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Toronean Gulf

The Toronean Gulf or Toroneos Gulf (Greek: Τορωναίος κόλπος, romanized: Toronaios Kolpos) and Toronaic Gulf (Ancient Greek: Τορωναϊκὸς κόλπος),[1] also known as the Kassandra Gulf (Greek: Κόλπος Κασσάνδρας, romanized: Kolpos Kassandras), is a gulf of the Thracian Sea, part of the northern Aegean Sea, in Chalkidiki, Greece.[2] It lies between the Kassandra peninsula in the west,[3] and Sithonia in the east.

Toronean Gulf
Toronaic Gulf
Kassandra Gulf

Central Macedonia

40°8′N 23°38′E / 40.133°N 23.633°E / 40.133; 23.633

Gulf

Toroni

Aegean Sea

Greece

History[edit]

According to Herodotus, the gulf was historically known for its fish. The harbour of Torone, the only city on the gulf, was known as the "deaf" harbour due to the gulf's quietness and calmness.[4]


The ancient city of Olynthus was said to be at the head of the Toronean Gulf.[5]