Few buses per day depart from Chalkidiki Bus Station to Ouranopolis. You will save few euro buying round-trip ticket for 22 euro.
Just at the door of my Atlantis Hotel I have a bus stop for the bus 45A going directly to this station… “Entering the bus do not forget to validate your ticket”- that’s all in English you can hear aboard. But your stop is the last stop so do not worry…
The long distance bus is departing at 8.30. It is off-season time -there were only 5 of us – the passengers aboard.
It took us 2,5 hours via the side roads and small villages spread out in the green mountains to come to Ouranopolis – little village on the coast. Ouranopolis is practically the only gateway to the Republic of the Monks on Mt Athos. The village is sleepy. I found the room in the Cosy Makedonia Hotel.
Now I am going tho check my permit for the republic. I noticed on arrival that the ferry going daily to Daphni at 9.45 is broken. I hope to find the other solution… The sun is strong and I see the bue sea from my balcony…
