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Η Negative, built amphitheatrically at the foot of the mountain Holomonta at 600 meters altitude, is one of the most beautiful settlements mountainous Halkidiki. The permanent residents exceed 2.500 and are engaged in logging, animal husbandry, beekeeping, but also in trade.

Arnaia still retains its old urban and architectural character. The houses are very close to each other and do not have courtyards, in order to be protected from the wind in this way and to be kept warm during the winter.

There are no free spaces inside the building web but narrow, cobbled alleys and squares. The core of the settlement is the central square, the "bazaar", where there is a large plane tree through which drinking water flows, while around the square and the main road are concentrated public services. The traditional houses of Arnaia were built in the first half of the 19th century and others in the period 1850-1945.

These houses, restored today and painted in shades of indigo, ocher and tile have amazing construction details. With rough stone walls on the lower floors, ornate doors, loggias and a wide variety of windows, protruding masonry supported by wooden beams (fences) located beyond the boundaries of the ground floor masonry and made of lighter materials such as reeds and reeds (bagdati).

Arnea the 1987 was designated by the Ministry of Culture as "Historic place" and "Traditional settlement»And with the help of the Municipality, the IV Ephorate of Modern Monuments and various programs, restorations and restorations were made in several buildings, with the result that Arnaia has today a number of buildings that have been characterized as preserved-works of art and some as traditionally.

As you wander the picturesque alleys of the city, seeing the beautifully restored buildings with the sign next to their entrance, where there is the name of the mansion and its photo before the restoration, is like traveling to other times.