Agios Prodromos is a village in the municipality of Polygyros, at the foot of Mount Cholomontas, at an altitude of about 440 metres. It is 14 km from Polygyros and about 50 km from Thessaloniki, and a river runs through the village.
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Agios Prodromos is a village in the municipality of Polygyros, at the foot of Mount Cholomontas, at an altitude of about 440 metres. It is 14 km from Polygyros and about 50 km from Thessaloniki, and a river runs through the village.
Until 1927 the village was called Resetnikia. It takes its present name from the post-Byzantine chapel of Agios Prodromos (Saint John the Baptist), where the main festival is held on 28–29 August. Many residents have roots elsewhere, such as the Peloponnese, Epirus and Thrace.
Agios Prodromos is known for its souvlaki, and the village has many traditional tavernas and grill houses. Residents also work in farming, livestock and traditional bread-making.
Nearby are Palaiokastro (about 5.5 km), Doumbia (about 6 km), Vavdos and Galatista. Taxiarchis, with its University Forest, is about 13 km away as the crow flies.
Anyone looking for a meal in a hill village about an hour from Thessaloniki, or for a drive through the villages of Cholomontas.
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