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Modern Description: From the junction above Kamari, the rough and shadeless road continues high along the ridge—offering dramatic views to Mt. Kerketéus on Samos—for a further 5.5km to Chrysomiliá, banked steeply in a ravine high up above the shore. The setting of the town is enviable: the mountain masses behind protect it from the north winds; there are fine views to Ikaría; there is plenty of water, and the village is unexpectedly green. The winding 1.7km road that separates the harbour of Kambi below from the main village, passes the church of Aghia Triada, shortly below Chrysomiliá to the south. The low church sits on a terrace constructed of finely cut isodomic blocks of local marble from the quarries at Petrokopió. These appear to have belonged to a sizeable Hellenistic tower on this site—evidence of the antiquity of this tiny and remote settlement. The waterfront of Kambi has a pebbled strand of limpid water, backed by trees. The road to Chrysomiliá can be tiring to drive or to walk (3.5–4 hours). The best means of approach is by local caïque from Foúrni (Chora): it was, until 15 years ago, the only method of reaching this isolated corner of the island.
Trismegistos Geo: 61273

Info: McGilchrist's Greek Islands

(From McGilchrist’s Greek Islands, © Nigel McGilchrist 2010, excerpted with his gracious permission. Click for the books)

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