Coordinates: 40°15′N 23°21′E / 40.250°N 23.350°E / 40.250; 23.350

Agios Mamas, Chalkidiki

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Agios Mamas
Άγιος Μάμας
Agios Mamas Church
Agios Mamas Church
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CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitChalkidiki
MunicipalityNea Propontida
Municipal unitMoudania
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
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 • Community
1,093
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
632 00
Area code+30 23730
Vehicle registrationΧΚ

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.

Location

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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

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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.

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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.

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A part of the seaside
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Eastern part of beach skyline

References

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File:Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg Agios Mamas travel guide from Wikivoyage