Halkidiki charts a new course for seafaring Chinese

Few Chinese yachters have navigated Halkidiki.

But the globally celebrated luxury-travel destination hopes to lure fleets from the country, as a new wave of Chinese are exploring high-end travel by sea and seeking new ports of call.

Much of the 550 kilometers of coastline - the most in mainland Greece - twists around three picturesque peninsulas, whose attractions and activities beyond their 1,000-plus beaches have long lured holidaymakers.