Central Macedonia, Greece · Europe
Pontisméno sits on the route: 10 minutes from Valteró, 36km from Melnik Earth Pyramids.
Pontisméno is a town located in Central Macedonia, Greece. With a population of 1,666, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Pontisméno sits in Greece, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Athens time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Pontisméno to your route.
Irakleia (Greek: Ηράκλεια, before 1926: Τζουμαγιά - Tzoumagia) is a municipality in the Serres regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. Population 21,145 (2011). The seat of the municipality is the town of Irakleia, which was formerly known as "Lower Jumaya" (in Turkish: Barakli Cuma or Cuma-i Zir ("Lower Juma" inRead more
Ottoman Turkish); in Bulgarian: Долна Джумая, Dolna Dzhumaya; and in Aromanian: Giumaia di-Nghios). "Upper Dzhumaya" is modern Blagoevgrad, located in Bulgaria. In the Serres area, Aromanians settled in modern Irakleia during Ottoman times. Some Aromanians still live in the city today, with Bulgarian researcher Vasil Kanchov even saying that, as of when he visited the town, the 1250 Aromanians in Irakleia "were the wealthiest of all inhabitants".
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Pontisméno is located in Central Macedonia, Greece, Europe. The coordinates are 41.2088 latitude, 23.2832 longitude.
Pontisméno has a population of approximately 1,666 people, making it a town in Greece.
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Essential numbers in Greece
Tourist police (English-speaking): 171.
Full driving guide for Greece2 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Sandstone pyramids up to 100 m high loom over Melnik, Bulgaria's smallest town (pop. ~385), famed for centuries-old wine cellars dug into the same soft rock. National Revival mansions and wine tastings line the single street.
36 km · about 40 min drive
waterfall
North Macedonia's tallest waterfall at 39.5 m, dropping down a mossy rock face on Belasica mountain above Smolare village: reached by a stone stairway of some 300 steps through chestnut forest.
37 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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