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Halkidiki Churches: Information about the churches of Halkidiki Greece, Macedonia

 

 

We are going to see some of the churches of Halkidiki, dividing them into the three peninsulas: Cassandra, Sithonia and Mont Athos as well as the ones located in the central Halkidiki.

The Monastery of Zographou

Located in the village of Zographou, between Nea Silata and Nea Moudania, the Monastery of Zographou was a dependency.


Its remaining buildings are a Byzantine tower dated from the 14th century, the main church,
It was built in 1872 with materials taken from the site of ancient Potidaea, where excavations have brought to light remains of a temple dedicated to Poseidon, jewellery, coins, figurines from the 4th century and Roman inscriptions.

The Church of Agios Demetrius

Built in 1858, this church is located in the square of the village Aphytos.
Monastery of Athos.

It is located at one kilometre northwest of the village of Kalandra.


Afytos Church
 
built in 1842 and a fountain of 1853.

Parthenonas Village Church

This monastery is situated just before the beginning of the peninsula of Cassandra.

The Church of Taxiarches

The church of Taxiarches belongs to the dependency of the Athonie Monastery of Docheiarion.

It is located at one kilometre southeast of the settlement of Potidaea.
It has a unique architecture, built in the form of a basilica, with a beautiful dome, has old religious icons and glyphs.

The Chapel of Panaghia Phaneromeni

This beautiful white-washed chapel with a tile roof was part of the dependency of the Flamouri Monastery.

It is located near the wonderful beach of the same name, on the road leading to Nea Skioni.

Built just on the shore, the chapel of Panaghia Phaneromeni has some amazing frescoes dating from the 16th century.

The Chapel of the Holy Virgin

This chapel belonged once to a dependency of the Chilandari
The chapel of the Holy Virgin is worth seeing for its fine frescoes dating from 1619.

The Chapel of Agios Panteleimon

This small and lovely chapel is located in the village of Kallithea,
south in the peninsula of Cassandra.

The chapel is interesting to visit for its particularly beautiful murals.
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