beaches near Perea.

Discover our guide to beautiful beaches near Perea. They are all presented with detailed description and photos. Just a stone’s throw from Perea lie some of the most beautiful beaches in Greece. Endless sandy shores with clear-blue seas, crowned by lush vegetation, offer a pleasant break for one or more days, just a short distance from the emblematic Thessaloniki.



Asprovalta Beach

Asprovalta beach Thessaloniki: Asprovalta is a big tourist resort about 80 km west of Thessaloniki. Located in the centre of Striminokos Gulf, this small town comes alive mostly in summer with tourism. Many hotels and tourist facilities are found in the area, as well as some campings.

The town stands in between a lush green forest of plane and pine trees and the sea. The long bech has crystal water and some parts of it are organized. Around Asprovalta, there are also other beautiful beaches, like Nea Vrasna and Akrogiali. A few km south, you can visit the eastern part of Halkidiki and Mount Athos. On the east of Asprovalta, there is Kavala, the archaeological site of Philippi and Keramoti, where boats to Thassos leave.

Epanomi Beach

Epanomi beach : Epanomi is a suburb town about 25 km south of Thessaloniki and just 10km from Perea. This town has a long and nice beach that gets much crowded in summer. With a lot of accommodation options, taverns and cafeterias in the area, Epanomi is a comfortable resort frequently connected to Thessaloniki by bus. A few km to the south, there are the lovely beaches of Halkidiki, so Epanomi works as kind of a connection centre between Halkidiki and Thessaloniki.






Agia Triada Beach

Agia Triada beach : Agia Triada is the most organized and beautiful beach close to Thessaloniki, next to Perea. Located only 22 km from the city centre, this beach is frequently connected to Thessaloniki as buses leave every half an hour.

Agia Triada is a long beach with crystal water. The coast is organized with umbrellas and sunbeds, while you will find many hotels, taverns and cafeterias in the area. For more facilities, visitors can go to the close villages of Nea Michaniona and Epanomi, while the beaches of Halkidiki are a few km drive to the south.

Museums of Thessaloniki.

Thessaloniki has several museums and galleries with interesting exhibits. The main ones are :



ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF THESSALONIKI

The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki is housed in a 1962 edifice, designed by architect Patroclos Karantinos. It is a listed building as a unique example of modernist art in Greece. The Museum’s collections include distinctive works of art and excavation finds from across Macedonia, as the archaeological service was the first state service to operate in Thessaloniki immediately after the liberation of the city. Since 2002 it operates as an independent special peripheral service of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.





MUSEUM OF BYZANTINE CULTURE

The Museum of Byzantine Culture aims in presenting various aspects of life during the byzantine and post-byzantine periods: art, ideology, social structure and religion, as well as how historical changes and the political situation were affecting people’ s everyday life.



At the same time, the activity of the Department of Educational Programmes, the good structure and function of the conservation laboratories and of the archaeological material storerooms, the provision of scientific know-how to other Balkan countries, the organisation of scientific meetings and conferences, as well as the editing and publishing work, render the Museum into an exceptionally important centre for the preservation, research and promotion of Byzantine and Postbyzantine culture. Since the Museum’ s inauguration in 1994, an annual bulletin is published, the first of its kind by a Greek public museum.





WHITE TOWER MUSEUM

The new permanent exhibition at the White Tower Museum, dedicated to the city of Thessaloniki and housed in the monument-symbol of the city, opened its doors to the public. The exhibition, organized by the Museum of Byzantine Culture, presents aspects of the history of Thessaloniki through time, thus providing the visitors with a better insight of the city, its monuments and museums. The goal of the exhibition is not to turn the city into a museum, but to introduce it to its visitors and its citizens, creating a new and essential relationship between the people and the city.







FOLKLIFE AND ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF MACEDONIA

The Folklife and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia explores and studies the traditional culture of recent times in the region of northern Greece. It gathers, preserves, safeguards and records the material evidence of that past, making it available to the public for purposes of study, instruction and amusement. The Museum’s collections comprise some 20,000 items of all kinds – associated with agriculture, livestock breeding, fishing, as well as crafts such as weaving, sewing, embroidery, metalwork, carpentry and ceramics. These are artefacts which served man’s basic needs for food, housing and clothing, as well as other items playing a part in his social and spiritual life.



Old churches.

Many religious attractions among which are the abundant Byzantine churches found in the upper town and the wider region. Visitors have an opportunity to admire a thousand years of unique architecture and well-preserved monuments.


CHURCH OF AGIOS GEORGIOS (EPANOMI)


The Church of Agios Georgios is one of the oldest churches in the Municipality and is a three aisled early Christian basilica style church. This church has been dedicated to two saints, Agios Georgios and Agios Charalambos. According to testimonies there was a small church in its place, which residents demolished and built the new church in its place in 1724 (according to historical information). The Church was burned and destroyed in 1821 and was reconstructed in 1835 upon the previous church. According to the inscription on its entry window, the bell tower was constructed in 1899.


CHURCH OF PAMMEGISTON TAXIARCHON (N. KERASIA)


The Holy Church of Pammegiston Taxiarchon dominates in the town of Kerasia. It is a timber-roofed post Byzantine Basilica style Church that was consecrated in 1818 and is protected by the Ministry of Culture. According to tradition, the church has been erected at the point where the miraculous icon of the Archangel Michael was found buried. In recent years, when Kerasia was still a community (in the 1990s), the church was restored with the assistance of the archaeological department and with financial support from the residents and local authorities. It now welcomes a multitude of pilgrims on November 8th, its festival day.


CHURCH OF THE REPOSE OF THE VIRGIN MARY (EPANOMI)


This is a three aisled early Christian basilica style church of significant value that is dedicated to the Panagia (Virgin Mary) and Agios Dimitrios, which is further testified by the Holy Altars in the church. It was constructed in 1865. Visitors may admire the exceptional hagiography and Byzantine icons in the church

CHURCH OF KONSTANTINOS AND ELENI (MESIMERI)


The Church that was constructed during the Ottoman occupation dominates in the Mesimeri region. According to testimonies by residents, the church was built by the Turks so that the Greeks working on their estates could worship. The church was initially dedicated to Agios Nikolaos. It was renamed in 1924 by the refugees who settled in the town and gave it its current name.


AI NIKOLAS – FANARI EPANOMI


The chapel of Ai Nikolas was constructed before the middle of the last century on the occasion of the icon of Agios Nikolaos that “surfaced” in the region after a huge sea storm.
On May 17th, its festival day, a celebration is held around the church where visitors are offered local wine, tsipouro and fresh fish.


CHURCH OF PANAGIA FANEROMENI (Ν.MICHANIONA)


This imposing and magnificent church is situated in the central Michaniona square. It has a capacity of 4000 persons and was consecrated in May 1984. The miraculous icon of the same name as the Church, which was brought here by the refugees after the Asia Minor catastrophe is held here. According to tradition, during the Iconoclast Period, a woman that was hiding the icon threw it into the sea so that it wouldn’t be destroyed. The icon surfaced at Peramos where it was found by a monk. On August 23rd, the festival day of Panagia Faneromeni, Michaniona welcomes pilgrims from all over Greece and a major festival is held that lasts for a week.

How to move around the region by bus.

From Perea

To Thessaloniki ?
Take bus Nr. 72, this bus will bring you from Perea to IKEA, which is the bus terminal.From IKEA you can take bus Nr. 2, 3, 8 to get to the city center.
To the KTEL HALKIDIKIS?
First you will have to take bus Nr. 72, this bus will bring you from Perea to IKEA, which is the bus terminal.From IKEA you will have to take bus Nr. 36 to go to the KTEL HALKIDIKIS.Caution this bus does not go very frequent, about every hour, hour and a half.
To Mediterranean Cosmos?
Bus Nr. 72 will bring you from Perea to IKEA, which is the bus terminal.From IKEA you will have to take bus Nr. 36 to go to the Mediterranean Cosmos.Caution this bus does not go very frequent, about every hour, hour and a half.
To the airport?
First you will have to take bus Nr. 72, this bus will bring you from Perea to IKEA, which is the bus terminal.From IKEA you should take bus Nr. 79 to go to the airport.
To KTEL MAKEDONIA?
First you will have to take bus Nr. 72, this bus will bring you from Perea to IKEA, which is the bus terminal.From IKEA you should take bus Nr. 8 to go to KTEL MAKEDONIA.
For all this routes you can use a longer duration ticket, which is for up to two uses € 1.20 euro.
Tickets
OASTH tickets may be purchased:
From OASTH ticket outlets (all fare categories)From about 1,670 points of sale (kiosks, convenience stores, etc.). These shops sell basic, single-use tickets at €1.00 (regular fare) and €0.50 (discount fare) and longer-duration tickets for up to two uses /90 minute duration at €1.20 (regular) and €0.60 (discounted). These are valid for two bus trips to and from any direction and any bus line. Please note that if the second validation is made within 90 minutes of the first, the ticket is valid until the completion of the second journey.Attention: Pre-printed tickets are validated at the validation machines onboard buses immediately upon boarding. If for some reason you do not have a pre-printed ticket upon boarding, it is possible topurchase one from the ticket machines onboard buses. Tickets issued by ticket machines inside the buses are €0.10 more expensive than pre-printed ones.Ticket machines do not give change. Please insert the exact amount for the ticket.