Overview

Two to three kilometers from Potamia is Skala Potamia, which is the seashore portion of the village. Surrounded by beautiful beaches and clear waters, it is a place of attraction for tourists every summer. The cove of Skala Potamia, also known as Hrisi Akti (Golden Beach) is among the most beautiful in the island, due to it';s unique combination of sea and vegetation (in many spots the pine trees reach all the way up to the beach). In summer most of the residents of Potamia relocate to Skala Potamia, but during the winter the setting changes, leaving the area almost desolate with something close to 60 or 100 people staying behind as keepers of the area.

In front of the village';s small dock, rises the imposing building of Tarsanas, build in the 19th century by monks of Agio Oros. The location is ideal for summer night walks around the dock and the village square.