Toronean Gulf

Toronean Gulf Toronaic Gulf Kassandra Gulf
Τορωναίος (Greek) Τορωναϊκὸς (Ancient Greek) Κασσάνδρας (Greek)
Location	Central Macedonia
Coordinates
Type	Gulf
Etymology	Toroni
Part of	Aegean Sea
Basin countries	Greece

The Toronean Gulf or Toroneos Gulf (Greek: Τορωναίος κόλπος, romanized: Toronaios Kolpos) and Toronaic Gulf (Ancient Greek: Τορωναϊκὸς κόλπος), also known as the Kassandra Gulf (Greek: Κόλπος Κασσάνδρας, romanized: Kolpos Kassandras), is a gulf of the Thracian Sea, part of the northern Aegean Sea, in Chalkidiki, Greece. It lies between the Kassandra peninsula in the west, and Sithonia in the east.

History

According to Herodotus, the gulf was historically known for its fish. The harbour of Torone, the only city on the gulf, was known as the "deaf" harbour due to the gulf's quietness and calmness.

The ancient city of Olynthus was said to be at the head of the Toronean Gulf.

An international swimming race occurs every year in July called the Toroneos Gulf Marathon (Κολυμβητικός διαπλους Τορωναιου Κόλπου). The race, which first occurred in 1971, is 25 km long and begins in Kallithea Kassandra and finishes in Nikiti Sithonia.