Agios Mamas, Chalkidiki

Agios Mamas (Greek: ΄Αγιος Μάμας [ˈaʝios ˈmamas]) is a village in the Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece. It is in the municipal unit of Moudania, within the Municipality of Nea Propontida.

Agios Mamas

Άγιος Μάμας
Agios Mamas Church
Agios Mamas
Coordinates: 40°15′N 23°21′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitChalkidiki
MunicipalityNea Propontida
Municipal unitMoudania
Highest elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Lowest elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Community
  Population1,059 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
632 00
Area code(s)+30 23730
Vehicle registrationΧΚ
Websitehttp://www.interalex.net/search?q=agios+mamas

Location

It is located on the gulf of Torone, 3 km from the beach (Papa Aloni), between the two fingers (smaller peninsulas) of Kassandra and Sithonia, 68 km southeast of Thessaloniki and 9 km east of Nea Moudania.

Economy

It is famous for its trade fair in the first days of September commemorating its patron saint Saint Mamas on 2 September.

The inhabitants are involved in olive farming for green table olives and olive oil as the rest of the villages of the area Olynthus, Kalyves Polygyrou and Yerakini.

Agios Mamas lagoon

Its seaside is the continuation of Kalyves Polygyrou's with a very long sandy beach, after the river Olynthios delta, including Papa Aloni beach and Portes before Nea Potidea.

A part of the seaside
Eastern part of beach skyline

References

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