Chalkidiki

Bulgarian and Albanian Gangs Fighting for Donuts in Greece

Bulgarian and Albanian gangs are fighting to control the appetizing donut market on Greek beaches and there have been regular shootings between them, according to media in Greece and North Macedonia.

A 44-year-old Georgian citizen told "Prototema" that as he was resting on the beach of Neos Marmaras in Halkidiki, he heard gunshots behind him and a shout of "Hands up!"

How to tour Halkidiki by car

Is it a product of the local perceptions that see "our" village as the most beautiful in the world or just another anecdotal buzzword among those that circulate from time to time jocularly at parties? Anyway, "there's no place like Halkidiki", even through its exaggeration, speaks a great truth. That, quite simply, there's no place like Halkidiki!

Pankin: The pandemic may work in Greece’s favor

More than ten Greek projects, with a total budget of about 850 million euros, are being considered for financing in the years 2021 and 2022 by the transnational Black Sea Trade and Development Bank, in the sectors such as gas distribution, electricity, infrastructure and the financial sector, according to its chairman, Russian economist Dmitry Pankin.

Balkan tourists packing their camper vans for northern Greece

In Gevgelija, North Macedonia, Alexander Alexov is preparing to make the road trip to Greece. The border between the two countries reopens on June 15, which means he will be able to travel to the Halkidiki peninsula. Over the past 30 years, Alexov has spent most summers at the Armenistis campsite in Sithonia.

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