Nikiti tourist information
In the area of Nikiti, many places have been spotted where it appears that there were many settlements during the pre-historic period. During the classical period, the most important city in the area was Gallipsos. Gallipsos was the evolution of one important pre-historic setlement, it seems that the inhabitants consisted of many colonists from Halkida (Eboia), during the 8th and 7th century B.C.
During the Persian war, it was forced to join the Persian army. After the Persian War, it became a member of the Athinian alliance. In 432 B.C., it deserted the Athinian alliance and part of the population moved to Olynthos. Not much is known about the end of this city, but through archeological findings it has been revealed that it existed as far back as Roman times, though it did not always flourish. It appears that the langourous periods were due to another settlement being built close by in the area of Saint George. During the Hellenistic period, a new settlement grewand quickly flourished and was the most important in the area until the 6th century A.D. The name of this settlement is unknown. What little we know comes from archeological findings. A sanctuary devoted to Dioskouri and an unknown god called Manta once existed here. The settlement of Saint George was destroyed by invaders in the 6th century A.D., during this period a lesser known settlement in the area of Elia was also destroyed. We know nothing of this area from the 6th to the end of the 13th century A.D. In 1300 A.D. most of the area of Nikiti was the property of various monastaries on Mount Athos. There remained, however, an independent village known as Psalida until it was destoyed by the Catalonians in 1308 A.D. The modern day Nikiti was begun in the 14th century. In the beginning it was a farming community that worked the fields of the monastary properties. In the 15th century it began to flourish and the population enlarged and soon it became independent. In 1821, it was destoyed by the Turks and the population dispersed all over Halkidiki; in 1822, however, they returned and reinhabited the area. Today Nikiti is one of the most dynamic villages in Halkidiki and one of the most important honey producers in all of Greece.
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