Background
Athos peninsula is located on the southern part of Chalkidiki in the northeast of Greece. This peninsula is a mountainous area which dominates the sea and is home to large forests consisting mostly of deciduous species (Castanea sativa, Quercus sp, Fagus sp.) as well as some conifers (Pinus halepensis, P. nigra ans Abies borissii-regis). The si ...