1Stop 1 of 5
Agios Spyridon Church
Church
Porto Rafti
Seafront post-Byzantine church at the northern end of the bay, built over an earlier Christian structure.
1.3 km to the next stop
Heritage
Porto Rafti, around the bay
From Agios Spyridon at the northern end of the bay to the harbour at Pounta, Raftis islet across the water, St Marina and a swim at Avlaki.
- Half day
- 5 stops
- 4.7 km end to end
- 5 with audio
Start at Agios Spyridon, a seafront post-Byzantine church at the northern end of the bay, built over an earlier Christian structure. Follow the shore to the harbour on the Pounta peninsula, where the chapel of Agios Nikolaos stands on the approach to the pier and Raftis islet, with its ancient statue, faces you across the water.
After lunch at the harbour, go on to the white church of St Marina on the south shore and finish with a swim at Avlaki.
Half day · 5 stops · 4.7 km end to end
The route
2Stop 2 of 5
Porto Rafti Seafront
Seafront
Pounta, Porto Rafti harbour
Photo 1 of 3
The harbour on the Pounta peninsula: the quay, the little church of Saint Nicholas and a view across the bay to Raftis island and its Roman statue.
Across the water stands Raftis islet with its ancient statue; there is no landing information, so it is a view from the shore.
100 m to the next stop
3Stop 3 of 5
Agios Nikolaos, Harbour
Church
Pounta, Porto Rafti
Post-Byzantine chapel on the Pounta peninsula, along the approach to the harbour pier.
Where to eat here
1.3 km to the next stop
4Stop 4 of 5
St Marina Church
Church
South shore, Porto Rafti (Avlaki)
Photo 1 of 3
A white seaside church on the south shore of the bay, built in 1949–1951 on a coast where an older church of Saint Marina once stood.
Audio guide
Listen to the story
St Marina Church
2.1 km to the next stop
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Avlaki Beach
Beach
South-east Porto Rafti, by Koroni
Photo 1 of 2
The municipal beach of Markopoulo: an organised sandy beach that has flown the Blue Flag every summer since 2003.
Distances are straight-line.
Before you go
- Half day
- 5 stops
- The route
- 4.7 km end to end
- Best months
- May — Oct
- Audio guide
- 5 with audio
- Agios Spyridon and Agios Nikolaos are open to visitors, according to the Metropolis of Mesogaia.
- The identity of the figure on Raftis islet is debated; the statue is seen from the shore.
Next experience · Taste
Wine, figs and the Mesogeia plain
Bread from a fourth-generation bakery, a painted church in the fields, a Savatiano tasting at the winery, and the plain’s figs to take home.
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