Golden Beach

A small road off the entrance of the village Panagia leads down to the sea, the great beach they call Xrisi Ammos (or Golden Beach), between the cape of Pirgos and the tip of island Gramvousa. Many attempts to buy land in this are have been made over the last years by the English.
The shore side village of Panagia, is today called Avlakia. Near an ancient well in the village, remain the ruins of an ancient structure of the classical era. From there begins a path that leads to the cape of Pirgos. The cape got it’s name from a tower that Thassios Akiratos built there during the 5th century B.C. It acted as a lighthouse, but also as Akiratos’ tomb, as a slab found in the ruins tells us:
“I am the tomb of Akiratos, son of Frastiridis. There I lie at the edge of the cove, saving the passing ships and the sailors. But farewell”.
If we walk along the shore past the cape of Pirgos, we’ll reach cape Vathi, see the ancient quarries at Saliari and then come across a series of small coves. In a distance lies the large tourist beach of Makriammos.