Ouranoupoli and Ammouliani

Siggitikós gulf

Ouranoupoli tower The area of modern Ouranoupoli and Ammouliani has long stood at the threshold between land and sea, but also at the boundary between the secular world and the monastic realm. From antiquity to modern times, the gulf of Ierissos and the maritime passages towards Mount Athos formed a strategic sea corridor, while simultaneously…

Eastern Sithonia

Siggitikós gulf

Prehistoric and Archaic Period Sithonia has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as shown by scattered archaeological finds along both the coast and the interior. Its landscape — combining sheltered bays, fertile inland zones and immediate access to the sea — favoured small, dispersed communities rather than large, centralised settlements. Early habitation followed the rhythms of…