Hanioti holidays

Holidays to Hanioti take you to a purpose-built village in Halkidiki. Here you'll find a lively shopping and nightlife scene, plus a 5-kilometre stretch of white-sand beach.

A little village with lots going on

This village on Halkidiki’s western peninsula has an old-fashioned feel, thanks to its winding streets and café-lined square, complete with a little fountain. But it’s actually a pretty modern affair. That means you’ll find all the trappings of a 21st-century town, like large shopping centres and bustling cafés and restaurants. They’re mostly along the main road, which stretches for over a mile. There are late-night bars and shops down here, but the real star is the white-sand beach.

A Blue Flag winner

The narrow white-sand-and-shingle beach stretches all the way to Pefkohori, five kilometres away. There are stones near the water’s edge so flip flops may be in order, but once in the sea you’ll find it’s as warm and clear as a bath. You’ve got several trendy beach bars serving up drinks and snacks, and at one end of the sands there’s a park lined with shade-giving pine trees.

Daytrips to Thessaloniki

You’re about a 90-minute drive from Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-biggest city and the capital of Macedonia. It’s got a history going back some 2,300 years, with the museums, churches and landmarks to prove it, and these days it’s considered Greece’s cultural HQ. Meanwhile, there are some top-class restaurants and cafés down by the port.