Gavathas
Gavathas is a small fishing village on the north west coast of the island. While it is not particularly attractive as a village, it does have a certain peaceful charm and is a nice place to spend a day away from the bustle of the more usual tourist haunts. There are a couple of tavernas with good views over the bay and a nice little church at the end of the peninsula on which the village is built.
The nearby Campo beach is reached by following an unmade road, which ends by travelling along what is obviously a water course at certain times of the year. The beach is sandy with a few stones and quite quiet, compared with the more usual tourist beaches.
Further along the coast you come to the beach at Ancient Antissa, which is again very quiet. There's an interesting looking fish taverna on this beach, which I hope to be able to review at a later date!
If you travel back to the main Kalloni to Eressos road and turn towards Vatousa and Kalloni, you soon come to the turn off for the Perivolis Monastery. This is certainly worth the short detour to visit. The monastery sits in a beautiful valley and was apparently established in 1350. The charming caretaker will show you the church, which has some beautiful frescoes dating back to the 16th century.
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