Sarti ( el, Σάρτη, ''Sárti'') is a village in the Sithonia municipality on the

Sithonia Sithonia ( el, Σιθωνία), also known as Longos, is a peninsula of Chalkidiki, which itself is located on a larger peninsula within Greece. The Kassandra Peninsula lies to the west of Sithonia and the Mount Athos peninsula to the east. Sithon ...

peninsula,

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

. It had a population of 1,157 in the census of 2001. The name comes from the nearby Ancient Greek settlement of

Sarta Sarta ( ar, سرطّه) is a Palestinian town located in the Salfit Governorate in the northern West Bank, 22 kilometers southwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of approximately 3,382 in 2 ...

but the current village was settled after 1923 by Greek refugees from the island of Afissia (now Avsa off the coast of Anatolia) after the Greco-Turkish War and population exchange. Today, Sarti is a popular tourist destination, especially during the summer when many tourists visit the area's beaches. It is also one of the most commonly used locations for ascending

Mount Itamos Mount Itamos ( el, Ίταμος) is a mountain range in Chalkidiki, northern Greece. It stretches across the Sithonia peninsula (the "second" or "middle finger" of Chalkidiki) in the middle from north to south. Peaks The peaks of Mount Itamos ...

Mount Athos Mount Athos (; el, Ἄθως, ) is a mountain in the distal part of the eponymous Athos peninsula and site of an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism in northeastern Greece. The mountain along with the respective part of the penins ...

is visible from the town's beaches, as well as from the hills overlooking Sarti.

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{{CMacedonia-geo-stub Villages in Greece Populated places in Chalkidiki