The
middle-western beach of Poros is smooth. It
is 1.020m long, it beguns from Stavros and
reaches the western pier of the island's port
The northwestern beach is 880m long, it beguns
from the western pier of the port and reaches
the canal of Progymnastirion. The town of
Poros is built on that beach.
In
total the beaches of Kalavria are 39.825m
long. They are steep and rocky, though at
the west side are smoother. They shape many
capes, anchorages and bays. From the little
bridge of Progymnastirion till the "Boudouri" (Kolones)
cape, the beach is smooth, picturesque and
almost straight.
From "Kolones" cape
till the "Neda" one, the coast is
smooth and picturesque as the pines reach
the sea. From "Neda" cape till
the "Dana" one, the coast is 1900m
long and between the two capes the anchorage
of “Terolimani" is shaped, at the entrance
of which a skerry, named "Petra",
is found. At the “Dana” cape's edge a lighthouse
was built by the War Navy. Those coasts of
Kalavria along with the western and northwestern
coasts of Sfaira and the across coasts of
Peloponnese shape the bay of Poros, one of
the most picturesque, safest and biggest natural
harbours of the country.
From
“Dana” cape the coasts of Kalavria are steep
and reach the anchorage of “Variani” (Pyrkalis),
at the cove of which there is a small sandy
beech about 200m long. From the anchorage
of Variani the coasts are steep as well, are
directed to the north and reach the cape of "Αhedo" (Bitsi).
The cape of “Bitsi” is the northern spot of
the island.
1,5
mile from the cape of “Bitsi” is the barren
island named "Plateia", rich in
fishes while 3,3 miles is the barren island
named "Petrokaravo".
The
eastern coasts of the cave of “Bitsi” are
rather smooth and shape capes and small anchorages.
They are the famous “Limanakia”, shelter of
the fishermen in rough sea. At the entrance
of the port, the first one towards “Bitsi”
that is the biggest and safest one, there
is a small barren island that protects it
by the north winds. It is named after the
cape and is called “Bitsi” too.
As
we continue, the coasts become steep and directing
to the east they end up to the anchorage of
“Barbaria” (Vagiona), where the “Bitsi” peninsula
ends. The coasts from the “Bitsi” cape to
the anchorage of "Vagiona" are 8.075m
long. The anchorage of "Vagiona" is
a small anchorage, exposed only to the N-NE
winds. It used to be the base of operations
for the Barberines' pirates and for that reason
it was called anchorage of “Barbaria”. The
beach is 500m long and the sea bed is sandy
and crystal clear. The area is appropriate
for swimming. At the northern side of the
anchorage, ruins of a sunk ancient town are
visible. The ancient port of Kalavria used
to be here. That was the port the armada of
the Macedonians with Antipatros as leader
came, in order to arrest Demosthenis, who
had found shelter at the Sanctuary of Poseidon.
From
“Vagonia” the coasts are directed to the east,
they become steep and they end up to the cape
of “Kalavri”, known as “Modi”, because in
about 1400m from the coast two skerries are
found, the biggest of which is called “Modi”.
The coasts from the anchorage of “Vagonia”
to the “Kalavri” cape are 9.300m long. Within
that distance, at the location “Skarpeza”,
there are three small anchorages, the biggest
one of which is called “Makri Avlaki”. From
the “Kalavri” cave the coast is rather steep.
It follows S-SW direction and with quite a
few manoeuvres it reaches the anchorage of
Monastiri. That anchorage has a beautiful
and clear beach. It is one of the few touristic
beaches of the island, where many Greek and
foreign people prefer to go swimming. 500M
from the beach is the famous Abbey of Zoodohos
Pigi. It is the “Monastery”, as it is called
today.
From
the anchorage of the Monastery the coast is
less steep, it follows west direction and
reaches to the beautiful beach of Askeli.
Askeli is the most beautiful and touristic
place of Poros.
It
has turned into a resort with unique beauty,
where many villas, lodging houses and hotels
are built. After that the coast follows west
direction once again and, after the quite
steep area of Electrici, it reaches the beach
infront of the Cemetery and ends up at the
bridge of Progymnastirio.
The
coast from “Kalavri” cave to the bridge of
Progymnastirio is 6200m long.