Ouranoupoli

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Ouranoupoli (Greek: Ουρανούπολη, lit. 'Sky City', formerly Ouranopolis) is an ancient city and a modern village in Chalcidice, Greece. It is part of the municipality Aristotelis. The village of Ouranoupoli is situated on the coastline in the northwest part (the very beginning) of the Athos peninsula, part of the bigger Chalkidiki peninsula. It is the last settlement before the border with the monastic state of Mount Athos (the Holy Mountain). The city of Thessaloniki is about 140 km from Ouranoupoli and approximately 140 km from the city of Kavala. The village was named after the nearby ancient city of Uranopolis that was founded by Cassander's brother Alexarchus in the late 4th century BC. and was later destroyed by an earthquake. In the 1920s, many Greek refugees from Asia Minor (now Turkey) settled in the village and established rug manufacturing. In 1926, the old Tower of Prosforion was leased from the monks of Vatopedi to Sydney and Joice Loch who were based there till their deaths in 1955 and 1982. The tower now houses the Christian Chalkidiki Exhibition. In 1956, a road was built to the village along the old pilgrim route.