Ouranopolis Halkidiki Travel
The picturesque village of Ouranoupolis with its small fishing harbour and fortified tower lies at the threshold of the unique monastic community of Mount Athos, on the peninsula of Halkidiki. Its name translates "City of the Heavens".
Information about Ouranoupoli, Halkidiki. Ouranoupoli is the last village you will meet in Halkidiki before the Mount Athos. Here starts the ferry boat to Daphne, the port of Mount Athos.It is 130 km away from Thessaloniki and it has 1000 inhabitants.
Ouranoupolis took its name from the Alexandrian city that was founded in 315BC by Alexarhos, the son of Antipatros and brother of Kassandros. The first monasteries where founded in the tenth century on the peninsula of Athos. One of these was the “abbey of zigou” which was discovered near Ouranoupolis. ... A Travel Blog about Halkidiki by ...
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