The westernmost finger of Halkidiki, the gentle Kassandra, is the most popular and populated of the three fingers. For the best part it is covered by pine forests, its plains are golden with cultivated fields, its rolling hills blessed with lush vegetation. Its white beaches and rocky, pine-studded promontories were the first to attract visitors, both Greeks and foreigners. Travellers will find here all the amenities, including hotels, traditional Greek taverns, discotheques, and facilities for water sports.

Nea Moudania is the first resort on the road from Thessaloniki to Kassandra, after entering the prefecture of Halkidiki. Hydrofoils sail from here to the Sporades islands in the summer. The next resort is Nea Potidea, where a bridge leads to its lively part with vivid beach bars and water-sport clubs. The place has a very casual ambiance, attracting mostly families and a fairly young crowd. Next on the road to the centre of Kassandra, Nea fokea is known for its Byzantine towers and the miniature underground church of St. Paul. Sani, Afitos, Kallithea and Haniotis are vacation resorts with extensive sandy beaches, hotels and tavernas.

On the west coast of Kassandra facing the Aegean sea, there are a lot of beautiful deserted beaches before arriving at Kalandra and cape Possidi with its magnificent pine-lined coast. Further to the north and turning inland is the lively village of Kassandria the capital of Kassandra with numerous tavernas, banks and taxi service. The cave at Petralona just outside Kassandra is the site where in 1960, the skull of a Paleolithic hominid was discovered. Its age was determined to be between 250,000 and 700,000 years old. It was subsequently determined as representing a missing link between Homo Erectus and Homo Sapiens. Remains of what some scholars believe as the earliest known controlled use of fire were also found here. Adorned with stunning stalactites and stalagmites, the cave is sightseeing must. The bones of long extinct animals excavated from it are on display in the adjacent museum.