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Maltezi

Sandy, wind protected and easily accessible from Katapola, this beach is ideal for swimming and relaxation. It also has the basic amenities.

Mikri Vlychada

If you’re looking for a secluded pebbly beach to enjoy peace and privacy, this is the place. It takes half an hour of rough trekking from the village of Tholaria.

Agios Pavlos

The island’s most scenic beach; a small peninsula of white sand that enters the sea, pebbles and turquoise waters, plus a tavern with fresh fish guarantee a perfect day at the beach.

Local & delicious

Fresh fish and sea food is the island’s trademark. You can also try wild goat meat from Keros (it’s cooked with rice), xerotigana (fried thin crusts), xinomyzithra (type of cheese) and pasteli (sweet with sesame and honey, served on lemon leaves). Also, have some rakomelo (raki alcohol drink with honey and cinnamon).

Activities for all

As mentioned above, hiking and cycling serve as means of transportation at Pano Koufonisi. Sailing, windsurfing, fishing and diving are also very popular activities here.

Pano Koufonisi feasts

The most popular ones are held in Easter, as well as on April 23rd to honor Agios Georgios, the island’s patron saint (with the traditional custom of “panigiras”). There are more on June 24th (the famed Fisherman’s Feast), July 20th (Prophet Elijah) and August 15th (at the church of Panagia, Kato Koufonisi). Food, music and dance are of course on the agenda, as in all Greek islands feasts.

Sea caves at Pano Koufonisi

Accessible only by boat, they are situated at the island’s east, on your way from Chora to Pori and beyond. The most photogenic ones are Gala, Pisina and Mati tou Diavolou (eng Eye of the Devil), resembling small swimming pools with waters of amazing colors.

Visit Keros

The uninhabited small rocky island at the east of Koufonisia is one of the area’s top attractions. Keros used to be an important centre of the Cycladic civilization. Indeed, many prominent findings came to light on the island, among which more than a hundred Cycladic figurines (three of which are exhibited at the Archaeological Museum of Athens). When you visit, keep in mind that you’ll need to bring supplies.