Ammouliani - Halkidiki

Mon, Feb 3, 2020

• Distance from Skg Airport:  130 km

• Coordinates:  40°20′N 23°55.2′E

• Population: 547 (2011)

• Postal Code: 63075

• Area Code(s): 2377

Informations: 

Ammouliani , is an island located in the Ηalkidiki regional unit, Greece, 120 km from Thessaloniki. Administratively it is part of the municipal unit of Stagira-Akanthos. As of 2011, the resident population of the island was 547. The island of just 4.5 square kilometers combines the clean crystal beaches such as Alikes, Megali Ammos, Karagatsia and dense vegetation, since it is full of olive trees and fruit trees.

Until the early 1900s, Ammouliani was a dependency of Vatopedi Monastery of Mount Athos. In 1925, the island was given to the refugees' families who had come from islands of Propontis (Marmaras Sea), after the Asia Minor Disaster. The population of the island grew quickly and today the island has over 500 residents. It has become a tourist destination, with frequent transport from the mainland.

Worth it to see:

• The majestic church of Agios Nikolaos, built in 1865 on the island’s central square.
• The building of the oldest school in Halkidiki, dating back to 1871.
• The old shipyard or “Arsanas”, an important landmark of Ammouliani and a typical example of the distinctive architecture of Mount Athos, where the monks used to keep their boats.

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