It is located in the north of Chalkidiki, built at 550 m height, between the hills Derveniko and Sougkliani.

In the east of the village there are the Aegean coasts and the ancient city Stagira, the birthplace of Aristotle.

The village's name derives from the local church of Saint Barbara (Agia Varvara).

During the Macedonian Struggle, it was the base of the Greek guerrilla leader Athanasios Minopoulos.

It includes many genres of trees, among them beeches, oaks, alders, wild hazels and lindens.