Halkidiki: One of Greece's northern destinations

Contrary to heavily visited areas in Greece, Halkidiki is a calm, dreamy peninsula in northern Greece where art and nature become one. It is very close to Thessalonica. Mountain villages, fishing towns and religious centers bear the traces of the country’s culture more than say Santorini, Mytilene and Athens. One of Halkidiki’s three finger peninsulas projecting into the sea is a religious center; the next is a natural wealth and the third a popular entertainment center with golf courses, nightclubs and casinos. The mountains’ green and the sea’s blue are enchanting. Karolina Tagaris who is interning at the Turkish Daily News within the framework of Forum of European Journalists Students (FEJS) exchange program wrote about Halkidiki, which she visited last year.