Jump to content

Toroni

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 194.63.235.155 (talk) at 21:28, 19 August 2007. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Toroni (Τορώνη) is a municipality in Sithonia, Halkidiki, Greece. Population 4,036 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in Sykia, 20km away from Toroni.

Toroni (Τορώνη) is also a Village of Sithonia, Halkidiki, Greece. It is populated since ≈ 750 b.C. Toroni has a 2.5 km long curved beach of thick yellow sand, and it is considered as one of the best in Sithonia, the second peninsula of Halkidiki. Between Porto Koufo (Πόρτο Κουφό / Κωφός Λιμήν)[one of the three physical harbours of Greece] and Tristinica (Τριστινίκα / Δεστενίκα), it is one of the most popular summer resorts of Sithonia. At the end of the beach are the remains of the Castle Of Toroni, made to prevent from pirate attacks. If you climp on top of Mount Vigla (Βίγλα) you can also see some remains of an ancient building or temple made of stone on the top of the 250m high mountain. All Antiquities found in Toroni are in Poligiros Archeological Museum

Template:Halkidiki

39°59′16″N 23°53′57″E / 39.98778°N 23.89917°E / 39.98778; 23.89917