Halkidiki: Nikiti Halkidiki

Halkidiki Villages: Nikiti village in Halkidiki Nikiti village Halkidiki: This village is located just in the entry of the peninsula of Sithonia. It is an old, traditional village, combining dense pine trees with amazing beaches. In the area surrounding Nikiti, many prehistoric settlements have been found. In Classical times, the most significant city was Galipsos, which were south of Nikiti.

In 432 BC, the city broke free from with the Athenian alliance and many of its inhabitants moved to the city of Olynthos. In 1300, the whole area was taken by the Athonite monasteries and in the 14th century, farmers from the dependency of the Xenophontos Monastery of Mont Athos, called Neakitou, moved in the area. With the passing of time, the residents grew, and, in the 15th century, the small settlement became an independent village. In 1821 the Turks destroyed Nikiti but the inhabitants returned in it in 1827 and rebuild it. Worth seeing in Nikita are the church of Saint Nikitas, dating from 1867, and the school (1890-1918), as well as the ruins of the 16th century funerary church which has frescoes dating from the late16th century and the early 17th century. Nikiti Hotels & accommodation Nikiti on map ........................................................................................................................................... Back: + Halkidiki Home + Halkidiki Villages + Macedonia Greece + Greece Home Related: + Beaches + Churches + Museums + Beach Pictures + Pictures