Kalogria is a deep beach with pale golden sand and now has several bars and tavernas at beach level. The water is shallow for some distance, making it ideal for young children. Natural springs bring ice-cold water direct from the mountains, keeping the general sea temperature cool to say the least, even in August. A pool set in the rocks to the right as you face the sea is uncontaminated by the warmer seawater for those with a masochistic tendency. In 1917 the little-known writer Nikos Kazantzakis arrived from Crete to start mining lignite from the cliffs behind. He recruited the engineer Giorgos Zorbas to help – and the legend was born. The bust on the road above the beach refers to this literary inspiration. The Kalogria road passes Stoupa’s main campsite and then loops down to the main village beach.