Afytos

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Afytos

Total population

1,500

Elevation50 m

WeatherAvg high 68.7°F

Coordinates40.10°, 23.44°

Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Afytos is a village in Chalkidiki, northern Greece. It is part of the municipality Kassandra. It is situated on the northeastern coast of the Kassandra peninsula, 6 km northeast of Kassandreia, 31 km south of Polygyros and 73 km southeast of Thessaloniki. Its elevation is 50 m. The area around Afytos consists of farmlands in low hills. Its economy is based on agriculture and tourism. Its folklore museum was founded in 1980 by the folklore councillor Nikos Paralis. The town attracts tourists mainly from the surrounding region due to its beaches and local craft markets. The museum is located in the building of the Alevras family. Councils and clubs include the Folklore Friendship Council and Afytos Tradition.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

S

Stamatios Kapsas

Greek soldier

T

Theoharis Zarkadas

Greek soldier Macedonian

A

Andreas Karatasos

Greek soldier

I

Ilias Kouskouvelis

Greek political scientist

Benjamin of Amida

N

Niki Tsingalou

Greek actress and writer

C

Christodoulos Simonis

Chrysostomos A. Stamulēs

Greek theologian (1964-2025)

G

Gregory of Skyros

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Central Macedonia

• Kallithea
  1.8 mi away
• Nea Fokea
  3.2 mi away · pop. 1,721
• Kassandreia
  3.7 mi away
• Kriopigi
  4.8 mi away
• Fourka
  6.5 mi away · pop. 543
• Skala Fourkas
  7.5 mi away
• Moles Kalyves
  8.9 mi away
• Nea Skioni
  11.7 mi away
• Agios Mamas
  12.4 mi away
• Gerakini
  12.5 mi away
• Metamorfosi
  12.6 mi away · pop. 692
• Vatopedi
  12.7 mi away · pop. 236

Browse all places in Central Macedonia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Black Scorpionfish

Scorpaena porcus

Seen 2026-07-08

Pearly Razorfish

Xyrichtys novacula

Seen 2026-07-07

Salema Porgy

Sarpa salpa

Seen 2026-07-07

Black sea urchin

Arbacia lixula

Seen 2026-07-06

Noah's Ark shell

Arca noae

Seen 2026-07-06

Warty Crab

Eriphia verrucosa

Seen 2026-07-06

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Seen 2026-06-28

Broad Scarlet

Crocothemis erythraea

Seen 2026-06-28

Western Caspian Turtle

Mauremys rivulata

Seen 2026-06-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

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