Trizonia, a small island unknown to many just 500 meters off the coast of Fokida, is an ideal destination for truly relaxing holidays.
Did you know that there is an island, and an inhabited one at that, in theGulf of Corinth; Its name isTrizonia,it is lush green andhasan area of just 2.5 square kilometers. This tiny andunknown to manyisland, lying just 500 meters from the shores of Phocis,is an ideal destination for those seekingpeace and absolute relaxation on their holidays.
It is the largest and only inhabited island in the Gulf of Corinth. Trizoniaform part of a cluster that includes three other smaller uninhabited islets, Agios Ioannis, Planemi and Prasoudi. The prevailing version holds that they took their name from a melding of the words three islands, while according to another version the island was named after the many crickets and their melodious song.
The little-known islet of the Gulf of Corinth
The island has preserved its traditional localcharacter,and the circulation of wheeled vehicles (cars-motorbikes) is prohibited. Here you will forget everything - noise, stress, fatigue - and enjoy your strolls among olive trees, almond trees, vineyards, prickly pears, cypress trees, dense lentisk, kermes oaks and eucalyptus trees. At the village harbor many sailing yachts moor, and in the little tavernas there is always fresh fish.
Beaches on Trizonia
Trizonia has three beaches. Thelargest, with its reddish sand, is at thelocation Pounta 2 km southeast of the harbor. Two more small beaches called Aspra Chalikia and Kapsales are on the southern and western sides of the island respectively, opposite the Peloponnese.
For hiking enthusiasts there are three trails, amid lush vegetation. One of them will lead you to the site of Paliokastro, where the remains of a medieval tower survive.
The island that Onassis wanted to buy
It is said that this little paradise had enchanted Onassis and that during the period when he was looking to buy an island of his own, he kept visiting Trizonia and searching for a way to acquire it. Some older locals still remember his visits with the yacht Christina and the seaplane. The Greek tycoon, however, did not manage to acquire this small islet of the Gulf of Corinth and thus ended up buying Skorpios.
How to get to Trizonia
Trizonia is 240 km from Athens and 40 km.from Patras. The island is 500 mfrom the coast, opposite the settlement of Glyfada, and is accessible by regular boat service from the settlement of Chania, which is 25 km fromNafpaktos.
