Our village Makrigialos

Many Greek people from the larger cities, particularly from Thessaloniki, have summer homes in Makrigialos. They take any chance to escape from hectic city life. During the high season, July and August, there are many visitors. Most of these are Greek, but there are also Germans, Austrians and Hungarians. Fortunately, Makrigialos is still an insiders' tip and has been spared the phenomenon of mass tourism.

If you are looking for peace, rest and relaxation, we recommend that you spend your holiday during the off season. In early spring, when our village has not yet woken up from the winter sleep, or in late autumn, when the children's laughter at the beach has died own and the ocean roughs up again, you can experience a totally different side of Greece.

Just a few kilometers away from Makrigialos the legendary Mount Olympus towers 2,917 meters against the sky. But the home of the gods is not the only link to the ancient world. Archeological excavation proves that Makrigialos, under the name Pidna, was already important in ancient times. Relics from Pidna can be viewed in the museum of Dion. To this day, the very southern part of Makrigialos is known as Pidna. It has the most beautiful beach of the village.

Aside from tourism, farming is a major source of revenue for the region. Olives, tobacco, kiwi fruit, corn and vegetables are all grown here. Of course, the ocean is an important source of income, too. The smaller fishing boats set sail from the boardwalk, the bigger boats start from the port of Alikes, south of Pidna.
Over the last few years, breeding blue mussels has become even more important than fishing. The annual harvest is about 8,000 tonnes of blue mussels, mostly sold in Italy and in the Netherlands. It is often said that the very best mussels of Europe are harvested here. We are proud of this and would like to convince you of their quality, too!

If you have a professional involvement with mussels, particularly blue mussels, please feel free to contact us. We can give you the names of contact people and would be pleased to help you get in touch with them.