Pefkochori Beach(Paralia Pefkochori)

Located on the eastern part of the Kassandra Peninsula, Pefkochori Beach is a long and wide beige sand beach that is considered the most visited and popular beach in the Halkidiki region.  The beach is positioned on the shores of the Toronean Gulf and has a beautiful backdrop of many oceanfront buildings, including restaurants, tavernas, bars, patisseries, hotels, apartments, and souvenir shops, which together provide incredible views of the Aegean Sea.  The beach has been awarded the Blue Flag certification due to its cleanliness and water quality standards.

Pefkochori Beach offers many amenities, including seasonal lifeguards, showers, restrooms, shady areas, restaurants, tavernas, cafes, a paved promenade, benches, a pier, beach equipment rental facilities, parasols, and sunbed rental facilities.

Pefkochori Beach offers many fun activities, including swimming, sunbathing, kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding, water skiing, surfing, beachcombing, snorkeling, picnicking, hiking, and diving.  If you are planning to go into the water, it is a naturally sheltered bay, making it a safe swimming area that is marked with yellow floats.  The water near the beach is shallow, which is ideal for canoes, kayaks, and small boats.  In addition, visitors can also book yachts, catamarans, fishing tours, and other adventure tours.  To make reservations, visit online.  If you enjoy snorkeling, the beach offers amazing opportunities to explore the underwater world.  Hikers can enjoy the nearby hiking trails, which offer unique insights into the local biodiversity.   Pefkochori Beach is a perfect place where visitors can also enjoy nightlife, and there are many bars, nightclubs, and discotheques that stay open until late hours.   The beach hosts many interesting events and festivals that attract a large influx of visitors during the summer season.  In addition, visitors can also explore stalls selling clothes, jewelry, and souvenirs on the main paved street in the evening.  Dogs are not allowed here, and the beach is open from sunrise until sunset.

Pefkochori Beach offers an access path for people with disabilities.

Getting to Pefkochori Beach is easy - the beach has many street spots located at Pefkochori 630 85, which provides easy access to the beach.

Pefkochori Beach is a perfect place to enjoy nightlife on the Kassandra Peninsula.

There are many attractions near Pefkochori Beach.  Folk Museum of Polychrono has a gallery that displays interesting exhibits on farming tools, equipment, and utensils used for making bread, beekeeping tools, carpentry tools, textile instruments, everyday household goods and tools, and traditional costumes that showcase the rich culture and heritage of the region of the village Polychrono through historic artifacts, photographs, maps, banknotes, and related memorabilia.  Mavrobara Turtle Lake is a small lake that is surrounded by pine wood forest in the lap of Kassandra Mountain and is home to three rare species of European water turtles.  Visitors have to hike for around three kilometers to access this lake and the surrounding area, which preserves the fragile ecosystem and biodiversity of the region.  Possidi Lighthouse is positioned on the southernmost tip of the Kassandra Peninsula on a small, rocky promontory overlooking the Aegean Sea.   Petralona Cave has chambers and corridors that feature unique stalactite and stalagmite formations created by the slow dripping of water over thousands of years.  In addition, one of the most notable aspects of the cave is a human skull, popularly known as the “Petralona Skull,” which is believed to be about 700,000 years old, making it one of the oldest human remains in Europe.   If you are looking for another nearby attraction, the Temple of Ammon Zeus is an archeological site where visitors can find the ruins of the temple dedicated to the Egyptian god Zeus, which offers a glimpse into the ancient history of the region.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants on Pefkochori Beach.  Elephant Beach Bar is an upscale beach club that serves sandwiches, soups, salads, burgers, seafood, and meat dishes.  Restaurant Βaaxos is a beachfront restaurant that offers an outdoor seating area and serves Greek food, including seafood, beef, pork, and meat dishes.  Bakalis offers an outdoor seating area and serves soups, salads, clams, mussels, octopus, lobsters, seafood, and meat dishes.  Kappa Restaurant offers outdoor seating areas and serves incredible Mediterranean dishes.  If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby restaurant, Capri serves pizzas, bruschetta, spaghetti, omelets, salads, and waffles.

If you are looking for a hotel near Pefkochori Beach, there are many great options nearby.  If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 5-Star Kassandra Palace Seaside Resort is 14 minutes away by car and offers many amenities, including a spa, a sauna, a steam room, an indoor pool, a fitness center, tennis courts, a restaurant, and a complimentary breakfast.  A more affordable hotel is the 4-Star Flegra Palace, which offers many amenities including an outdoor pool, a kid’s pool, table tennis, a playground, a fitness center, tennis courts, and a restaurant.  Another moderately priced option is the 4-Star MAKO Sea & Suites, which offers many amenities including an outdoor pool, a basketball court, a fitness center, and a restaurant.  A more reasonably priced option is the 3-Star Hotel Aeollos, which is positioned near the beach and has many amenities including an outdoor pool, a kid’s pool, hot tubs, and a restaurant.  If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby hotel, the 3-Star Hilltop Hotel has many amenities, including an outdoor pool with a sundeck and loungers, a restaurant, a mini golf course, table tennis courts, and giant chess.