Porto Koufo The bay of Koufo, today known as Porto Koufo, owes its historical importance primarily to its exceptionally sheltered natural harbour, one of the safest anchorages in northern Greece. Almost landlocked and protected from every wind, it was known in antiquity as kophos limen—the “silent or deaf harbour”—a name that reflects how little wave…
Neos Marmaras harbour The area of Neos Marmaras, on the south-western coast of Sithonia, occupies a gently curved shoreline on the Toronean Gulf, backed by wooded hills and inland valleys. While today it appears as a modern seaside town, its landscape reflects a much older pattern of human use, shaped by agriculture, pastoralism, and monastic…
Gerakini anchorage The area of Nikiti, on the western side of Sithonia, shows continuous human presence from antiquity to the present day, functioning historically as an intermediate zone between the hinterland of Chalkidiki and the Thermaic–Toroneos Gulf. Although it never developed into a major ancient urban centre, its position gave it a lasting agricultural, religious,…
Pier in Pefkochori Southern Kassandra, as the natural maritime extremity of ancient Pallene, was never a random or marginal landscape. Its geography—low-lying coasts, sandy coves, wetlands, and points offering uninterrupted visibility across the Toroneos Gulf—favoured early human activity, primarily of a seasonal nature. The presence of wetland formations, such as modern Glarokavos, points to areas…