Chalkidiki

After a few days in the city I traveled to a region called Chalkidiki (Halkidiki). Chalkidiki is about a two hour drive from Thessaloniki. We drove through the Greek countryside and a few small towns.

Side note: The video below is when we bumped into a shepherd with his sheep crossing the road while driving in the countryside. I thought it was super cute to see the sheep crossing.

On our way to Chalkidiki we stopped at a bakery in a small town for breakfast. The bakery had a big selection of pastries. It was my first time in a Greek bakery so of course I wanted to try everything. After paying we noticed our bag had pastries that we didn’t pay for so we questioned the employee and she said the pastries was on the house because I looked undecided so she wanted me to try them all. I thought that was so sweet.

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We finally arrived at Chalkidiki! So to give you a quick rundown; Chalkidiki is located by three peninsulas in the Aegean Sea. The Greeks nicknamed the peninsulas the 3 legs. One of the ”legs” belongs to monasteries which only allow men. With that being said, I was only allowed to visit the other two. I’m ok with 2 legs anyway because the other legs are full of beautiful beaches. You can literally drive from beach to beach in matter of minutes.

Soon after arrival we headed the beach, but to get there we had to drive along the coast which was basically cliffs. The drive felt longer than it really was because we were driving at the edge and I was terrified we were going to fall over. The road is curvy and we were really high up. There is an amount of skill needed to drive a manual car on the edge of a cliff I must tell you but the view was definitely breathtaking.

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