At the location called Scala, there is a harbor in which Gerakini’s magnesite, digged out from mines close-by, is shipped away. Around it there is a small coastal settlement. The beach is enormous and sandy, fully organised (with restaurants, bars and facilities for all kinds of water sports).
⇠ Thessaloniki 76km ⇠ Polygyros 14km
Once a small community of workers in the magnesite mines, Gerakini is now one of the main and most cosmopolitan resorts in Halkidiki. The area offers a wide choice of hotels, rented rooms, tavernas and bars. There are also many privately owned holiday homes.
Sightseeing
3km north of the village there can still be seen the old mines of granulite and magnesium of Gerakini.
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The main beach of the village is Skala and it is characterized by a long white sandy beach, surrounded by two impressive pine-covered hills.
