Nea Moudania is the second largest town of Halkidiki. It is the largest commercial and trade town with a population of appr. 15,000 people and is located on the seaside of the Thermaikos gulf and is only 51 km from the Thessaloniki airport.
There are many stores, shops, taverns, restaurants, cafeterias, bars and night clubs, the branches of central banks, post office. The perfect beaches of Nea Moudania will not leave indifferent any tourist. The tourists who visit Nea Moudania in mid July can take part in the annual Sea and Sardine festival which lasts for a week. There are different events during the celebration and the main part of the holiday is a grand feast where you are offered sardines and local wine. There is a port in Nea Moudania from where you can hire a boat for fishing.
Nea Moudania isn’t considered a tourist town, but even though many tourists visit during the day from nearby villages. Also many visitors stay at Oceania Club hotel which is located 500 meters from the city center on the seaside.
The direct buses from Thessaloniki to Nea Moudania and back depart from KTEL Halkidiki station appr. every hour during the day. The travelling time is appr. 40 min. Also Nea Moudania bus station is connected to most towns and villages of Halkidiki.
There are many stores, banks, post office, health center, police and schools in Nea Moudania.
The chain supermarkets are presented by Greek Masutis (Μασουτις), Arvanitidis (Αρβανιτιδης) and Galaxias (Γαλαξιας), and by LIDL and Carrefour. Besides large supermarkets there are many small food stores, butcher, fish shops, bakeries, pharmacies and hair salons.
As for clothing and shoe stores one can find a large variety in Nea Moudania. The working hours of stores are from 9.00 to 14.00 every day except Sundays and from 17.00 to 21.00 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Every Wednesday there is an open market in Nea Moudania which is the largest in Halkidiki where you can buy clothes, local products, vegetables, fruits, cheese, meat, fish, wine, honey, grocery and many other products which are offered in a wide range in the market. All these are sold at lower prices compared to the stores with a large choice and quality. This is why the market is popular to the locals of Nea Moudania and to the people who live in the nearby villages.
Many travel agencies organize excursions to the open market of Nea Moudania. The open market is located very close to the bus station of Nea Moudania and is very easy to find – the flow of cars and people moves towards the open market from the early morning, from 7.00 a.m. till 12.00 midday.
The market in Nea Moudania is a perfect place for buying food, goods and traditional presents whether you live here permanently or rent apartments in Halkidiki. We can recommend you to buy traditional Greek souvenirs such as olives in vacuum pack, retsina (barrel wine), olive oil, feta, cheese, honey, flavorings and olive soap.
The town has its open theater on the seaside with a picturesque view, where different concerts and events are often held.
During the summer season there are various performances such as puppet and marionettes shows for children in the central square of the town.
There are a lot of playgrounds for young children in Nea Moudania, which are for the public and some playgrounds in the cafes and taverns. Adventure outdoor playgrounds are very popular. Children can use all the bouncy castles, slides and other entertainment for unlimited time, while their parents rest at the café’s tables. The entrance fee for such kind of playgrounds is usually 3-4 euro (the ticket is needed only for children) and includes a juice for the child. One of the most popular playgrounds in Moudania is Dambo which is located on the seaside, near Prive club.
It will be interesting to visit the ethnographic and Fisheries museum in Nea Moudania for grown-ups and children. The museum works from Tuesday to Friday from 9.00 till 14.00 and from 18.00 till 20.00 and from 9.00 till 14.00 on weekends. The entrance fee for adults is 2 euro, for children – 1 euro.
The main place of interest in Nea Moudania is the impressive church which dominates over the town and is seen from all points. It consists of 2 parts – lower and upper. The lower ground section of the church is named Agios Nicolaos, Irini and Rafail and the upper section is named Agios Georgios. The church service is performed every Sunday morning and on religious holidays, women usually sit on the left side and men on the right side. There is a small chapel in front of the main church and many people stop for a minute in order to light a candle and pray.
The town of Moudania celebrates on the 8 of September the day of of Panagia Korifini icon which is considered to be the patroness of Nea Moudania.
There are perfect wide beaches in Moudania, where many residents of Thessaloniki visit on the weekends. The beach Eleonas has a Blue Flag. You can stay on the beach at one of numerous beach bars and taverns and use their sunbeds and umbrella when you make an order or use your own equipment. There is a fantastic view from the beach of Kassandra on the left side and Olympus mountain on the right.
There are a lot of perfect taverns in Nea Moudania not with tourist food as in many tourist villages of Halkidiki but with real Greek cuisine. The prices are not expensive, but the quality is very high. All the seafood offered in taverns is fresh and fished from the sea on the day you order it. Erodios (Εροδιος) is considered to be one of the best taverns in Nea Moudania and is located on the seacoast near the port.
By the way, if you come to the port early in the morning you can buy fresh fish from the fishermen.
People who are fond of night life will find lots of entertainment in Nea Moudania. The most popular bars and clubs during the summer period are, Prive, Sueno, Moretto, Gonza and Stones, during the winter period – Prive and Pride. Many famous deejays play almost every week-end in these stylish bars. However, it isn’t boring on the week-days also – pass along the seacoast and you will see a lot of bars.
Nea Moudania is a perfect choice, if you want to visit true Greece.
If you plan to live permanently in Greece, Halkidiki you can buy apartments or houses in Nea Moudania. Besides properties in Nea Moudania for sale we offer our own apartments for rent at the price of 300 euro per month. Send us your request for apartments for rent in Nea Moudania and we will find you the apartment which will meet your demands.
Also we offer our own apartments for rent in Nea Moudania for summer holidays.