Halkidiki Family Holidays

Take the Family is a travel agency specialising in active, adventure and luxury holidays. Your personal travel advisor will create the perfect Halkidiki holiday for your family, with expert advice and dedicated support throughout.

Halkidiki for family holidays

Part of Macedonia in northeast Greece, Halkidiki consists of three peninsulas protruding out into the sparkling Aegean: Kassandra and Sithonia (famous for having some of the best beaches in Greece) and Mount Athos (a holy mountain of Byzantium monasteries out of bounds to women).

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Things to do with kids in Halkidiki

Halkidiki Best Beaches and Watersports

• Take a boat out onto the Aegean for fishing, snorkelling and to stare up at the forbidden slopes of Mount Athos, which Byzantine emperor Basil I proclaimed the exclusive domain of monks and hermits, Along the way, call at tiny fishing villages with little restaurants on the beach.

• Play on any of the lovely beaches that make up the 500km coastline, and perhaps spend a day or half day at a Halkidiki water park.

Halkidiki Culture and Entertainment

• For ancient ruins and other general exploring, head for Sithonia. Its best archaeological site is ancient Toroni and Likithos Castle: ancient fortifications, a submerged harbour and Byzantine walls overgrown by nature, beside a peaceful bay.

• For entertainment, stick to Kassandra, the liveliest peninsula and in our opinion the best place in Halkidiki with families.

Eating in Halkidiki

Food in Halkidiki is, at its best, classic Greek fare. Delicious, unfussy local cuisine includes fried meatballs, squash balls, shrimp, squid, cheeses, olives, stuffed vine leaves, tzatziki, aubergine dip, small sausages, and giant beans – at mezedes or mezedoupolio at lunch, and at tavernas in the evening.

Other Greek specialities to sample include moussaka, kebabs, pastitsio (lamb or goat with macaroni and tomatoes), stifado (braised beef with onions) and paidakia (grilled lamb or goat chops).

When to go to Halkidiki

The best time to visit Halkidiki is April, May, June, September or October, with more pleasant temperatures than in high season, especially for family holidays with younger kids, and fewer people.

With school-age kids, Halkidiki is a good bet for the May and October half terms

How to get to Halkidiki

There are chartered flights to Halkidiki from UK airports; its airport is sometimes referred to as Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki is Greece's second-largest city, so scheduled flights are also available, either direct from London, or via regular connecting flights through Athens or other European cities. The direct flight time from London to Thessaloniki is about 3 hours 20 minutes.

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