες. Ανεπίσημα χαρακτηρίζεται ως «Αυτόνομη Μοναστική Πολιτεία».
Από το 1988 συγκαταλέγεται στον κατάλογο των Μνημείων Παγκόσμιας Πολιτιστικής Κληρονομιάς.
Επισκεπτομαστε με την σειρα την Ι,Μ ΞΕΝΟΦΩΝΤΟΣ την Ι.Μ. ΔΟΧΕΙΑΡΙΟΥ την Ι.Μ. ΚΩΣΤΑΜΟΝΙΤΟΥ την Ι.Μ. ΖΩΓΡΑΦΟΥ την Ι.Μ. ΧΙΛΙΑΝΔΑΡΙΟΥ την Ι.Μ. ΕΣΦΙΓΜΕΝΟΥ την Ι.Μ. ΒΑΤΟΠΕΔΙΟΥ και την Ι.Μ. ΠΑΝΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΟΣ.
Maunt Athos, Macedonia, Greece
Mount Athos (Greek: Όρος Άθως, Oros Athos) is a mountain on the peninsula of the same name in Macedonia, of northern Greece, called in Greek Agion Oros (Άγιον Όρος, transliterated often as Hagion Oros), or in English, Holy Mountain
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Macedonia today is a geographical region of Greece, and the largest of the Greek territory.
It constitutes most of the geographic and historical region of ancient Macedon, a Greek kingdom ruled by the Argeads whose most celebrated members were Alexander the Great and his father Philip II.
In 336 B.C., Alexander the Great became the leader of the Greek kingdom of Macedonia. By the time he died 13 years later, Alexander had built an empire that stretched from Greece all the way to India. That brief but thorough empire-building campaign changed the world: It spread Greek ideas and culture from the Eastern Mediterranean to Asia. Historians call this era the Hellenistic period.
The name Macedonia was later applied to identify various administrative areas in the Roman and Byzantine Empires with widely differing borders.
10 Best Places to Visit in Greece
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10 Best Places to Visit in Greece.
Known for its plethora of ancient ruins, whitewashed villages, sunny beaches, tasty cuisine and friendly atmosphere, it is no wonder that Greece ranks among Europe’s top travel destinations. Greece is made up of a mountainous mainland and hundreds of islands where each one offers its own share of stunning landscapes, historic sites, nightlife scenes and cultural delights. An overview of the best places to visit in Greece:
10. Cape Sounion
9. Thessaloniki
8. Zagori
7. Halkidiki
6. Peloponnese
5. Delphi
4. Meteora
3. Crete
2. Athens
1. Greek Islands
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Walking the Holy Mountain - Mount Athos, Greece
Mount Athos is a mythical place to go, but only men are allowed here.
20 orthodox monasteries lie on this peninsula, the oldest is over 1000
years old. The peak, Athos, is 2033 m above the Aegean Sea. The nature is fabulous, also in autumn. Come hike with us!
The Best sea view in Greece. Kassandra peninsula.
This video was shot at the Sani Beach resort territory.
Location on the map -
Mount Athos - UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mount Athos is a unique and fascinating UNESCO World Heritage site. Located at the end of a long narrow peninsula in northern Greece, it's home to 20 Orthodox monasteries and multiple hermit communities as well. It's one of the most important locations in the Orthodox tradition, and there are strict rules in place for visiting. Women are strictly forbidden from visiting (a rule that even extends to female farm animals!), and the small numbers of male visitors are prioritised to Orthodox Christians and monks. Unfortunately this meant we were unable to visit, but we did the next best thing: a boat cruise along the peninsula!
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Greece,monasteries hanging in the sky.Incredible!Full HD
The video include two parts :-1.METEORA
-2.Mt.ATHOS