GORGEOUS LANDSCAPES

Shaped like Poseidon's trident, three peninsulas suspend over the north Aegean Sea. Of the three, Kassandra, Chalkidiki’s westernmost peninsula, is an area of rare beauty, with pine trees embracing calm, shallow, crystal clear seas over white sandy beaches. This is the ideal place for family holidays in Greece – but also for hiking and mountain biking. Nearby on Mount Athos, Greek and Russian monks have built a centuries-old community of orthodox monasteries that unite the two nations, offering its pious visitors a rare religious experience.