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NEA MOUDANIA (MOU) , Small town , HALKIDIKI , GREECE

Geographical Data

Type of location: Port, Port of entrance, Town hall, Municipal district, Blue Flag 2016, Blue Flag 2017, Blue Flag 2018, Blue Flag 2019, Blue Flag 2024
Other Names: MOUDANIA (Known as:)
Postal Code: 63200
Tel +30 23730
Altitude: 20 meters
Longitude: 23o 17' 26" E
Latitude: 40o 14' 20" N

Useful Information (6)

Port Authority

Port Authority Department of Nea Moudania

Tel: +30 23730 21172
Fax: +30 23730 23680

Port information

Nea Moudania Port

Police

Police Department of Moudania

Tel: +30 23730 21111, 23333

Customs

Customs House of Nea Moudania

Tel: +30 23730 21496

Responsible police authority

Police Department of Moudania

Tel: +30 23730 21111, 23333

Medical care

Nea Moudania Medical Centre

Tel: +30 23730 21244, 22222

Local governments (2)

Town-halls

Nea Propontida Municipality

Tel: +30 23733 50200

Municipalities' district offices

Nea Moudania Community

  Today, Nea Moudania is a town inhabited by 6537 people. It is the seat of the Municipality of Moudania as well as the main commercial, financial and intellectual centre of Halkidiki. The town has an intense tourist and financial development, and is likely to become the educational centre of Halkidiki, as there is a Τ.Ε.Ι. (Technical Education Institute) college operating there too.
  Nea Moudania is situated at a distance of 60 km from the city of Thessaloniki and is linked to it by a comfortable motorway, which goes through vineyards and hillocks. The Halkidiki coach company, KTEL (Single Bus Exploitation Fund) offers regular services (every quarter of an hour) linking Nea Moudania with Thessaloniki and the rest of Halkidiki. ”Macedonia“ airport is only 35 km away from the town.
  On the outskirts of Nea Moudania, there is a vast olive plantation, a landmark which in 1923 was one of the attractions for the pioneer settlers of the town.
  Having passed the olive plantation, one can revel in the marvellous vastness of the sea, which looks ready to take the visitor in her bosom. The depth of the waters is ideal for the little visitors, as well as for those who are not particularly good swimmers.
  At the beach of Nea Moudania you can enjoy your coffee, and the very fresh fish and also the ouzo titbits offered at the fish-houses.In the summer the town has also a cinema.The visitor can have unforgettable moments at the various town bars and clubs.
  At the highest point of the town, called ”the hillock of Panagia (Virgin Mary) Koryfini“ there is a pretty three-aisled basilica church, built in a captivating environment. The icon of Panagia Koryfini, which came from Kalolimnos of Asia Minor, is kept there. The Virgin is commemorated with splendid celebrations on 8th September, which is a local public holiday.
  The sunset behind Mount Olympus from the numerous cafes in central Nea Moudania is a superb view to please every romantic visitor. Moreover, when the weather permits, the visitor can be photographed against the background of the Kassandra peninsula.
  At the Open-air Theatre, the jewel of the town, with a capacity of 2000, quality theatre productions and high-class concerts are hosted as part of the events of the ”Sea Festival“ right next to the waterfront, throughout summer. The festival is certain to monopolize your interest at summer nights. Nea Moudania also has an important museum of marine exhibits and seashells, which is unique in Greece, as well as a folklore museum with exhibits from the inhabitants' never-forgotten homelands.
  In mid-July the cultural club ”Faros“, under the auspices of the Municipality of Moudania, offers the locals and the visitors of the town times full of entertainment and thrill in a week of folklore, which also includes dance, music and theatre events peaking on Sunday with the ”Sardine festival“, a feast marked by the smell of grilled sardine and retsina, which are offered generously to all.
  After a Thessaloniki Τ.Ε.Ι. (Technical Education Institute) college branch was formed in the Municipality, all tiers of education are available, i.e., creches and day nurseries, Preschools, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, TEE (technical high school), Senior High School, IEK (vocational high school), Conservatoires, etc.
  The indoor gymnasium, football pitches with sod, of the classic type (5X5) and also other sports grounds, such as basketball, volleyball and tennis courts encouraged the development of basketball, volleyball and football teams which progressed into top league divisions.
  Every year, beach soccer, beach volleyball, and beach tennis matches are organized, with entries from all over Greece.
  The Yachting Club of Nea Moudania, with its numerous activities, has often gained international distinction for its sailing courses and in international fishing competitions.
  In Nea Moudania there is a Health Centre, a great number of private surgeries and laboratories of almost every specialization. There are chemist's shops that stay open twenty-four hours a day as well as a public veterinary hospital and four surgeries for pets.
  A new deluxe hotel unit with a state-of-the-art conference centre and a spa section will soon start operating in the town.
  Seeing that Nea Moudania boasts of one of the largest fish-wharves in Greece, the fish catch of the town is considerable.
  The cultivated land area is 110,000,000 sq. metres, yielding considerable quantities of olives, peanuts, apricots etc. Olive presses and olive, salted preserves and fruit packing factories cater for the needs of the consumers. These products are also exported to many other countries.
  The town of Nea Moudania, the centre of the Municipality, is the commercial centre of Halkidiki par excellence. There are Agricultural Bank, National Bank, Commercial, Piraeus and ALPHA bank branches, where there are automatic transaction machines. Big supermarkets and many good commercial shops cater for consumer needs. Every Wednesday, the biggest outdoors market in Halkidiki takes place. There are also agricultural machinery factories and other manufactures.
  Tickets for excursions to the Sporades islands on small ferries and ”dolphin“ ferries or for a tour around Mount Athos are also available at the Post Office and on-line bureaux.
  Nea Moudania was founded in 1923 by refugees of the areas of Moudania, Kios, Kalolimnos, Sigi, Eligmoi and the surrounding area of Proussa. The victims of the Asia Minor tragedy were faced with huge problems, mostly survival problems. The situation was desperate, as there was not an inhabited area around. The place mainly consisted of fields of the neighbouring villages, while the remaining parts were swamps, a breeding ground of bacteria. The only inhabitants were some fishermen and the olive plantation guard.
  The area was called ”Kargi Limani“, which in Turkish means ”leeward harbour“ and was marked with an anchor on nautical maps, just like Moudania of Vithynia, where the refugees came from. In 1925, this name was replaced by ”Nea Moudania“.
  In August 1923 the first refugees arrived and tried to start anew in a place far from home.
  They opted for this area thanks to the immense olive plantation which is still there, to the west of the town, and the red rocks to the east. The help offered by the Reverend Saint of Kampania, Mr Diodoros, then president of the Committee for the Settlement of Refugees was substantial.
  The following extract from the book by Stavros Kouvrakis ”Nea Moudania“ gives an expressive account of the situation:
  ”One spring morning of 1923 Zafiris Zafiriou and an American friend of his got into a motorboat named ”Dolphin“ and pushed out. They were travelling eastwards along the coast of Halkidiki. It was dark, when they reached the shore of Epanomi. There was not a soul in sight. Only the village, at a distance of four kilometres from the shore. They spent the night on the beach and in the morning they pushed out again. Night was getting near, when they got to a place about four miles away from Kassandra. They turned off the motor immediately. That they did, seeing that they had found what they had been looking for in the surrounding area. A range of hillocks, in horseshoe shape, with the left side planted with olive trees with leaves glistening in the setting sun as they were stirred by the light land breeze, filled them with enthusiasm. Everybody knew about the cultivation of olive trees, as this blessed tree thrived everywhere on the coast of Asia Minor. In the distance, vast fields, suitable for vineyards, orchards, and granaries. Before them a small bay, with small vessels and two or three buildings. That was it. They made their decision on the spot“
Bibliography. ”Echoes from Moudania and the surrounding area“, distributed by the Municipality of Moudania.

Selected tourism enterprises (1)

Travel agencies

Danae Travel Bureau

Tel: +30 210 3247512

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