Nea Peramos (Kavala), Greece
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Nea Peramos is a town located 17 kilometres from Kavala
, the capital of the prefecture of Kavala
, Greece
. Its population as of the 2001 census is 2,468.
Since 1998, according the Law of Kapodistrias, seven villages (Nea Peramos, Nea Irakleitsa, Agios Andreas, Eleftheres
, Elaiochori
, Myrtofyto, Folea) joined in a new municipality which was called Municipality of Eleftheres
. The central administration authority resided in Nea Peramos, which is the largest of the villages listed above. The first Mayor of the Community of Eleftheres was Iraklis Karaberidis. At the 2011 Kallikratis reform, the municipality of Eleftheres became part of the new municipality of Pangaio
.
Due to its situation the village Nea Peramos is a good starting point for excursions to the island of Thassos which is 1 hour from Nea Peramos by ferry, to the city of Kavala and also to ancient Filippi, which is about 30 km away. There are many destinations worth visiting along the coastal road, with idyllic bays and beaches which are quiet even during the main holiday season.
If the weather is clear, the view reaches from the Thassos island up to the mountains of Athos
at the peninsula of Chalkidiki.
Kavala
Kavala , is the second largest city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala peripheral unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos...
, the capital of the prefecture of Kavala
Kavala Prefecture
Kavala is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the of East Macedonia and Thrace. Its capital is the town of Kavala. Kavala regional unit is the easternmost within the geographical region of Macedonia.-Geography:...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Its population as of the 2001 census is 2,468.
Since 1998, according the Law of Kapodistrias, seven villages (Nea Peramos, Nea Irakleitsa, Agios Andreas, Eleftheres
Eleftheres
Eleftheres is a village and a former municipality in the Kavala peripheral unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pangaio, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was Nea Peramos . The other villages in...
, Elaiochori
Elaiochori, Kavala
Elaiochori , is a village and part of the municipal unit of Eleftheres in the southwest of the Kavala peripheral unit, Greece. Population 1,126 .-See also:*Communities of the Kavala prefecture*Other Greek villages called Elaiochori...
, Myrtofyto, Folea) joined in a new municipality which was called Municipality of Eleftheres
Eleftheres
Eleftheres is a village and a former municipality in the Kavala peripheral unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pangaio, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was Nea Peramos . The other villages in...
. The central administration authority resided in Nea Peramos, which is the largest of the villages listed above. The first Mayor of the Community of Eleftheres was Iraklis Karaberidis. At the 2011 Kallikratis reform, the municipality of Eleftheres became part of the new municipality of Pangaio
Pangaio
Pangaio is a municipality in the Kavala peripheral unit, Greece, named after the Pangaion hills. The seat of the municipality is in Eleftheroupoli.-Municipality:...
.
Due to its situation the village Nea Peramos is a good starting point for excursions to the island of Thassos which is 1 hour from Nea Peramos by ferry, to the city of Kavala and also to ancient Filippi, which is about 30 km away. There are many destinations worth visiting along the coastal road, with idyllic bays and beaches which are quiet even during the main holiday season.
If the weather is clear, the view reaches from the Thassos island up to the mountains of Athos
Athos
Athos may refer to:* Athos , one of the Gigantes in Greek mythologyAthos may also refer to:-Places:* Athos, a village in France, part of the commune Athos-Aspis...
at the peninsula of Chalkidiki.