Outing 21 · The eastern coast

Agios Fokas

A small church and islet at the southern end of the Monemvasia coast.

The coast at Agios Fokas near Monemvasia
Photo by DORA Greece · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped for display

Why go

The small islet and chapel give Agios Fokas its quiet character. Stay a while by the water and look towards the rock of Monemvasia on the horizon. It makes a gentle stop along the coast rather than a destination to rush through.

Plan it from Agios Dimitrios

Add Agios Fokas to a Monemvasia coast day. Respect the church and any cemetery space, and check conditions before treating nearby water as a swimming stop.

With thanks to Dr Dimitra Kamarinou, who restored this house and shared her knowledge of the region with us.

Further reading

Make a stay of it

Set out from Sparta Gaia.

Return to the village after a day by the sea or in the mountains.