Katakolo Port – Ilia Tourist Gate

Katakolo is only a few kilometers from Pyrgos and is the home of the shipowner Ioannis Latsis (1910 – 2003). It reminds of a beautiful and picturesque island, so it is characterized by those who visit it and those who arrive at its harbor, enjoying its beauty. During the summer months, it is flooded by a large number of visitors, as there are hundreds of cruise ships approaching and doing so in Greece along with those of Piraeus and Mykonos in this area, except those that traditionally spend their holidays there. Katakolo of ancient times is located in the area of Ancient Phoea, a town located on the beach of today’s Saint Andreas. A walk in the alleys and narrow streets of the village is an antidote to the routine of everyday life. As you pass through the small, charming and traditional shops of Katakolo, it feels like it is in the best neighborhood of the world.
The first thing that will impress you by reaching the Port of Katakolo, is the natural beauty of the area. The Port operated in the golden age of the black raisin – the production of which Ilia is famous – and this activity “lived” all over the region. Nowadays the old warehouses have turned into colorful and buzzing shops and taverns that “embrace” the coastal road, while the harbor nowadays constitutes the main tourist gate of Ilia, through the cruise ships that approach it from every corner of the globe throughout during the year, but especially during the summer, to Ancient Olympia.