Car rental in Possidi (Chalkidiki)

You can drive on the paved and packed dirt road up to the Possidi Lighthouse parking area. However, driving beyond the barrier onto the soft sand spit of Cape Myti is prohibited by rental agreements and will ground two-wheel-drive cars. Park at the designated unpaved perimeter lot and walk the remaining distance out along the sand spit.

No. The route from Thessaloniki Airport (SKG) to Possidi via the A25 motorway, Nea Moudania bypass, and Kassandreia ring is completely toll-free, with zero electronic or physical toll stations along the entire 95-kilometer journey.

Parking along Possidi's beachfront strip is largely free of charge but becomes severely congested from late morning to sunset. Drivers must avoid parking on marked yellow curbs, private boat ramps, and dry-grass fields where exhaust catalytic converters pose extreme summer fire hazards.

No, unless you obtain specific advance written authorization from the rental company. Transporting vehicles on ferries without permission invalidates comprehensive insurance (CDW), leaving you personally liable for maritime transport damage or salvage costs.

If your driver's license was issued by an EU/EEA member state, the UK, the USA, Canada, or Australia, you do not need an IDP. Citizens of countries outside these reciprocal agreements must present an official International Driving Permit alongside their domestic plastic card, or the rental counter will legally refuse vehicle handover.

Standard roadside assistance coverage explicitly excludes recovery on unpaved surfaces and beach sand. You will be held financially responsible for calling a private recovery truck (typically 150 EUR to 350 EUR cash) as well as any resulting wheel, clutch, or undercarriage damage incurred during extraction.