An unforgettable holiday in the village of Hanioti (Greece, Kassandra). Hanioti. Halkidiki. Review of the holiday

Hanioti in Greece - small but lively tourist resort, located on the first "finger" of the Halkidiki peninsula -. In winter, life in Chanioti is measured and even boring, but with the onset beach season the town is being transformed, turning into one of the most popular resorts the entire peninsula of Halkidiki.

By Greek standards, Hanioti is not just a young resort, but a mega-young one. The settlement on this place was formed only in 1935, when, after a strong earthquake local population decided to move closer to the sea.

Although, in general, Kassandra is considered the most party "finger" of the Halkidiki peninsula, it cannot be said that night life in Hanioti is already very active. More like a family friendly resort. measured rest with kids.

The climate in the resort is Mediterranean: long dry summers and mild but wet winters.

Nevertheless, tourists will hardly have to complain about their leisure time. Apart from mountain beauties and the gentle sea, a huge number of taverns, bars and all kinds of shops open at their service in the summer. If you wish, you can go to a disco or an excursion, or even go to the second largest Greek city Thessaloniki, to which about 100 km.

How to get to Hanioti

The vast majority of tourists planning a holiday in Chanioti arrive in Greece by air via Macedonia Airport in Thessaloniki. And if the transfer is not provided by the tour operator, then there are three ways to get from to Chaniotim.

The first one is the cheapest, but at the same time labor-intensive - by bus: Chanioti is connected to Thessaloniki by regular service. True, for this you will first have to get from the airport to the KTEL Halkidikis bus station using bus number 79A.

Then everything is the same as ours: the schedule is specified, a ticket is bought and, having taken a seat on the bus, you wait for your stop. In the off-season months, the bus schedule leaves much to be desired, but in the summer the operator adds routes, and getting to Chanioti becomes easier.

You can get from Thessaloniki Airport by taxi

The second way to get to Hanioti is to take a taxi. It is easy to catch a car right at the terminal, but, nevertheless, booking a taxi online is more often a more economical way. The main advantage of online ordering is the known cost of the trip in advance. Since there are about 100 km from Thessaloniki to Chanioti, the route chosen by the driver may well not only add extra Euros to the price of the trip, but also stretch out in time. With a price known in advance, such manipulations with travelers are excluded, and you can be absolutely sure that you will not only be met, but also taken by the shortest route.

Also, when ordering a taxi via the Internet, it is possible to indicate in advance the need for a car with a large trunk or pre-installed child seats. The meeting with the driver, as a rule, takes place at the exit from the baggage claim area, but in each case all the details are duplicated on the passenger's e-mail immediately after the order is made.

Finally, another important advantage of the service is the absence of markups in case of a flight delay or cancellation. The company providing the service independently monitors the airport's online scoreboard and sends the car just in time.

Chanioti is connected to Thessaloniki by regular bus service

You can also get to Hanioti by rented car. The largest international car rental operators are represented right in the airport terminal. But, as in the case of a taxi, renting on the spot is far from always profitable.

It is much more economical to use the popular European car rental price comparison service, which was developed by the creators of the no less popular hotel portal Booking.com.

The system online monitors all changes in prices and terms of car rental in largest airports world and allows you to choose the best offer in a matter of minutes. Booking online is especially important at the height of the season, when prices even in neighboring car rentals can differ very significantly, and the number of available cars leaves much to be desired.

Climate and weather

The climate in Chanioti is Mediterranean, with long dry summers and mild but wet winters. Beach weather persists from May until the end of September; in some years the sea can remain warm enough for swimming until the last ten days of October.

There is no shortage of hotels in Halkidiki

The average summer temperature in Chanioti is about +30C. In winter, the thermometer is subject to more significant fluctuations, but most often it is within + 9 + 15C, frosts are possible at night. During the peak season, which falls on July-August, the sea warms up to 26C.

The mild climate of the peninsula of Halkidiki contributes to the fact that all year round Hanioti pleases the eye with flowering green groves and gardens. The mountains that protect the peninsula from cold winds allow the sea to almost always remain in a state of calm calm.

Hanioti Hotels

As Hanioti turns into a bustling city in the summer seaside resort, there is no shortage of hotels for every taste and budget. Greek hospitality is wonderful because it makes even travelers with a very modest budget feel welcome.

But hotels in Chanioti are not only budget offers - in the resort itself and in its immediate vicinity there are several worthy “fours” and “fives”, which it makes sense to take a closer look at if you are not used to denying yourself pleasures on vacation.

Evening Thessaloniki

The most extensive selection of hotels in Hanioti, including a map, photos, guest reviews and instant booking, .

Attractions and excursions

There are no ancient sights in Chanioti itself, but they are nearby - in Kallithea and Kalanda. So, Kallithea, located just 3 km from Chanioti, is known for its ruins of the sanctuary of Zeus-Ammon, while in Kalandra, tourists are attracted by the ancient cemetery and the ruins of the temple of Poseidon.

If you want to get more impressions from a trip to Chanioti, travelers can go on an excursion from Chanioti to the second largest city in Greece - Thessaloniki, take a walk to Olympus, where the ancient gods lived, or go to Meteora - Monasteries floating in the air, known throughout the world. In details excursion program for tourists vacationing in Halkidiki, Grekoblog has dedicated. We highly recommend.

The beaches of the Kassandra Peninsula are known for their cleanliness and ecology.

Beaches

The beaches of Hanioti are known for their cleanliness and ecology. This is confirmed by the European "blue flags" that Hanioti receives with enviable frequency. Most of them are sandy and sandy-pebbly. The entrance to the sea is gentle, which makes Chanioti an ideal place for families with children.

As elsewhere in Greece, the beaches in Chanioti are free. You will have to pay, perhaps, for sunbeds and umbrellas, but they are cheaper here than in the popular resorts of Crete or Rhodes. In addition to the sea and the sun, travelers can enjoy numerous attractions: volleyball nets, playgrounds, table tennis tables, water skiing, scooters, etc. If you wish, you can also go scuba diving in Chanioti, although the variety of flora and fauna of the sea is not as rich as in Egypt.

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Hanioti - resort village, located on the peninsula of Kassandra, about 100 km from Thessaloniki. In August, there is a full house here - during the day the beach is packed to capacity, and in the evening crowds of vacationers come out into the city.

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Let's start the review from the beach.

It is quite narrow, small pebbles get very hot in the sun. The number of cigarette butts per square meter can amaze even regulars domestic resorts. The entrance to the water is sometimes complicated by the presence big stones overgrown with algae. At the bottom can come across sea urchins so it's best to watch your step or use rubber slippers. A pair of sun loungers and a sun umbrella are offered for 6-7 euros for the whole day. Water bike rental - 10 euros per hour. Vendors roam the beach offering pies and corn, massages, or fake sunglasses and other knick-knacks. But all these shortcomings are compensated by the presence of a clean, warm and calm sea.

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The embankment is unremarkable and practically undeveloped - just a pedestrian road along the beach.

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The bed of a river dried up in summer is used as highway.

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Perhaps the most beautiful house in Chanioti.

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The central square is empty during the day - it's siesta time, the temperature is under 40 degrees Celsius in the shade.

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In the evening, it's a completely different matter. All overlook the promenade to the central streets of the village.

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There is nothing to do here during the day.

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Many shops open only in the evening.

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We rise upwards, moving away from the sea towards the main road passing through the entire peninsula.

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Here is the largest supermarket in the village.

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Halkidiki. Hanioti. Review of the holiday in May.
The village is located on the Kassandra peninsula, on its north side, almost in the middle of the peninsula, just an hour's drive from Thessaloniki Airport (Macedonia). You can walk along and across it slowly, in about ten minutes. Chanioti is a very cozy and green village, with many flower beds, palm trees and taverns for every taste.

Very beautiful beaches in Chanioti. Its central part is all shops and taverns. Hotels are located closer to the sea and a little further to the outskirts. On the second day of our stay, we already knew all the streets and lanes and could walk along them even with our eyes closed and not get lost. And the streets in Hanioti are narrow and short. What I didn’t like was when, slowly, you walk and enjoy your rest, and cars creep up behind you and you have to constantly dodge them. Moreover, on mopeds and ATVs, tourists and the Greeks themselves drive along the narrow Haniot streets. At times it was even annoying.
The embankment in Chanioti, unlike the neighboring villages of Polichrono and Pefkohori, does not exist as such. There is a piece of a path along the sea 100 meters long. And that's it.

IN good weather from the shore you can see the middle finger of Chalkidiki, the peninsula of Sithonia. And in very good weather, you can see and famous mountain Athos on the peninsula of the same name. Holy place.

Palm alley leading to the promenade of Chanioti to the beach.

Cars in the center of Hanioti are parked in any free space. All car parks in Hanioti are free

There are many taverns in Hanioti, many of them have menus in Russian.

One of central streets Hanioti. Here, in local shops, of which there are many, we bought such souvenirs as fragrant Greek soap made from natural olive oil. After washing your hands, the skin becomes really velvety. When this soap was brought home, even on the landing one could smell the smell of honey - the basis of honey soap.

Tavern "Kasandra".

Especially for Russian visitors.

On main square Hanioti is a fountain with colored lights at night. On one side of the fountain are located, something like stands with benches. Almost every evening on this fountain square original performances or dancers or singers are arranged. It's fun to sit in a tavern drinking beer or coffee and watching the show. This village is very suitable for those who have gathered to Greece for the first time .

In Greece, you can often see some holidays and festivals. Greeks live happily, well done!

During our stay in Chanioti, international festival children's dance.

All the streets are decorated with flowers and all kinds of flower beds.

Along the beach there are many taverns where you can have lunch, and cafes where you can order any drinks. Prices are democratic, even quite. At the same time, it should be borne in mind that it is rather problematic to master the served dish alone. After such a snack, the belly cracks and you no longer want to move. So this time, despite the crisis, we did not notice price increases, and indeed the crisis itself. As Metaxa cost an average of 20 euros, the price remained the same.

This is what some traditional Greek salads look like.

In many taverns the menu is in Russian. And the prices are quite affordable.

The same is true for the rest of Greek goods and tourist consumption products. Unless gasoline has risen in price by 50%.

In almost all shops, sellers speak Russian. As elsewhere in Greece, passing by such a shop or tavern, you will smile and be sure to say hello. For comparison with Crete. In Crete, if you go to any shop, at the entrance there is a cooler with local moonshine, crayfish. You will definitely be offered to wave 50 grams from a plastic cup. There is no such thing in Hanioti. Moreover, we have never seen crayfish for sale, let alone racomello. Racomello is crayfish infused with honey. But in any quantity, excellent wines, cognac, the legendary Greek wine Retsina (with a touch of resin) and the amazing Mythos beer. This beer is drunk by the Greeks themselves.

Be sure to try some monastery Cahors. You can buy it in one of the many shops.

Cahors from Mount Athos.

The main square of the village.

Hanioti has two large supermarkets and two smaller ones. Large ones are located on the edge of the village on the main federal highway(if you can call it that). In them you can buy almost any food, fruit, wine and everything else. Prices for something are lower than in other shops, for something higher. There is even a “Russian products” department.

Looking ahead, I will say that buying olive oil and soap is cheaper in Hanioti, and not in “ duty free» Thessaloniki airport.

In small souvenir shops, of which there are a great many in Hanioti, you can buy everything that the tourist's heart desires. These are local wine, brandy, Greek anise vodka "Uzo" (the Greeks drink it diluted with water), all kinds of T-shirts with Greek symbols, various varieties of local soap, etc. Lots of honey. About soap. As a rule, everything is “hands made”, i.e. self made. It smells amazing: rose, honey, lavender or, for example, orange. We even saw soap with a washcloth interspersed. Price from 2 to 5 euros. All this can be great. souvenir from Greece .

There are also many fur shops in the town. But we did not go into them and did not ask the price.
Greeks smoke a lot. They puff around every corner. However, despite this, their life expectancy is higher than, say, ours. They say this because they sleep from two in the afternoon until six in the evening (they call it a siesta), drink homemade wine and eat a lot of olives. Olives sold in Greece differ from those sold here in that they are heavily salted. Reputable institutions do not work during the siesta and do not communicate with each other. True, in resort towns other laws. Tourist and siesta are not compatible. And the Greeks are very religious people.

Almost at every hotel, and just in every village there are small chapels where every Christian can go and talk with God.

Chanioti beaches.

Central beach of Chanioti.

The beaches in Chanioti are free, sandy, but the use of umbrellas and sunbeds is paid. Seems like 6 euros a day for a set. But on the beach you can also lie down on your own towel or on a straw bedding bought in a nearby shop. They also sell beach umbrellas of any color. Those who wish can rent a catamaran on the beach for 10 euros per hour or a boat with oars. And if you wish, you can fish for horse mackerel right from the shore. What many did. Fishing is free.

The dark stripe behind the motorcycle is just a stone slab. Passed through it and you will find soft sand under your feet. Cross it, and you will find soft sand under your feet.

Beginning of the season, May. The beaches in Hanioti are empty. At this time of the year, storms occur in Halkidiki. For example, we observed such a storm on Hanioti beach for two whole days.

A piece of the promenade with a city beach.

Early in the morning, the beaches of Hanioti are empty. In the month of May.

Hanioti taverns.

For lovers of delicious and satisfying food, Greece is simply a paradise! There are many taverns in Hanioti. We have visited several. The menu in many of them is in Russian, but it is written with a joke, apparently for fun.

Menu in taverns. Almost everywhere you can find a menu in Russian.

Cool menu, apparently translation.

One of the taverns. It's nice to sit in such a wonderful place during the heat.

Everywhere the food is delicious and the service is quite decent and absolutely not intrusive. We had a hotel with breakfast and dinner, so we had lunch in taverns. Every day in a new tavern. On the first day we ate in a pizzeria on the main square. Pizza ordered medium (middle) with seafood.

When they brought it to us, we thought that the waiter made a mistake and brought us a big one. But, it turned out everything was right, the pizza was just average. Just in size they are average in size that ours is large. Greek pizza is high in calories. She with shrimps, mussels and mushrooms. All this is perfectly washed down with homemade wine. In Greece, in any tavern, I advise you to ask the waiter for house wine. We ordered half a liter of red wine for our "middle", although white would go with seafood. This order cost us 13 euros for two. Yes, water in taverns in Greece is always served free of charge, and the water in Halkidiki is very tasty.

Everything that we could not eat in this pizzeria, they asked us to wrap it with us. The waiter packed our "malnutrition" in a special separate box. By the way, at the entrance to the institution there is a sign with the inscription “take away”, i. Pizza can be ordered to go or take away half-eaten. The waiter serving us, as it turned out, spoke Russian. By the way, it’s funny, in many establishments and shops, after greeting in Greek “I sas” (hello), you start the conversation in English, and during the conversation it turns out that your interlocutor speaks excellent Russian. As one saleswoman told us, they try to take sellers to shops with knowledge of the Russian language. Russian is spoken everywhere: in taverns, in shops, in hotels, and this is pleasantly pleasing.
We tried souvlaki (local barbecue) and moussaka in a tavern called "Café de fleur" on the waterfront.

I even asked to be shown to the kitchen to see how the moussaka was made. A girl, apparently the manager, came out, said: “for God's sake, look,” but she never led me to the kitchen. I never managed to see and photograph the process of preparing this dish. But still, the moussaka was amazing. These are eggplants laid in layers and baked in dough, potatoes, minced meat and some special sauce inside. And souvlaki - kebab kebab, nothing special. There are chicken souvlaki and pork souvlaki (pork).
If you are a coffee lover, then be sure to try "Greek coffee". It costs 2-2.5 euros in Hanioti taverns. Do not under any circumstances say that you want Turkish coffee. The Greeks are very offended by this.

The neighboring villages of Polichrono and Pefkochori can be reached by bus that runs along the coast along the main road of Kassandra. Stops in Chanioti are located near large supermarkets. On the "head" of the bus is written "Halkidiki". Naturally in Greek. They run every half hour. For those who like to travel by car, there are car rentals in Chanioti. But that is another story.

Embankment at night.

This is how Hanioti taverns attract visitors.

Evening Chanioti is no less beautiful.

"Rent a car" in Hanioti.
There are two car rental offices in Hanioti. One in the center of the village, the second up the street to the side main road. In the one in the center, an elderly Greek works. In English, he barely squeezes something out of himself. It was not possible to find out the terms of the lease with him. But in the second one (called "Status") the man quite intelligibly and clearly explained everything, told and, in addition, his assistant speaks excellent Russian. Renting a Toyota Yaris for two days cost us 85 euros with full insurance. The day before the rental, we paid 20 euros in advance and at the appointed time the car was waiting for us near the office. But that is another story. We read here.
In the evenings it is nice to walk along the streets of Hanioti or just sit in a tavern.

There is the entire infrastructure with hotels, restaurants, taverns, shops, pharmacies. The most popular purchases: local wines, olives and cheeses, which are cheaper than in Duty Free.

Chanioti is famous for its beaches and beautiful nature. But there are few sights here, for them you will have to leave the village.

Sea and beach

The coast is mostly strewn with small pebbles and stretches for several kilometers. Awarded for its purity blue flag. Chanioti beach is quite narrow, but not crowded. Nearby is beautiful park, century-old pines grow on the shore.

All types are available on the coast water activities(including diving), there are volleyball courts. Of course, there are also sunbeds with umbrellas, but there are a lot of wild places bathing. Such islets untouched nature especially beautiful and quiet. The peninsula is visible in the distance.

Attractions

The resort is very young by Greek standards and there is no ancient ruins, no medieval buildings. The main attraction of Hanioti is the mountains, climbing which you can see the village from a bird's eye view.

But if you want to touch the "deep antiquity", then there are antique sights nearby - in and Kalanda. You can also go to, to which a little more than an hour.

The small town of Hanioti is located on the peninsula of Kassandra, in Halkidiki, located from port city Thessaloniki is approximately 96km away. Halkidiki consists of 3 peninsulas: Kassandra, Sithonia and Aion-Oros (Athos). Thessaloniki is sometimes called the gastronomic capital of Greece. for the summer period, most chefs move south, down to Halkidiki, so the cuisine here is no worse than on the "usual" Greek island. The city is famous for its hotels, beaches and forests, here perfect place for relax.
While on vacation with children, it will be useful to make small trips, as there are many different offers and opportunities, for example, rent a car and go to the park water attractions south of Thessaloniki, here you will find great fun for the kids. Of course, it's a little unusual to visit such places while on the sea in Greece, but the children really like it. And, if they are happy, then the parents are even more so!
Hanioti. Most big resort on the Kasandra peninsula, with excellent conditions for water sports, With luxurious beaches and lively bars and cafes.
Hanioti is a calm, low-rise tourist village located along the seashore. The vast majority of the city's population is employed in the field of recreation and tourism - the main activity and source of their income. An amazing favorable atmosphere has been created here, which infects visitors with a good mood for relaxation and, what is very important, that it is not intrusive at all. IN modern resort, with her central square, winding streets in traditional Greek style with red tiled roofs adjoin, at one end there are fashionable hotels, at the other beautiful beach and pine shady park.
It's a favorite popular place tourists of different ages coming to the peninsula from many countries. Rest mainly from England, Scandinavia, come and locals countries from mid-June to the end of August.
The hotels here are mostly middle class, but their range is wide from luxury apartments to budget ones.
Geography
Chanioti is located on east coast peninsulas of Kassandra - Chalkidiki, between the two bays of Strymonikos and Thermaikos.

Get to Chanioti, Greece

You can get to the peninsula of Halkidiki, Hanioti by air, by sea, by car, bus and by railway to Thessaloniki, and then by land transport.
Of course the most fast way get to Thessaloniki this is the line air traffic, planes fly from Russian cities, especially from Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Under the wing of the Greece plane is the Kassandra peninsula. The photo shows Thessaloniki airport and the area adjacent to the airport. This is how real tangerines grow on trees. Walking through the streets of the resort, one often comes across stands where it is offered to taste dishes Greek cuisine on vacation, but the prices can pleasantly please you, and it may seem expensive to someone, but it depends on what and how to compare.
This menu at the cafe is written in Russian, respectively, they can communicate with you in Russian. Grilled chicken €9, lamb on a spit €10.50, pork roll €7.50, pork entrecote (grilled) €11, entrecote with sauce €12, hamburger €8, hamburger stuffed with cheese €9, cocchinisto (beef in tomato sauce) 9 euros, sutzukakya (home-made cutlets) 7 euros, smirna (cutlets with tomato sauce) 7.5 euros.

Hotels in Greece in Hanioti are quite well-groomed, every piece of green nature is preserved in them, so enjoying the fresh sea air, mixed with the smell of coniferous trees, gives an atmosphere of rest, tranquility, relaxation.

There are swimming pools on the territory of the hotels, which are intended both for children and separately for adults. Be sure to have a board with the rules by the pool, where, at least in three languages, there are safety measures for swimming and being in the pool and around it.

It is very useful to take a walk in the early morning along the seashore. Everything is provided here for family vacation with children: slides, water bikes, air mattresses. There are playgrounds, table tennis. For the sweet tooth cafe with drinks, ice cream and sweets.

For those who want to get away from swimming and sunbathing for a day or two, the city pleasures of Thessaloniki or a trip to some of the most interesting (and least visited) ancient monuments, which can be visited both by rental car and with a guided tour, are a nice addition to the holiday. to Meteora, Athos, the Petralonian caves, the ruins of the temple of Zeus-Ammon and others.

Food

Cafes, taverns, shops, shops are open for vacationers. In each hotel, the staff tries to offer several different dishes so that vacationers want to come here again. Greece - real paradise for lovers of meat cuisine.

Meals in hotels are built on the principle buffet. greek salads, meat dishes, and what kind of seafood dishes are here - just a paradise for gourmets. Suzukakya - such small cutlets with spices, kebabs we already know, and homemade sausages from which you can bite off your tongue (lukanika khoriatika). Homemade rabbits cooked in Greek style, rooster served in wine, beef stew in tomato sauce - kokinisto.
The Greeks, when preparing fish dishes, always proceed from the fact that it must be fresh - everyone follows this rule. Most often, large sea fish are baked on coals, they are served on the table separated from the bones, but small ones are usually fried.
Squids, crabs, mussels, shrimps, lobsters, octopuses, oysters - Greek cuisine dishes from such seafood are common, but after tasting in one cafe, you can enjoy the next time in another, so there are a lot of cooking recipes: baked in cheese, stewed with spinach or in tomato sauce, steamed, with herbs and lemon, seasoned with rice, in batter or in sauce, for every taste. And how do you like this - a snack of shrimp with pears?