Megali Panagia is a big village in Chalkidiki peninsula . It is located in the east of Chalkidiki prefecture , 80 kilometres from Thessaloniki and 12 from Arnaia , built at 440 meters height , in the slopes of the hill named Chtikela . In the brief past was the seat of local municipality ( Panagia municipality ) . Today is included in Aristotelis municipality . In the past the village was named Revenikia . In 1928 took the current name ( which means Great Virgin Mary ) that related with the near pilgrimage , dedicated to Virgin Mary . The oldest references about the village date back in Byzantine era . In the Ottoman period the village belonged to the Mademochoria . During Greek War of Independence it is burnt by the Turks . A part of the village was destroyed by the big earthquake in 1932 , centered in Ierissos . Many disasters in the village were noted during Second World War
earthquake in 1932
1932 Ierissos earthquake
Megali Panagia, Chalkidiki